Chris Hansen
It is always exciting when we complete a new MOD, and have the ability to evaluate how it works, what the positive and negative aspects are and testing it in daily conditions. We recently installed a Garvin Wilderness Adventure Rack and quickly discovered it’s many uses. However, we noticed a higher than normal hallowing noise at the front while driving at certain speeds. Therefore, we looked into and found the additional MOD of the Garvin Adventure Wind Deflector. The wind deflector came nicely packaged in a 54″L by 7″W by 4.5″H box, which when opened presented the nearly 52″ black aluminum deflector with slightly angled edges. We found 2 additional boxes of parts upon opening that contained the necessary brackets to finish the install.
The Garvin Wilderness Adventure Wind Deflector is well built and designed to curve the wind around the rack to reduce the additional noise created. The brackets are extremely solid and clamp to the rack nicely. To install, I started with attaching the brackets to the wind deflector on the ground. After that was completed, I enlisted the help of an additional set of hands to hold the wind deflector in place so I could attached the secondary bracket on each far end of the rack. There is a trick to this and that is to flip the wind deflector upside down so you can maneuver the 1/2 inch socket facing outward from the windshield (see photo below). Once all 4 brackets were started, I positioned the wind deflector in its final location, while still having assistance, and tightened the bolts securely in place.
Overall, the Garvin Adventure Wind Deflector took about 35 minutes to install and requires 2 people for ease of the install. The product is solid, brackets are well built and welded nicely. The position of the wind deflector is slightly further out from the rack then I expected, but functionally does exactly what I expected. It reduced the wind noise dramatically and adds a “finished” look to the front of the rack. I would encourage anyone that is thinking of purchasing the Garvin Adventure Rack to consider also purchasing the wind deflector.
Our wind deflector is designed to help control the wind noise associated with adding a rack to your Jeep. The wind deflector attaches to all full length Adventure Racks for the JK. The wind deflector is made from aluminum and is black powdercoated. All bolt-on design and also includes all mounting brackets. This will only work on the full length Adventure Racks, #44092 or #44094.
Fits Wranglers 2007 – 2013
