Side window rain guards/vent shades

SneekEm · Oct 7, 2022

Vent shades? Rain guards? Whatever you call them, I put these on every vehicle I own, mainly so I can always be able to crack the window when it’s raining or crack it in the winter with snow, and nothing gets into the vehicle.

My last ram I used the exterior adhesive smoke AVS vent shades, they were great and I had zero complaints about them, so I was going to get them for the TRX. But I wanted to see what you guys are using and how you like them.

Anyone running the mopar “side window air deflectors” (another term for them) - https://store.mopar.com/oem-parts/mopar-side-window-air-deflectors-crew-cab-82215478?c=bD0zJm49U2VhcmNoIFJlc3VsdHM=

From a quick search I came up with these options:

Mopar ($160)
Weathertech in-channel ($110)
AVS adhesive ($71)
Westin adhesive (95)
Stampede adhesive ($91)
Stampede in-channel ($120)

ROBTRX · Oct 7, 2022

I bought the AVS and the figment was horrible. i there purchased the Mopar and the Weathertech but I chose to install the Mopar. Fitment is great and you have the ram logo which looks cool, I also like the shape of it where the deflector sweeps in near the mirror. With either one, you can’t go wrong.

JBTRXNJ · Oct 7, 2022

Lots of in channel based on folks pictures…

ROBTRX · Oct 7, 2022

SneekEm · Oct 7, 2022

ROBTRX said:
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I just saw a video on YouTube installing the mopar shades on a Trx. I think these are the ones I’m going with. Thanks.

ROBTRX · Oct 7, 2022

SneekEm said:
I just saw a video on YouTube installing the mopar shades on a Trx. I think these are the ones I’m going with. Thanks.

You’re welcome.

TerrysTRX · Oct 9, 2022

AVS here I like em so far

Tacoma2TRX · Oct 9, 2022

ROBTRX said:
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Sorry for the thread jack, but can you spill the beans on your wheel/tire setup? Brand (wheels look like method 305s?), model, diameter, width, offset/backspacing, wheel size? Very curious about the "poke" as well if you have any pics looking down the side fender to see how far the tire sticks out past the fenders?

ROBTRX · Oct 10, 2022

Tacoma2TRX said:
Sorry for the thread jack, but can you spill the beans on your wheel/tire setup? Brand (wheels look like method 305s?), model, diameter, width, offset/backspacing, wheel size? Very curious about the "poke" as well if you have any pics looking down the side fender to see how far the tire sticks out past the fenders?

Method 305 triple black 18” x9.5” -12 offset with 4.5” backspacing.

ROBTRX · Oct 10, 2022

ROBTRX said:
Method 305 triple black 18” x9.5” -12 offset with 4.5” backspacing.
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I‘ll snap a few pics today for you.

Tacoma2TRX · Oct 10, 2022

ROBTRX said:
Method 305 triple black 18” x9.5” -12 offset with 4.5” backspacing.
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37 x 12.5" tires? I was a little worried about going -12 offset, and it's still a little hard to tell how much poke you have from the angle of that picture, but that might actually work. Looks nice. Thanks!

ROBTRX · Oct 10, 2022

Tacoma2TRX said:
37 x 12.5" tires? I was a little worried about going -12 offset, and it's still a little hard to tell how much poke you have from the angle of that picture, but that might actually work. Looks nice. Thanks!

35”x12.5”