Summers here in the Florida peninsula tend to be just a bit on the warm side, so it's nice to be able to leave the car windows open just a bit when the car is parked.

Summer also brings heavy rains, so deflectors on the slightly open windows keep the rain out of the parked car.

My wife had WeatherTech deflectors on her previous car. I looked for them for her current car, a 2019 RAV4; the WeatherTech website had a description of these for the 2019 RAV4, but when I tried to order, a pop-up window stated that this product is not available for the 2019 RAV4.

Google is yore fren' and a quick search shows two Goodyear products that look almost identical except for the attachment method. There is a choice of either in-channel, or tape.

I have no idea which type of mounting is preferable. Can anybody shed some light on this?

I prefer the Weather Tech in channel style. Satisfaction over last 4 rigs, 15+ years use.
Had some other stick on type years ago. Didn't satisfy my
performance expectations.

I always preferred the in-channel visors for the aesthetics alone. If your vehicle has chrome trim around the windows it looks ridiculous to slap on black window visor and break up the trim.

I hear of some people having issues with power windows not rolling up properly with the in-channel visors.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
I have no idea which type of mounting is preferable. Can anybody shed some light on this?

Got a set of Weather Tech front and rear for my daughter's VW Golf. Fronts mount in channel, rears mount with double sided tape. The only ones still on the car are the in channel. Need to pick up some stronger double sided tape and give the rears another go, but the car was new when I put them on and I followed the instructions explicitly. My recommendation based solely on my sample of 1 is get the in channel ones.

Had externals on a Cherokee years ago and they worked well in any weather for letting air in without moisture. I like the 3-M outside tape mounted variety- the biggest downside is when they need to be replaced, the old residue can be a pain to remove.

I have used both in channel Weathertech and no name stick on. WT is definitely high quality and they have great customer service and warranty. Years ago I had a Hyundai Tucson which I had rain guards for. The rears started coming loose from the tape wearing out. I emailed WT and sent them pictures and they sent me a new rear set.

On my old Honda Civic I had the stick on type. No issues in over 4 years with them on. Before that I had WT in channel guards and the windows didn’t want to close properly. Air leaks and awful wind noise.

I’m convinced the in channel will wear out window motors quicker than expected.

I have in channel on an odyssey and stick ons on my F250. Both function well. The in channel are a little better looking but the sticks ons are a dark tint on a black truck so I don’t think they look bad either.

Much prefer the in channel type over taped on.

I miss my old truck with factory rain gutters as part of the body. I wish they still made them that way.

Mine are AutoVentShade stick ons. The key to installing them is getting the mounting surface clean and then ensure that the tape is making full contact to the surface. Go slow. Mine are not so much for ventilation purposes, but to keep rain from dribbling inside the car if I have to open a window when its raining.
I miss rain gutters on cars / trucks.

Have always liked the channel ones. Never tried stick ones.

Have had both in and out, and in channel look better, and make it through the car wash better, but I get a hard plastic "click" rolling up the windows when the glass hits the vent.

I have mine on a 2012 Silverado now, and I find that they do increase the obstruction of your A-pillar view, sometimes significantly depending on lighting.

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Originally posted by Edmond:

WT is definitely high quality and they have great customer service and warranty.

WeatherTech is the first place I looked. See my original post, the one that started this thread.

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Mine are AutoVentShade stick ons.

+1. Put them on my truck a little over 5 years ago. It has 3M 2-sided tape and it's been flawless so far.

I've got both types on several vehicles - doesn't matter.

In channel fan for many years. It also gives a cleaner look.

I just took off a set of Auto Vent Shade stick-ons that came on my new-to-me 2018 F-150. No issues with the tape other than it was a pain to remove. I still need to take some Scratch-X to a few spots to get the last little bits of faint adhesive off. Otherwise they appeared to have held up very well over the years, just not my cup of tea.

I removed a set from my Tundra when I bought it. They made by Putco, were in-channel, but used double sided tape to stay in place. Is that typical?

These days power windows are equipped with obstruction sensors, and reverse or stop window closing when they sense resistance like a stray body part in the way. Seems like if the sensor isn't being triggered, the rain guards aren't creating much resistance, so damage to the motor or window regulator isn't likely.

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Originally posted by SigM4:
I just took off a set of Auto Vent Shade stick-ons that came on my new-to-me 2018 F-150. No issues with the tape other than it was a pain to remove. I still need to take some Scratch-X to a few spots to get the last little bits of faint adhesive off. Otherwise they appeared to have held up very well over the years, just not my cup of tea.

Use goo b gone or goof off to get rid of the adhesive.