DIY Headrest Wind Blocker

[Tim Gedney]

I had posted this as a reply in another thread, but thought it might be better utilized here.

I'll probably buy the 7/8 size windscreen from Rick's, but.... I was looking at Ebay and noticed some negative replies regarding the headrest wind blocker, mostly saying that it wasn't what they expected, cheap product, etc. Rick charges $25 plus S/H. You can make them yourself for less than $1.50.

Lowe's, Home Depot, etc., sells plexiglass panels for dirt cheap (like, ,$1 for a small piece). Get one. You make two "blockers" from one small panel.

Pop off the rear of the headrest. It's attached by a few small friction clips and comes off easily. Use the cutout in the headrest to trace an outline on your plastic panel. Using a sharp blade, score the tracings as close as is reasonable on the plexiglass panel, then using a firm edge (tabletop, etc), simply snap off the excess pieces. Use a Dremel tool to do the final shaping of the pieces so they rest flush in the headrest. This might take a few tries to take off more material than you did originally. Once trimmed to the proper size, place them in the rear of the headrest and snap the rear cover back in place.

Simple, cheap, and probably as LEAST as good as Rick's.

Hope you find this useful!!

[chemical]

so how does it look when its done?

[Tim Gedney]

Since the plexiglass is transparent, you don't know it's there, unless you find that it helps keep the wind down some, or you tap on it. I guess you could put some colored plexiglass in there to match your car if you wanted to.