Thread: Rear window stone protection for towing

Originally Posted by sniegy

Hi PCH,
Yes i also have a clear perspex sheet cut to the shape of the D2 glass & it velcros to the rear of the window.
This way u can still see out the back when you have offloaded the Van & playing Offroad.
Its cheap & works very well, the velcro acts as a cushion & spacer at the same time.
Cheers

How do you keep the velcro on the glass and perspect, where do you get this miracle velcro from

I can't seem too get the velcro to stick

Baz.

Originally Posted by BigJon

The problem is stones are flicked up by the rear wheels of the tow vehicle. They then bounce off the front of the trailer and up into the back of the tow vehicle. Mudflaps on the trailer won't change anything.

Kimberly Kampers fit this device to prevent that.

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Kimberly Kampers fit this device to prevent that.

I have a stone guard and flaps as well on the camper and i thought that would be enough too, but alas no, i broke the rear window in the Disco about 500metres from the tar on the Oodnadatta track just before Lyndhurst, just a tad over 3000ks of dirt

My theroy was it bounced off the stone guard frame, so now i use a window protector, just in case

Baz.

Hi Redback.
I bought the velcro at Bunnings (the store I hate at weekends) and made sure the glass was real clean and it sticks very well.
Never had a prob. with it peeling off.
The dust does get between the perspex and window but that's what the outside mirrors are for.
My Pioneer has the same sort of equipment as the KK and should deflect the majority of stones downwards.
Alan H.

I use corflute, the plastic sign material used by real estate agents. This is a little more durable than cardboard particularly if it rains. Just tape it on and remove it whan you get home.

I tow a KK, have done all round Oz without any problem with my rear windscreen, nor any evidence of stones hitting the corflute. They do have a good design, but there's always going to be that one time if you don't cover your window.

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Kimberly Kampers fit this device to prevent that.

These are common on campers.
I don't have any rear window protection at all but no broken windows yet. Trailer hasn't seen much dirt either mind you.

DiscoDan just got a camper and it has a similar mesh deflector like in the pic above but the mesh is oversized and can be attached (zip ties?) to the back of his Disco. It fills the void between the camper and the Disco so nothing can get flicked up.

I would imagine that if all you did was protect the rear glass then you are still leaving yourself open to panel damage and maybe tail light damage.
I think that the mesh trailer deflector and clear rear glass protector would be the go. I'll probably get around to that the day after I replace my rear glass

Originally Posted by Redback

How do you keep the velcro on the glass and perspect, where do you get this miracle velcro from

I can't seem too get the velcro to stick

Baz.

Hi Baz,
I just use the stuff from bunnings, but there are 2 different types & funnily enough the dearer stuff works better.
Clean both surfaces with glass cleaner/metho & let them set for a day.
There is another type of velcro used in the car industry that is about $100 a roll of 20M. I usd to use this when i worked in the VicPolice..excellent stuff but just dear.

Hi Chris,,,,We use a piece of polycarb perspex 3mm and velcro to hold it on,,,,the slots top and bottom are the aerodynamics to clear the dust etc that builds up in between whilst driving