Cheaper alternative

[TommyP]

Does anyone know of a cheaper alternative to the Carbon fiber wind deflector for a Caterham.
I fancy putting one on instead of the windscreen, but they are quite expensive.

[ewenm]

There used to be a fibreglass version. Or you could just go without. Or there are the Brooklands screens but probably just as expensive as a carbon one.

[TommyP]

Any idea what its like without a deflector - are they more for show, do they deflect efficiently or is there little point in fitting one.

[ewenm]

TommyP said:

Any idea what its like without a deflector - are they more for show, do they deflect efficiently or is there little point in fitting one.

I wouldn't want to go far without a deflector and without a helmet on. The aeroscreens are surprisingly effective, especially if you're not particularly tall.

[Epimetheus]

I used to drive about with no screen or aero . . . feels like your head is getting pulled off by the wind at high speeds.

[bikemonster]

In between full air-brake and Brooklands screens, I drove my Birkin S3 with no screen.

It was erm, breezy, but without the buffeting that the full airbrake creates.

Brooklands screens suit the look of a Seven, and as others have commented, work surprisingly well at deflecting the breezes.

As an added bonus, they make a Seven look sweet and harmless...speshly if you also happen to have clamshells.

[Shaun_E]

https://www.caterhamparts.co.uk/product_info.php?c...

or even cheaper and what I use for track and sprint/hillclimb events:
https://www.caterhamparts.co.uk/product_info.php?c...
I've also got the left hand side one to improve things for the passenger. I fitted them using rivnuts which are hidden by the windscreen rubber when the windscreen is fitted.

There is also the MOG/Fluke version:
http://www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/carbon-fibre-con...