Well I was finally going to dish out the money for the ORIS windstop from auto afterthoughts but they are sold out and apparently the company is not making anymore. So, does anyone know where I might find one. I searched the net and no luck. I havn't tried Ebay as of yet. Here is a pic of what they look like.

 

Yeah, I got the same problem. Apparently, Oris made the last windstops for Fbodies about 3 years ago. Afterthoughts bought all their inventory.

 

I guess I procrastinated to long in buying one. Well if I don't find one I guess I'll get the tonneau covers that incloses the whole back seat area. I was debating on which one to get. I like the looks of the tonneau but i think the windstop would be more functional. Not to mention cheaper.

 

I wonder how durable the tonneau's are. I was interested in getting a pair for my TA and was curious about how they hold up to shaking, body movement, and how secure they are. Anyone with them wanna comment on their experience with them?

- Brian

 

i got them but they are in the box unpainted...forgot I had em...will have to get them painted when i get the car painted

 

Good news update from AfterThoughtsAuto...

Hi Rob,

Well it looks like we fussed enough and a couple customers tracked down ORIS too and they have agreed to produce more parts for us. ;-) We have put in our order and hope it goes through smoothly. I'll turn the order button back on in case you want to get an order in place. If so I'll update you on shipping as soon as I have more information.

Sincerely,

Deanne Wagner
Afterthoughts Auto
http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com

 

Thanks ZeeVert. I just sent them an email. I'm not going to miss out this time. Thanks again.

 

One of the guys has em on this website and i just bought mine and they are sitting back home in the states getting ready to be painted

 

The windstops are apparently in and available at AfterThoughts for $210 + $18 shipping. Go to:
http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/camconwin.html

 

yep I got my email from after thoughts yesterday.

 

That was quick. I ordered mine on Sat night, and it was delivered today (Thurs). I'll play with it tomorrow.

 

I got mine in yesterday as well and installed it.

A quick warning about installation...

The instructions call for the bracket screws to be torqued down. I didn't get to the required specification when the screw snapped in two. The bracket pieces then fell into the well. I had to take the side panel off and remove the speaker to be able to get the large bracket out. The small top piece of the bracket appears to be gone for good. So I ended up going to the local hardware store and found a small bracket that could be modified to work as a replacement for the top piece of the bracket.

Review:
The top itself works very well to cut down on the wind when the windows are rolled up. At highway speeds (~70), there does seem to be a slight increase in the wind noise, but there is not much turbulence in the car.

With the windows down, it does seem to cut down on the wind a fair amount as well. However, once you hit about 45, there is a fair amount of low pitched whistling from the windstop. Once you hit 60 or greater, there is too much other wind and road noise to notice the whistle though.

With the windows down and the windstop folded down, I didn't notice any difference in the wind in the front seat. The windstop did whistle though after I hit about 45.

Also, I noticed that the three piece tonneau cover fits very tightly between the windstop and the trunk lid. The middle piece of the cover also rubs against the back brackets of the windstop, scratching the cover. The tight fit also makes the tonneau cover squeak when driving over bumps/rough pavement. I haven't seen a way to adjust this, but will play with it this weekend. Please let me know if ya'll see anything different with yours.

 

Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead. Does anyone know kyle l? He doesnt accept emails and he hasnt been on here in a while.

I lost one of my brackets and want to know what kind of bracket he bought.

 

Holey Resurrection Batman!
I'd been gone for a while, and imagine my surprise to see this one back.

Sorry, I can't help with Kyle.

I also can't imagine what kinda bracket he could have found at the store.

 

My brother found one of the brackets, so I think I will just fab up something to be a mirror image of the one that I have. I've actually been using the wind stop without the brackets installed.

 

man i bought one of these wind stops a couple of years ago. i couldn't figure out how to put it on. i called afterthoughts and they were clueless. if anybody can walk me thru this hit me up.

 

Same here. I lost the mounting hardware and instructions, but found the hardware later on. Its really simple. The rear clips slide over the rear seat belt loops. The front clips slide into the hardware that is provided with the kit. Since I couldnt find my hardware I was simply sliding the front under the side tonneau covers. I finally mounted it correctly and can take some pics if you want.

 

And of course, FYI, you can't run the windstop and the factory boot too at the same time, just wont work unless you mod the boot to fit around it.

 

Are you talking about the 3 piece tonneau cover? I use mine without any modification.

I've read that you can't use the RKsport rollbar with the windstop without modding.

 

My windstop works my 3pc factory just fine, too.