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24 Jan, 2018
2006 Audi A3 2.0T 8P 200hp. 5 door.
2 of 2 found this helpful So, as many others have stated...the back door window guards ARE very loose fitting....however, HEKO sends these little "V" shaped metal wedges that you turn upside down and then cram up into the soft area of where the window rolls up and the outside of the metal Wedges have "barbs" and therefore they "attach" to that soft, fabric inner lining...this causes the outside of the window guards to be pressed up against the inner edge of where the tape sticks to...thus anchoring the tape of the window guards in place... So while the rear guards are NOT a good fit, its easy to see that HEKO is trying to make it work for you... I got these because I really wanted the "in channel" window guards instead of the outer tape on ones... I DO wish there was a company that would be able to make window guards that could ride "in channel" but also be easily removable for when you do need to not have them in place..(like if you have a dog that likes to stick their head out the window,etc) these may not stay in place....but I also feel like these ARE the best I've found....I did take me quite a few attempts to figure out how the get the rear door window guards in place using the wedges...but finally figured it out, and so far they have stayed in place...granted I have not driven over about 40mph with the windows down either...when the window is up, the guards are firmly positioned...but seem a bit fragile once you roll down the windows...also, I have only noticed a minimal improvement in the amount of water/rain that comes into the car when the windows are down... Was actually expecting MUCH better coverage of area, but they only made about 1/4" difference and I still have wet door cards after having the window down in the rain for any longer than about 3-5 seconds....BUT......they DO look really good..!! Also f note...the passenger side front guard DID come cracked at the edge where the double sided tape was placed, and as soon as I removed the tape backing to insert the guard into the channel the plastic literally just crumbled in my hands...it still fit into the channel and has stayed in place..so I didn't make much fuss over it.