It was the very first thing i had done, When I bought my X 2 days later I bought the nissan bug guard from the factory for about 55$. I put it on that night and the front of my truck is spotless.
When I first left the military I had just gotten back from Afghanistan and bouight me a new 2003 jetta, left upstate NY (fort drum 20 mins south of Canada) down to florida, then from florida to Boise Idaho, my front hood was chipped and all sorts of damaged, tottaly pissed me off.
Well I went back into the military and when I got back from Iraq I traded in the jetta for a brand new 2006 X. got the deflecter put on. I drove from Boise Idaho down to Sierra Vista Arizona, wheeled in south arizona, then drove from arizona to fort bragg North Carolina, not one chip, crack, nothing!
I am tottaly sold on this mod if you want your front hood/winshield to last longer with less damage. here is a pic of mine on at the Grand Canyon, tottaly clean instalation, I dont think it detracts one bit from the X.

Here are a few from tonight, I had the camera on night shot, so it had a long exposure and our street lights are orangie flourecent, thats what is up with the wierd color.
