After the shop adjusted my door to alaign better, slight wind noise is now appearing at speeds over 60mph
Any ideas to seal up the noise easily, silicon?
Any ideas to seal up the noise easily, silicon?
Any ideas to stop wind noise?
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Wind noise
If you have older or even the original weather seals on the vent, cabin openings and quarter windows - and that's a lot of rubber - they will have taken on the imprint of the glass as well as hardened and cracked so when the alignment changed how they contact the glass you get more and possibly new noise. Given the absence of a B pillar and all the operating glass these are going to be noisy anyway.
Nicad's idea of taping off areas to identify the worst individual sources is a good one but in order to do something about it you probably have to start replacing some or all of the rubber which is somewhat costly and will have a learning curve in the technique.
Other alternatives may include a louder sound system (more money), more power (fun but costly), louder exhaust (no muffler will save money until you are ticketed), drive with the windows down (mask the wind noise with, errr... wind noise) and earplugs (very cheap). I have the first option but am almost deaf as a result.
Welcome to the e9 world,
Doug
If you have older or even the original weather seals on the vent, cabin openings and quarter windows - and that's a lot of rubber - they will have taken on the imprint of the glass as well as hardened and cracked so when the alignment changed how they contact the glass you get more and possibly new noise. Given the absence of a B pillar and all the operating glass these are going to be noisy anyway.
Nicad's idea of taping off areas to identify the worst individual sources is a good one but in order to do something about it you probably have to start replacing some or all of the rubber which is somewhat costly and will have a learning curve in the technique.
Other alternatives may include a louder sound system (more money), more power (fun but costly), louder exhaust (no muffler will save money until you are ticketed), drive with the windows down (mask the wind noise with, errr... wind noise) and earplugs (very cheap). I have the first option but am almost deaf as a result.
Welcome to the e9 world,
Doug
+1
+ consider the noise as part of the fun of driving a classic car, drive slowly and make yourself at home :smile:
Take it back for adjustment of the glass. There are adjustments inside the door; but look carefully on the bottom of the door for two nuts which angle the glass in or out.
Several ways to check:
Dollar bill in the opening, pull, some resistance or not. Not; not so good.
Hair drier, blown from the inside out, feel with your hand or use a spray bottle with water and a little soap. ( Usually used for a windshield; but will work on a door.)
Some rubber seals can be shimmed with another sliver of seal which is normally what a new car dealer does with a complaint like this.
Several ways to check:
Dollar bill in the opening, pull, some resistance or not. Not; not so good.
Hair drier, blown from the inside out, feel with your hand or use a spray bottle with water and a little soap. ( Usually used for a windshield; but will work on a door.)
Some rubber seals can be shimmed with another sliver of seal which is normally what a new car dealer does with a complaint like this.
Check your front hood trim, if it's loose it whistles. Could also be the small gap at the B pillar where the door, glass and rubber meet by the lock button.