wind noise on coupes?!

blue harbour · Post by **blue harbour** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:29 pm

is it possible to stop/or reduce the wind noise you get from the t-bar roofs on coupes when doin 50mph+?

+ does anyone have a miracle cure for stoppin the glass panels rattlin when there open?(apart from not opening em-or takin em out all together!) :wink:

Tallbloke · Post by **Tallbloke** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:42 pm

First one... I found on my old coupe that a strip of foam under the "T" bar - like the draft stop on your doors did the trick.

Secondly - silicon spary stops squeeks! - rattels check that all the screws are done up

HTH

Chris

Raistlin · Post by **Raistlin** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:21 pm

Also, for rattley targa roofs

Wrap a little insulating tape (or better still, self vulcanising tape) around the hinge spigots, where they fit into the slots on the actual roof.

HTH

Sheaf · Post by **Sheaf** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:24 pm

Or... just turn the stereo up.

Am I the only person who doesn't really get annoyed with the noise?
Try driving an AX at 70. A coupe is silent after that.

Post by **TomcatDan** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:37 am

Never bothered me. Thats character that is

lee2003 · Post by **lee2003** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 10:07 am

i suggest ear plugs

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:19 pm

Turn the stereo up

rover220coupe · Post by **rover220coupe** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:32 pm

My stereo usually drowns out the wind noise!

desousaj · Post by **desousaj** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:38 pm

Some brilliant ideas there!!!

andy stewart · Post by **andy stewart** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 2:01 pm

Get an Exhaust like mine... not only will you not hear any rattles or squeaks...

you won't hear the misses nagging to slow down!!

lol! :twisted:

Raistlin · Post by **Raistlin** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 3:58 pm

you won't hear the misses nagging to slow down!!

Wanna bet???

andy stewart · Post by **andy stewart** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 4:07 pm

raistlin295 wrote:
you won't hear the misses nagging to slow down!!

Wanna bet???

we could have a sound off... ur misses V my Exhausts... Highest Db recorded wins... lol!!

Raistlin · Post by **Raistlin** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 5:18 pm

Well

It wouldn't be "no contest" but it might be a close run thing

lee2003 · Post by **lee2003** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 5:48 pm

i'd put all my money on andy all day long to win.

picture the scene driving down the motorway slip road andy in front im in 2nd i hit my rev limiter because i could'nt hear my engine

nice car though

Toblerone · Post by **Toblerone** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 6:26 pm

I don't get any wind noise or rattles luckily

I do get the creaking when the body flexes though :cry:

alex2 · Post by **alex2** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 6:40 pm

I get hardly any wind noise from the targa roof but my passenger window isnt alligned right and that whistles if you dont wind the window down. I tryed a couple of times adjusting the window but each time ive just made it worse. Looks like the window leans away from the car a bit at the top.

Anybody know how to fix this?

Nash · Post by **Nash** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:11 pm

Duck tape the panels from the outside

Its what we did to Andy R's car at totb and said it was much quieter, who cares if you cant open them :wink:

radddogg · Post by **radddogg** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 12:19 pm

Try removing both panels then removing the centre metal stanchion and turning it about front to back. I had my roof of the other week and when I put it back to gether the metal bit was back to front and the noise was awful, turned it around and all is well.

s0ck · Post by **s0ck** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:06 am

blue harbour wrote::? is it possible to stop/or reduce the wind noise you get from the t-bar roofs on coupes when doin 50mph+?

+ does anyone have a miracle cure for stoppin the glass panels rattlin when there open?(apart from not opening em-or takin em out all together!)

Mine does this too. After doing the passenger window up and down about 6 times I realised it was the roof, lol.

Bit of foam, eh?

beeniemac · Post by **beeniemac** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:12 am

Mine is worse from the drivers door

triki · Post by **triki** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:06 am

radddogg wrote:Try removing both panels then removing the centre metal stanchion and turning it about front to back. I had my roof of the other week and when I put it back to gether the metal bit was back to front and the noise was awful, turned it around and all is well.

Exactly what i was about to suggest, As i did the same on my coupe and it worked .

grant.archer · Post by **grant.archer** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:58 am

Toblerone wrote:I don't get any wind noise or rattles luckily

I do get the creaking when the body flexes though

thats probbaly your shock absorbers or other suspension componenets. Coupes arent that flexible on the road

WELZ · Post by **WELZ** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:45 pm

grant.archer wrote:
Toblerone wrote:I don't get any wind noise or rattles luckily

I do get the creaking when the body flexes though

thats probbaly your shock absorbers or other suspension componenets. Coupes arent that flexible on the road

I hear mine do it when reversing off my drive! (its down a curb) I hear the door move! Same as when the car i jacked up at the front, the door wont shut properly.

You are right though, driving along a normal road you shouldnt really hear a thing!

Sheaf · Post by **Sheaf** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:56 pm

I get creaking when driving along a road with slight bumps. Can hear it more with the windows down and if they're cars either side. I'm pretty sure it's the shocks. Sounds like I've got dodgy floorboards tho, lol.

grant.archer · Post by **grant.archer** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:42 pm

yeh i am fully aware that the chassis is flexi when jacking up etc, but normal driving and manouvering you shouldnt really be hearing and major creaking from the chassis. sounds to me that your driving a boat not a coupe :wink:

AL. · Post by **AL.** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:56 pm

I hear some sort of creaking of I'm going fast on a bumpy road, or I'm turning at high(ish) speeds, I thought it was coming from the roof though...

grant.archer · Post by **grant.archer** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:47 pm

yeah most likely roof. Gets very rattly on a boneshaking road.

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