If you’re ever driving down the road and you hear a high
pitch whistling sound, you’ve more than likely got a wind noise problem. You’ll
know its wind noise under the following circumstances: you’re driving at a high
speed or you’re stationary and it’s windy out. Proper car noise reduction can
reduce or eliminate the sound of wind altogether when you’re driving. It’s an
annoying sound and leaving areas open where wind is getting in allows other
things like bugs and water to get in as well.
If there’s Wind
Noise Coming In From the Door Seals
The first thing you need to do before treatment is find
out where the leak is and how the air is getting in.
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The leak could be coming from cracked door seals
or gaskets. You may also have caskets that were fitted poorly and there’s a
very easy way to test for this. Simply have some compressed air ready and sit
inside the car while another person sprays the air around the suspected area of
the leak.
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One of the primary locations for air leaks in a
car door is right where the door seal ends. The seals of the door bond which
complete a ring and this is where the majority of people find their leakage
problem.
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Sometimes, the rubber seals have come loose or
need replaced. There’s a cost effective and easy solution to this in the form
of weather strips. There’s plenty of adhesive weather strips for vehicles made
by various companies with a simple search.
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In luxury vehicles, most of them come with two
sets of rubber seals so that car noise
reduction is reduced. You may want to add another set of rubber seals if
your vehicle didn’t come with two.
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Another option instead of multiple seals is to
replace your existing seals with seals that sit higher to close any gap that is
left behind by the original.
If there’s Wind
Noise Coming In From the Window Seals
Commonly, faulty door seals are usually the problem when
it comes to air leakage and wind noises. In rare exceptions, you may have bad
window seals allowing air to leak in. If this is the case, there’s not a whole
lot you can do other than replacing the window seals and these are usually
pretty cost effective.
Other Things You
Can Do
You can try taping over drain holes on the bottom of your
side mounted rear view mirrors. However, please be careful in doing so because
drain holes exist on these mirrors for a reason. You should leave at least the
most bottom one open. Also, use loose fitting duct tape to test out the hole
and see if that’s the issue before you use a permanent solution like a strong
adhesive.
Some people might find that there’s a hole or a gap that
doesn’t get covered well with tape. For this, you can use specialized glue from
a hardware store or use some RTV silicone. Lastly, make sure that when you’re
on the road testing these out that you’re not looking around and distracted
while driving. Bring a friend if you have to.
