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winds noise 85 911 coupe
Any advice on reducing the wind noise from my windshield without having to remove the windscreen and reinstalling it with a new seal. As far as I know the glass and seal are original to the car. Thanks
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09-07-2009, 02:04 PM
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Watching this thread myself. I'd had my '88 coupe off the road sometime for a rebuild and now the wind noise seems really loud now that I am driving it again. I thought my hood was unlatched but I guess I'd just gotten used to it over the years.
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New door seals will help as will the plug kit Pelican sells. You MAY have holes in your door for different options that were not used. You can get some noise through those.
Adjusting your doors and window frames to shut "squarely" will help. You will still get a small amount of wind noise due to the drip channels on the windshield post. I've found that my mirrors tend to create noise as well. I have drastically improved the noise I get ove the years of ownership by tinkering with the items I've listed.
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Do those inserts one can get to fit on the A-pillars between the windshield and drip rails work very well to reduce wind noise? That might also be an option.
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Great point. I dug up this thread which discusses these. 911 RUF Areodynamic aid?
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I am getting wind noise at the top of my windsheald at different times on my 85.
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wind noise at the top of the windshield
I was out on the highway tonight to try to identify where the noise was coming from. I began to push on the seal at the top (closer to the center) of the windshield and i could vary the pitch of the noise. No tunes but annoying. Any remedies?
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I greatly reduced the wind noise in mine (original hard shrinking windshield seal also) by running black electrical tape along the top edge and trimming it to blend in. My car is black, so it made it easy to hide. YMMV.
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Thanks to all who replied. My 85 is champaigne color so I will try a bead of sealant.
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09-08-2009, 09:28 AM
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Does the "bead of sealant" work ?
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Mine does the same thing. I believe its just a dried up windshield gasket. I can actually push mine from the inside and see the glass move and a gap develop where the rubber will no longer flex. I am debating a new windshield, gasket and maybe even the aluminum trim piece. I'm not really a fan of sealants that could be tough to remove later.
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Techs would use masking tape to cover up the area in question, roadtest and check for differences to isolate the source of the noise. Agree that dry old gasket would be likely cause. If you don't like sealant, you would use very thin strips of black 3M caulk, rolled super thin between your hands to fill the void(s). It would also stay relatively supple, compared to sealant or urethane, useful if/when you have to pull the glass. I would also caution against tweaking the fit of the door frames, easy to go too far and make the original fit difficult to restore...AMHIK. And if you do have to replace them, genuine factory door seals are the only way to fly. Best wishes, John
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A new windshield gasket made a big improvement when I replaced mine.
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Another wind noise reduction option is to simply get a louder exhaust.
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