Wind Noise/Rush
 

Has anyone "supplemented" the exisitng weather stripping around the doors to provide a tighter seal for wind noise?

My dealer also suggested "undercoating" to provide for further "noise deadening" - has anyone tried this?

Thanks

Some people have talked about putting something on the weather stripping like teflon, otherwise some ventshades that go around the windows help.

Re: Wind Noise/Rush
 

Funny you should mention that; my '93 has the worst-fitting weatherstripping around the door openings that I've ever seen. Actual gaps opened up at the corners as the stuff apparently shrank over the years (it's just one long ribbon that wraps around the entire door opening in a big circle). I should re-do it sometime but never got around to it (plus I'd need a longer replacement piece anyway; simply re-setting what I have would just wind up with a big gap where the ends no longer meet).

That would pad their wallet a lot better than it would improve anything on your car; very little wind noise comes from the components under the car, and improving underbody wind noise would come in the form of aerodynamic body pans and covers down there, not sprayed-on goop. The sticky stuff could minimize kettle-drum noises from thin or flexy floor panels, but that's more a problem on imports and older cars, not modern ones.

I agree, undercoating won't help....and you don't want to plug up drain holes for water to drain out either. The design of the Bonne is 12 years old, so lots of things have changed since then. You are right though, the doors definitely have some wind noise, no doubt about it.

On my 92 I have very little wind noise. Actually it is pretty quiet. About the only thing I do is spray the rubber seals about once a month with Prestone Silicone lubricant. I guess it helps the rubber from drying out and prevents cracking.

Undercoating should help with things like exhaust noise, though.

My car's wind noise, I think, comes most from a.) the mirrors, and b.) the door handles that stick out unlike the 1992+ design.


My weatherstripping around the windshield is really funny too, it shrinks below the top of the windshield when it's cold in the winter, and is normal in warmer weather (over 10ºC, I'd say)

Undercoating won't help w/ wind noise, but it will help with road noise... slightly.
I get my Bonnies undercoated every winter... he's prevent rust... it's a good idea in my book.

Ventshades are BAD for noise... they generate a lot of wind noise... IMHO....

I've purchased some black foam tape from CT, and I've used it inside my drivers door on my 97. I plan to use it on all my doors on both my cars. I find it provides a tigher seal.

I'll take a picture if you'd like, next time I think about it.

The info that Deathrat sent me about the maintenance history on my car shows the front passenger door has been reset about 3 times under warranty. Seeing as that's the only place I get any wind noise, I don't think it's the weatherstripping. But I did beef mine up to stop leaks. I pot some of the self adhesive foam under the little flap in the weatherstripping on all doors. Now she don't drip in the high pressure car wash no more

Depending on how much air is comming in you can caulk underneath the weather striping a bit to pull it out and tighten the gap.
To help find where to caulk, fold a dollar bill in half length ways and place over the weather striping and close the door with the window open. Now slide the bil along to find the loose spot and caulk in that area.

I will try the bill trick this weekend and like the idea of putting caulk in to push the weather stripping out - from my inspection that is what appears to be happening.

Unfortunately, I will have to use a $5 dollar Cdn bill as the "loonie" or "twoonie" might prove difficult.

Thanks for all of the great tips - this web site is terrific!!!!