3alwi

mine seems without wind noise

even when i drive @ high speeds such as 180km or 200km

it is calm and nice

my milage 49000 km now but still good although i am starting to feel one of the tyres is wearing, it makes a sound as if it is ruined in some places

uae

I hope it stays like that forever. My car milage is 83,000 km

Whipple1

I do have some wind noise for sure,for the last three months I was trying to tell myself that there isnt any noise (How can it ,its the flagship Lexus),just the tubulance outside the window,I tryed tapeing over the triangle peices and had zero results,then I recently read your post of lowering the window slightly,I tried it yesterday on the parkway and sure enough the noise changed,I moved it up and down rapidly and it was less wind noise down than up,This definatly makes sense in my case because thats where I hear the noise coming from the along the seal of the door up high near the top of the door,The passenger side is identical,so now I know its not the install its a faulty window seal,I will call my dealer this week and make an appointment for the fix,Or I was thinking of putting the Japan window vent guards this might do the trick in this case,the only downfall is that there $500 to $600 dollars.BTW they are the best looking vent guards ive seen .

jlawr

Do you have a picture of the Vent Guards or Internet Link?

Whipple1

This is what they look like,Im really not crazy about window guards but these are sweet,I think prestigous society can get them,I asked about them and he said they are really well made and look real nice he has them on his LS.http://www.admiration.ne.jp/gallery/lexus_ls/1152.htmlI also called my dealer about the tsb for wind noise and he said he was familiar with this,he said somtimes they change the glass and seal,I think they only change the glass if its non lamitated,but mine is laminated so I guess they will only change the seals.

Whipple1

Here is a link that can get them,They are a little pricey,They will make a real nice holiday gift .http://l-tunedparts.com/product/?id=2473

lexier

I'm wondering if the new triangle trims have improved your windnoise?
I did not have any wind noise when I bought the car 2008 (and I was VERY
AWARE of the issue thanks to this forum) but now have windnoise after
only 5,000 miles. I decided to do the Jim fix before there was any
wind noise at 900 miles (just to make sure there would not be any wind noise in the future) but after 5,000 miles it has developed. Putting down the
window just a touch, does help. Is the answer more insulation or new
triangle pieces?

jmcraney

Check your PM for a message.

WhitBaby

I too tried taping around the whole triangle piece with zero results.

I then did the silicon fix and the noise ceased.
Seems there is another wind path from inside the door skin somewhere. The silicon adhesive/sealer over those holes and seams did the trick.

Whit

lexus111

[QUOTE=Whipple1;4045248]I do have some wind noise for sure,for the last three months I was trying to tell myself that there isnt any noise (How can it ,its the flagship Lexus),just the tubulance outside the window,I tryed tapeing over the triangle peices and had zero results,then I recently read your post of lowering the window slightly,I tried it yesterday on the parkway and sure enough the noise changed,I moved it up and down rapidly and it was less wind noise down than up...

Good Luck with the dealership... hopefully you will have the same outcome that I did... I can tell you that my 460L is still nice and quiet compared to before the dealership fix. And I don't have to tap the window at all. I just let it go up on its own.

joeyb

Two comments:

I just got a 2009 SWB, and it came standard with the Lamisafe front window glass. So, somebody at Lexus is listening.

At high speeds I can still hear a very mild sound of wind passing past the window (not at the front part of the window). Is that the problem we are talking about, or is that considered fixed?

Gojirra99

How high are you talking about ? If it's high enough, I don't think it's possible to have zero wind noise inside any car.

joeyb

By high speed, I mean 75 mph.
By mild, I mean that if I wasn't listening for it, I might not have really noticed it.

clemgrad85

Well....I never thought much about the wind noise, but today I lowered my window just a hair, and sure enough, the car did get more quiet. I am going to call my local Lexus dude and see what he says. I'm hoping he'll have an open mind about it because he has been a pretty nice guy to deal with over the last 10 years or so. Still a very pleasant car to drive....but shouldn't have to lower the window on a $60k car to get the wind noise down.

WhitBaby

Be prepared for the service manager to tell you, 'well this is an engineered-in feature to prevent long term, over compression of the upper window gasket and seals.'

;->

Whit