2008 LS 460 wind noise from front windows
Pole Position
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 341
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From: Australia
Complete fix
I have a 2008 LS460L and the front driver's and passenger's windows have wind noise, sometimes worse than others. I also drove a 2007 which experienced the same problem. thankfully it is still under warranty, but not sure if there is anything which can be done. not sure how a car with doubled paned windows can have so much wind noise.
anyone have the same issue?
anyone have the same issue?
$100 in Aust but way cheaper in the USA . Pull the old ones off ... They come off using your fingers and stick the new ones on . You don't need silicon or metal
Bits underneath as per the McCranney fix which is now superfluous .
Noise is gone almost entirely
totally transforms the car back to what it should have been . Please let me know if you think yours steers way better too as that's what it's supposed to do ( I know it sounds crazy but it does I swear Next change your tyres to Michelin primacy 3 st and you won't believe what they do to the noise reduction too
good luck
Pit Crew
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Islamorada, FL
nope, and if you happen to get excess on the window you can just wipe it off.
I apply it along the top edge of the window, inside the track, and then especially in the corner by the mirror along the rubber pieces the window slide into and the same for the top corner. Then run the window up and down a few times and wipe off any excess.
I apply it along the top edge of the window, inside the track, and then especially in the corner by the mirror along the rubber pieces the window slide into and the same for the top corner. Then run the window up and down a few times and wipe off any excess.
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2013
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From: Nebraska
It's really simple.. Go buy the current model LS finned triangle beside the side mirror .. (Your is flat the new one has a fin on it )
$100 in Aust but way cheaper in the USA . Pull the old ones off ... They come off using your fingers and stick the new ones on . You don't need silicon or metal
Bits underneath as per the McCranney fix which is now superfluous .
Noise is gone almost entirely totally transforms the car back to what it should have been . Please let me know if you think yours steers way better too as that's what it's supposed to do ( I know it sounds crazy but it does I swear
Next change your tyres to Michelin primacy 3 st and you won't believe what they do to the noise reduction too good luck
$100 in Aust but way cheaper in the USA . Pull the old ones off ... They come off using your fingers and stick the new ones on . You don't need silicon or metal
Bits underneath as per the McCranney fix which is now superfluous .
Noise is gone almost entirely
totally transforms the car back to what it should have been . Please let me know if you think yours steers way better too as that's what it's supposed to do ( I know it sounds crazy but it does I swear Next change your tyres to Michelin primacy 3 st and you won't believe what they do to the noise reduction too
good luck
Driver
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Tn
Yes there is a posting here about that. Some have reported success while others reported no change
Lead Lap
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: The South
So I am willing to try this. You mean to tell us that you have no noticeable wind noise? No cross wind noise at highway speeds, etc?
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From: Ohio
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Joined: Sep 2007
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From: NC
Maybe mine just doesn't make the wind noise or I don't know what I should be looking/listening for.
I may just put the new wing things on just to see. If it gets quieter, then I will be even happier with it. They're only 34.00 for a pair at Sewell, sometimes you just have to say..."what the heck?"
And am I just assuming something or did someone actually say it helps steering at highway speeds? Hard to believe two very small plastic pieces can help steering...again, "what the heck?"
I may just put the new wing things on just to see. If it gets quieter, then I will be even happier with it. They're only 34.00 for a pair at Sewell, sometimes you just have to say..."what the heck?"
And am I just assuming something or did someone actually say it helps steering at highway speeds? Hard to believe two very small plastic pieces can help steering...again, "what the heck?"
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,211
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From: Nebraska
My 2011 LS460 had no wind noise that I could detect, so the problem may not affect 100% of the cars (especially post-2010).
My new (to me) 2008 LS600hL seems to have the problem mostly on the passenger side. I normally have the stereo cranked when I drive by myself, but when I had a friend in my car yesterday he definitely noticed and tried rolling the window up and down a couple times to get rid of the noise on his side (didn't work). I'm still trying to decide if it's annoying enough to bother trying to fix...
My new (to me) 2008 LS600hL seems to have the problem mostly on the passenger side. I normally have the stereo cranked when I drive by myself, but when I had a friend in my car yesterday he definitely noticed and tried rolling the window up and down a couple times to get rid of the noise on his side (didn't work). I'm still trying to decide if it's annoying enough to bother trying to fix...
Lead Lap
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 4,785
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From: The South
Maybe mine just doesn't make the wind noise or I don't know what I should be looking/listening for.
I may just put the new wing things on just to see. If it gets quieter, then I will be even happier with it. They're only 34.00 for a pair at Sewell, sometimes you just have to say..."what the heck?"
And am I just assuming something or did someone actually say it helps steering at highway speeds? Hard to believe two very small plastic pieces can help steering...again, "what the heck?"
I may just put the new wing things on just to see. If it gets quieter, then I will be even happier with it. They're only 34.00 for a pair at Sewell, sometimes you just have to say..."what the heck?"
And am I just assuming something or did someone actually say it helps steering at highway speeds? Hard to believe two very small plastic pieces can help steering...again, "what the heck?"
Pit Crew
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 214
Likes: 5
From: Islamorada, FL
But yeah, once I cleaned out the window track really well (mine had gotten pretty filthy) and then applied the grease in the track on the rubber pieces and the edge of the window... my car is like a vault. Like I said, I'll notice after a few months sometimes that I get some noise back... but when I reapply and the window slides slick and true it seats fully in the gasket and bingo... silence.
Pole Position
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 341
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From: Australia
Put them on
the noise is mostly from the passenger side for some reason . You can be assured that Lexus fits them to the current model LS ( and all Lexus models now too) for a very good reason .. They work and not just for the wind noise .
Pole Position
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 341
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From: Australia
Older owners
My 2011 LS460 had no wind noise that I could detect, so the problem may not affect 100% of the cars (especially post-2010).
My new (to me) 2008 LS600hL seems to have the problem mostly on the passenger side. I normally have the stereo cranked when I drive by myself, but when I had a friend in my car yesterday he definitely noticed and tried rolling the window up and down a couple times to get rid of the noise on his side (didn't work). I'm still trying to decide if it's annoying enough to bother trying to fix...
My new (to me) 2008 LS600hL seems to have the problem mostly on the passenger side. I normally have the stereo cranked when I drive by myself, but when I had a friend in my car yesterday he definitely noticed and tried rolling the window up and down a couple times to get rid of the noise on his side (didn't work). I'm still trying to decide if it's annoying enough to bother trying to fix...
which may be a blessing in some ways ! Lol
