So, I have the dreaded wind noise problem. However, in my case, I have determined that it isn't coming from the front corner triangle. It's happening because the window isn't closing tightly in the seal. Also, it appears to be tilted (in its plane) slightly forward.

I determined this by holding the door open, pressing the window switch to initiate auto-close, then "helping" the window by grasping the glass from both inside and outside and giving it extra force to close all the way. If I do this straight up, the wind noise is slightly diminished on the following test drive. If I help it up and to the rear, the wind noise is completely GONE on the following test drive.

I tried spraying some silicone lubricant into the window seal, to see if it was just a question of getting slightly stuck in the old dry rubber, but that helped almost not at all.

Now I'm left to determine: Is it the that the track needs positional adjusting? Or is there a stop point in the power window actuation that isn't set far enough up? Or has the "slow down just before you finish closing" feature become maladjusted?

Standard disclaimer: Yes I searched the forum, both from Google and from the search tool here. And yes, I'm terrified of going to the stealership and having them try to sell me an entire freaking DOOR to fix the problem.

Any experienced advice greatly appreciated!

 

Check this thread - https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...-down-fix.html

I just replaced the triangles myself, but I haven't had the chance to get over 50 mph since I did that, so I can't tell whether it helped or not at this point.

If I think I still have wind noise, I might try the fix in that thread next.

 

I read the post on playing with the inside window trim. I will look into that. Not sure what the author means by "bump down." As in bump the glass in a downward direction with the palm of your hand?

I will go out to my car momentarily to see if there's a significant gap on the inside of the window.

I really hate the fact that I'm quite certain that, if I take it to the dealer, they are going to attempt to sell me a $1,500 fix including ridiculous things like replacement glass etc. Do they even begin to grasp the meaning of the word "service?"

Just moved to St. Augustine Florida. Does anybody have experience with the local Lexus dealers? Or the Toyota dealer right here in St. Aug?

Thanks, Bob Graham

 

Bump down in that context is slighly lowering the window with the switch.

 

When the window is all the way up, "tap" the down button momentarily just to take the pressure off the glass/track. That stops a lot of wind noise on the older cars.

 

Yes it does. Bending the top of the inside door frame has till worked for me.