Excessive Wind noise?
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I'm in the same boat.
I've tried:
repostioning the sunroof. Leak jumps from front to back
cleaning/restoring the rubber. Rubber looks better, but still leaks
taping over the sunroof to make sure it was the sunroof, yes the bright green painters tape works well for the air leaks, but isn't so astectily pleasing.
I bought a Lexus to get AWAY from wind noise. Every time I work on it, it gets a litle better, but won't go away. I'm totally down for shelling out 100, even 200$ for nice factory weather stripping to do it right- but oh no, lexus gives us a big **** you. You can't get the stripping seperate. You can't get it aftermarket, and i'm not paying 9xx.xx$ for all new sunroof glass when all I need is weather stripping.
Anyone want to work out a deal with an aftermarket manufacture?
I've tried:
repostioning the sunroof. Leak jumps from front to back
cleaning/restoring the rubber. Rubber looks better, but still leaks
taping over the sunroof to make sure it was the sunroof, yes the bright green painters tape works well for the air leaks, but isn't so astectily pleasing.
I bought a Lexus to get AWAY from wind noise. Every time I work on it, it gets a litle better, but won't go away. I'm totally down for shelling out 100, even 200$ for nice factory weather stripping to do it right- but oh no, lexus gives us a big **** you. You can't get the stripping seperate. You can't get it aftermarket, and i'm not paying 9xx.xx$ for all new sunroof glass when all I need is weather stripping.
Anyone want to work out a deal with an aftermarket manufacture?
Originally Posted by xknowonex
My problem is exactly the same as yours
I tried silicon spray, didn't work.
Anybody with a good solution?
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From: BC
A few years ago I had used a couple of different silicone products for my sunroof seal but they didn't work. Then it was suggested that I try plain vaseline by massaging it into the rubber. Since I was desparate for a solution I tried it and after applying it many times within a 2 month period the seal expanded and actually became a bit too tight - ended up having to adjust the sunroof as well. I've been applying it twice a year for the last couple of years and it's doing the trick.
Originally Posted by JLSC
A few years ago I had used a couple of different silicone products for my sunroof seal but they didn't work. Then it was suggested that I try plain vaseline by massaging it into the rubber. Since I was desparate for a solution I tried it and after applying it many times within a 2 month period the seal expanded and actually became a bit too tight - ended up having to adjust the sunroof as well. I've been applying it twice a year for the last couple of years and it's doing the trick.
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From: CA
Wind noise in both doors
95 SC400. 97k Miles.
I get a lot of wind noise from both doors. It seems to come from the front near the bottom on both. A passenger even remarked on it, (how embarrassing!)
No water leaks.
The driver's side weatherstrip has a piece about 3" long torn right out of it near the bottom of the hinge. I inserted a section of soft rubber fuel line into the strip in order to fill the gap. It fits tightly and is stiff enough to make a good seal so I don't think that's it.
The passenger side weatherstrip looks okay. The doors seem to close tightly.
Perhaps the weatherstrip has just gotten old and is not sealing.
Any idea what these door strips cost? Is it a project I can do?
Any other tips?
I get a lot of wind noise from both doors. It seems to come from the front near the bottom on both. A passenger even remarked on it, (how embarrassing!)
No water leaks.
The driver's side weatherstrip has a piece about 3" long torn right out of it near the bottom of the hinge. I inserted a section of soft rubber fuel line into the strip in order to fill the gap. It fits tightly and is stiff enough to make a good seal so I don't think that's it.
The passenger side weatherstrip looks okay. The doors seem to close tightly.
Perhaps the weatherstrip has just gotten old and is not sealing.
Any idea what these door strips cost? Is it a project I can do?
Any other tips?
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