It took me two attempts to get it right on both sides. The first attempt solved just one side. When reviewing the solution i found that the left sponge was not exactly in right position, thereby not sealing the a-pillar sufficiently.
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Solved: wind noise
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Good to know. I'll double check mine. Can you take a picture with the door open and looking up to the A-pillar from the bottom so I can verify correct placement? I didn't see a picture of that anywhere in this thread. Should I also add the second sponge that you mentioned in post 33? May try that too as I've only inserted the sponge from the top so far
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Is this what you’re talking about plugging? There’s a gap above and below the door hinge. on my driver’s side, there’s already some spongey stuff in there. On the passenger, there isn’t.
I just stuffed some weatherstripping in there.
I just stuffed some weatherstripping in there.
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Yeah, there's still a hole there oddly. and it was wide open on the passenger side.
Thanks for confirming!
Just applied the sponge to that gap there, I’ll test tomorrow at highway speeds and report back. Hope this does it!
too bad.. I’m hoping when I test today I get better results. I’ll let you know. Keep us posted on your progress.
tested it out today. No noticeable improvement
. Time to try the OP suggestion with the sponge.
Just had a look into the a-pillars with an inspection camera. They’re sealed up with a black piece with what seams to be a part number together with a brown/reddish foam like material. Can’t imagine that the void of about 5cm that leads up to this piece causes wind noise. Unfortunately my camera doesn’t have a recording mode so I could share the images.
Tested the method using the rubber seal, first sponge underneath the seal, and the second piece of sponge in the gap below. Preliminary findings are that the wind noise seems to be muffled a little more at speeds <60mph, but it's still present and loud at >70mph. It does seem to be a little more inconsistent than it was before (which is a good thing), but that harsh, crispy, wind noise is still there. I did notice that the 2nd sponge doesn't cover the entire opening, so I may try to put a larger piece in there to seal most of the gap and see if that makes a difference.
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Just added another sponge in there to seal the openings, but unfortunately the sound is still there. Didn't seem to affect it at all. To me, it almost sounds like the wind noise is coming from the front corner/edge of the window. Almost as if the window isn't sealed properly.
Perhaps you have a different or additional root cause.
The opening behind the rubber flap near the wind screen can easily be the cause if not sealed properly. The rubber flap will not stay in place. If you put in the sponge to deep, there might be an opening there too.
On other cars I have owned, the little cracks between the leading edges of the side view mirror housings base and their pedestals can create a whistling effect. Easy to check by putting on some masking tape.
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I have booked mine into Tesla, they have said they can hear the noise and are keeping it in until they rectify it. I am hesitant to mess around with a new car:
1. Because I shouldn't have to.
2. Might cause issues with warranties.
3. They are actually pretty helpful and forthcoming about issues,
I just scheduled an appointment for the same issue. Wasn't able to resolve it with these fixes, so I'll let them figure it out. It's VERY noticeable to anyone who drives it, so hopefully they don't give any push back. Let us know what they find
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