Gasaraki
Active Member
definitely tesla design flaw, I spent more time putting foam tape around the car than modding it.
That counts as modding. LOL.
P.S> I was born in HK also.
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definitely tesla design flaw, I spent more time putting foam tape around the car than modding it.
Never would have suspected the noise came from wind getting in from there. I fed a thin strip of scouring sponge (gray, since that’s what I have on hand) into the small channel behind and near the top of the round opening in the wheel well liner and wedged a little flap in to cover the round hole like the foam in the pictures but wider although that piece does not look like it would last the winter. Wind noise from “near the bottom of the windscreen towards the sides when over ~50 mph” is significantly quieter now. Thanks!An inch of thin black foam behind each tire between the wheel well cover and the fender has solved this wind noise.
How do you know he’s born in hk? But me too!! LolThat counts as modding. LOL.
P.S> I was born in HK also.
So cover the hole? I have to try this again.Never would have suspected the noise came from wind getting in from there. I fed a thin strip of scouring sponge (gray, since that’s what I have on hand) into the small channel behind and near the top of the round opening in the wheel well liner and wedged a little flap in to cover the round hole like the foam in the pictures but wider although that piece does not look like it would last the winter. Wind noise from “near the bottom of the windscreen towards the sides when over ~50 mph” is significantly quieter now. Thanks!
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No need to cover the hole per se, just strip of foam where there is contact between the liner and metal.So cover the hole? I have to try this again.
No need to cover the hole per se, just strip of foam where there is contact between the liner and metal.
How is this tubing sticking on the top and not falling in? Was something else inserted in before inserting the tubing? Also, is the tubing hollow from inside or filled-in?
Hollow. Just pressed into place and staying put from friction. No other materials or adhesives used.How is this tubing sticking on the top and not falling in? Was something else inserted in before inserting the tubing? Also, is the tubing hollow from inside or filled-in?
My X 2018 had wind noise above 65 which make very difficult to to have phone conversation using the car speaker, in short cannot use the phone on the highwayIm hearing wind noise usually only when the wipers are "on" and in their resting state where they sit out from the hood a portion. Has anyone had that issue or heard a noise like this? iCloud Tesla has abandoned me here...
We have had 2 2018 M3s. The first one was quiet, the second one was very noisy. I took it in to Tesla - the first time they did the standard window reset adjustment with the special window click keypress routine. It didn't change a thing. I brought it in a second time to complain, this time they charged me since it was beyond the noise/vibration window of fixing things for free. The wind noise went away. I asked them what they did and the rep at the front desk said the notes just said that they made some type of adjustment, but didn't specify what it was. It might be worth trying to get Tesla to look at it first (for those of you that haven't already) before getting too crazy with the sponges/tape, etc.
The windows are frameless, which means the adjustment of the windows pressing against the rubber seals is critical. The adjustments for the glass can tilt the glass forward and backward, move the glass forward and backward, and tilt the glass inward and outward. A lot of adjustment possible in 3 dimensions.
You have to take the door panel off to access the adjustments, and the job is easy, but takes a lot of fiddling and trial and error to get it right.
You can bet many of the cars leave the factory with the windows out of adjustment and that's why some people have quieter cars than others. If the windows are not sealing, it will let in a lot of noise from the outside, as if you left the door open, and create a wind whistling noise at higher speeds.
If the windows are not pressed well against the seals, the windows may seal and be quiet at slower speeds, but loud at faster speeds when the high speed airflow is pulling the windows out from the car.
And you can bet that the SC's don't want to spend all the time necessary to get it right, so a lot of people don't get happiness from a visit there when it comes to this issue.
My right rear window was way out of alignment from the factory, and I just fixed it myself. There are DIY's on YouTube on how to do it, especially the ones that show how to replace the glass after a break in.
That is the Toyota way