Wind noise around the windows

[rincewind]

Can't you use silicon sealant in the gaps all round before you put in the rubber seals? Then press it all in firm and just wipe off the excess once it's in place. Once it's dried and set it should be pretty much air tight I'd have thought.

You can get the clear waterproof stuff for a couple of quid.

I already have a tube of black sealant. However, it's a lease car that is due to be returned in a few months so I'm reluctant to do this.

 

[pdk42]

My 2019 LR had bad wind noise on the driver’s side window area. I fixed it myself by trial and error. In my case the noise came from the trim on the top of the door:

Wind noise above 50mph - pass door area, is this the issue?

I get a fairly quiet but noticable fluttering sound above about 50mph from passenger door side. Drivers has nothing similar but the build is very similar. I've attached a photo of the area I'm suspicious of: This piece of rubber-like material is not bonded to the door frames and the black...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[fortunex]

When I took my M3 to the service center for an unrelated issue, the tech commented during our test drive that the newest models definitely have less wind noise (he owns a an early model).

 

[rincewind]

I fixed it myself by trial and error. In my case the noise came from the trim on the top of the door:

Can you point me to this trim?

 

[Mrklaw]

mine has mostly behaved itself but yesterday driving home I noticed a clear wind noise sounding like it was coming from the top/rear area of the drivers side door/window. Tried lowering/raising the window but didn’t get rid of it. Will keep an eye on it over the coming days and if it stays I’ll report it. Was ok with a little noise at motorway speeds but this was clearly audible above 40 and right by my ear

 

[rincewind]

You really should. Instead of engaging with the original post, which was really quite reasonably argued, you decided to try and play the condescending smartarse.

mine has mostly behaved itself but yesterday driving home I noticed a clear wind noise sounding like it was coming from the top/rear area of the drivers side door/window. Tried lowering/raising the window but didn’t get rid of it. Will keep an eye on it over the coming days and if it stays I’ll report it. Was ok with a little noise at motorway speeds but this was clearly audible above 40 and right by my ear

I wish you all the best with it - mine will not go away. Lease expires in December, not staying with Tesla.

 

[GRiLLA]

mine has mostly behaved itself but yesterday driving home I noticed a clear wind noise sounding like it was coming from the top/rear area of the drivers side door/window. Tried lowering/raising the window but didn’t get rid of it. Will keep an eye on it over the coming days and if it stays I’ll report it. Was ok with a little noise at motorway speeds but this was clearly audible above 40 and right by my ear

Have you cleaned and lubricated the seals around the glass? If they aren't forming a good seal you will get noise.

 

[rincewind]

Have you cleaned and lubricated the seals around the glass? If they aren't forming a good seal you will get noise.

Yes, Gummipflegde. Also, Tesla replaced the seal and adjusted the window. No difference

 

[DM206433]

Sorry to revive this thread. My car was in with Tesla today to get multiple rattles sorted from the rear seats. They appear to have sorted that and put a lot of it down to a misaligned something or other and a seal. Now I'm getting wind noise from the rear passenger window about 40mph. Honestly these cars are made of chocolate.

 

[pgkevet]

Sorry to revive this thread. My car was in with Tesla today to get multiple rattles sorted from the rear seats. They appear to have sorted that and put a lot of it down to a misaligned something or other and a seal. Now I'm getting wind noise from the rear passenger window about 40mph. Honestly these cars are made of chocolate.

Slap it together and hope for the best and fix it with an update...
How about using the internal mike and then noise-cancelling through the speakers - much more high-tech than building it right...

 

[Durzel]

Pretty clever idea that. The latest S has that, I believe.

 

[Fursty Ferret]

Pretty clever idea that. The latest S has that, I believe.

Can’t use noise cancelling on wind noise. It’s broad spectrum.

It‘s often from weird places. One rattle that I would have sworn was from the passenger door was the wheel arch liner, and some wind noise is a flute effect from the A-pillar.

 

[glide]

Pretty clever idea that. The latest S has that, I believe.

No. That is not how the new S works when it comes to noise reduction.