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Old 04-11-2009, 09:48 PM
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Default Wind Noise Issue SOLVED

There are threads and posts about this issue already but this is the conclusion i came to with results that really worked.

Finally had enough of the wind noise around the front doors and pillars, went to an autobody shop where they bent the top of the doors over so they sit flush with the top of the cab (no more "shark fin") and then had the doors adjusted so they seal tight against the cab. Was hesitant about having my doors bent but was fed up enough to get slight joy in watching them get bent. Before you could slide a dollar bill through a closed door with minimal resistance, i had them adjust it so you can't slide it though at all. TIGHT.

So if you are fed up with wind noise you now know what you need to do.
 
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Old 04-11-2009, 10:10 PM
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Thanks for the info on that. I had been thinking it was bad door seals. Mine only does it when I am down by the water where the wind is stronger. Again thanks for the info.
 
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Mine only does it when the window is open. The only thing that makes noise is my one window visor, but that's because it's come unattached in the back.
 
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did it do anything to the paint? i would be afraid of it chipping where it was being bent at...if you dont mind me asking, what did they charge for it?
 
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I have an even better way to make the wind noise go away....
Get a Flowmaster 40 and a metal tubing cold air intake. Then turn the radio up louder so you can hear it over the muffler and intake. At that point, you will not be able to hear anything else. I do mean ANYTHING else.
A friend of mine told me yesterday that she feels like she can't even hear herself THINK in my truck.
 
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I have that issue too, how much did it cost?
 
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That 26' U-haul I drove for 1200 miles had the same problem and it was driving me nuts through the high desert. So I pulled over in a rest stop put my knee on the door, grabbed the very top of it and bent the top of the door in, no more wind noise! My truck has only done that once in a high side wind, not enough to warrant bending the door but at least I got to "practice" on a different vehicle.
 
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Originally Posted by BrianD215
I have an even better way to make the wind noise go away....
Get a Flowmaster 40 and a metal tubing cold air intake. Then turn the radio up louder so you can hear it over the muffler and intake. At that point, you will not be able to hear anything else. I do mean ANYTHING else.
A friend of mine told me yesterday that she feels like she can't even hear herself THINK in my truck.
+1 cept my infinity stereo doesn't get loud enough to drown out the rumble of the 40 series
 

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same issue here...quite annoying ....how much did they charge?
 
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Thanks for the info.... it's a big help!!!
 


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