wind drum whumwhumwhum
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wind drum whumwhumwhum
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Well I'm in my 4th dodge. 1st was a dakoda.......... great truck, 2nd was a 94 ram ............... great truck, 3rd 01 ram ........... a piece of **** - it could change a full lane on the highway whenever it wanted, 4th 04 ram ............... nice truck so far - execpt for one thing & I would love some feed-back on this if anyone has a fix. You can't open a window without getting a drumming noise from the wind. I've tried all combimations for all 4 windows & still can't make it go away.
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Well I'm in my 4th dodge. 1st was a dakoda.......... great truck, 2nd was a 94 ram ............... great truck, 3rd 01 ram ........... a piece of **** - it could change a full lane on the highway whenever it wanted, 4th 04 ram ............... nice truck so far - execpt for one thing & I would love some feed-back on this if anyone has a fix. You can't open a window without getting a drumming noise from the wind. I've tried all combimations for all 4 windows & still can't make it go away.
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RE: wind drum whumwhumwhum
My last truck was a '97 Ram Sport std cab....great truck!
I too notice wind buffeting if I open the front windows though not so bad if all 4 are down. I haven't tried to open my rear window, maybe that makes the wind noise go away but its impossible to do while driving.
-Luigi
I too notice wind buffeting if I open the front windows though not so bad if all 4 are down. I haven't tried to open my rear window, maybe that makes the wind noise go away but its impossible to do while driving.
-Luigi
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My '05 Quad cab does that with the back windows down and the front ones up. It's so bad it feels like my ear drums are going to explode.
I happened to read something about it in the owners manual (YES, for some reason I was looking at the owners manual!!), so Dodge knows it happens and is a problem. Their "fix" was to open/close the windows until the buffeting stops.
I too wonder if the vent visors help, or even a hood/bug shield. I don't have either on my truck yet, but a bug shield will be installed before next summer. As for the vent visors, I don't think I'll put them on - the cab pillars are already enough of a HUGE blindspot, I don't want an extra 2" of blindness from the vent visors.
I happened to read something about it in the owners manual (YES, for some reason I was looking at the owners manual!!), so Dodge knows it happens and is a problem. Their "fix" was to open/close the windows until the buffeting stops.
I too wonder if the vent visors help, or even a hood/bug shield. I don't have either on my truck yet, but a bug shield will be installed before next summer. As for the vent visors, I don't think I'll put them on - the cab pillars are already enough of a HUGE blindspot, I don't want an extra 2" of blindness from the vent visors.
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Do you have the rear sliding window? If I lower all of mine about 1/2 wayit's not too bad until I get to freeway speed. If I open the backs alone, like someone else said, it feels like my eardrums are going to explode.
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This is hardly unique to the Ram.
Since everything today tends to come with a/c and one is "supposed" to use it instead, why would the engineers and designers care what happens with the windows down? I'm sure if it weren't a safety issue the windows would not open at all, much like many "modern" buildings. Heck, they tell ya what to do about it in the Manual; what more could you possibly want from DC?[sm=lol.gif]
Welcome to the 21st Century!
Since everything today tends to come with a/c and one is "supposed" to use it instead, why would the engineers and designers care what happens with the windows down? I'm sure if it weren't a safety issue the windows would not open at all, much like many "modern" buildings. Heck, they tell ya what to do about it in the Manual; what more could you possibly want from DC?[sm=lol.gif]
Welcome to the 21st Century!
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ORIGINAL: Avanti
This is hardly unique to the Ram.
Since everything today tends to come with a/c and one is "supposed" to use it instead, why would the engineers and designers care what happens with the windows down? I'm sure if it weren't a safety issue the windows would not open at all, much like many "modern" buildings. Heck, they tell ya what to do about it in the Manual; what more could you possibly want from DC?[sm=lol.gif]
Welcome to the 21st Century!
This is hardly unique to the Ram.
Since everything today tends to come with a/c and one is "supposed" to use it instead, why would the engineers and designers care what happens with the windows down? I'm sure if it weren't a safety issue the windows would not open at all, much like many "modern" buildings. Heck, they tell ya what to do about it in the Manual; what more could you possibly want from DC?[sm=lol.gif]
Welcome to the 21st Century!