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tonybot said:
Curious if wind direction played any role? When I drove with the mobile tech to troubleshoot my issue, wind direction was a huge factor. Noise going southbound and no noise opposite direction on the tollway. I really don’t know the wind direction that day - I should have notes it! But it was night and day with regards to what was observable.
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Wind may have been a factor perhaps. I will see if I hear wind noise again.
 
lucidtouringman said:
Not complaining...but a car, not a Lucid but any car worth driving, I would hope is designed in a manner where the direction of the wind outside would not play much of a role in the level of buffeting sounds entering the cabin. Not asking for Rolls Royce levels of sound insulation, but at least BMW level expectations should be fair game at this spend band. My 2013 BMW should not be my benchmark for buffeting in the cabin, my new 2023 $110K+ car should be.
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I measured my car recently, as did the service center, using a decibel meter. At full speed (70-80mph), and consistent roads (i.e. highway, not cobblestone), I got a high of about 65-67 dB, which seems in line with or better than most other cars, including the S-class, BMW iX, the Taycan, and so on.

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Another example, at 55mph: https://carconfections.com/all-car-confections-sound-level-readings-master-list/
 
New video on how I eliminated (most) wind noise. $20 and 10 minutes work.

Some will say I shouldn't have to do that on an expensive car, blah blah blah. Not my style. Instead, I found a solution that works very well for me.
 
Bobby said:
New video on how I eliminated (most) wind noise. $20 and 10 minutes work.

Some will say I shouldn't have to do that on an expensive car, blah blah blah. Not my style. Instead, I found a solution that works very well for me.
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Thank you @Bobby ! Going to give this a try soon!
 
Bobby said:
New video on how I eliminated (most) wind noise. $20 and 10 minutes work.

Some will say I shouldn't have to do that on an expensive car, blah blah blah. Not my style. Instead, I found a solution that works very well for me.
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The parcel shelf fix you came up with worked wonders. I saw the video come up in my Youtube feed and immediately ordered lol

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Can't wait to try this out!
 
Bobby said:
New video on how I eliminated (most) wind noise. $20 and 10 minutes work.

Some will say I shouldn't have to do that on an expensive car, blah blah blah. Not my style. Instead, I found a solution that works very well for me.
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This is terrific! Thanks for this new video, Bobby. I can’t wait to try this when I get home. Frank came out a few months ago to change the factory door seals. That seems to have helped. This extra step might just “seal the deal”. Thanks again.
 
Bobby said:
New video on how I eliminated (most) wind noise. $20 and 10 minutes work.

Some will say I shouldn't have to do that on an expensive car, blah blah blah. Not my style. Instead, I found a solution that works very well for me.
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Can you post the link for the material you used?
Thanks, Bobby.
 
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kerplunk said:

Is the link.


Edit: looks like there was a run on the store. Lol. I went for another one that's slightly wider and thicker. We'll see how it goes.
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I got exactly the size shown in the link, but the thought did cross my mind to buy a thicker size. The tubing is cheap so I just may do so anyway.

I did a project similar to Bobby’s for our Model X. You can buy kits for the different models. I put tubing around all the doors, the “frunk” and the back side of the rear hatch.

I can’t say that the rubber tubing project helped much with the wind noise, there wasn’t as much of that anyway in our Model X. But it was NO help at all with reducing tyre roar and road noise.

At the risk of going off on a tangent here, I’ll just add that dealing with the sonic environment of an CUV-type vehicle must be a bigger challenge than dealing with that of a four-door sedan.
 
Following up on my previous post, just did my install. Had about 9-10 inches or so left after covering everything like Bobby described in the video. About to take a trip into the city so we'll see how the results are! Thanks again and great find @Bobby as usual! Keep up the Air series on YT!
 
elusive7 said:
Following up on my previous post, just did my install. Had about 9-10 inches or so left after covering everything like Bobby described in the video. About to take a trip into the city so we'll see how the results are! Thanks again and great find @Bobby as usual! Keep up the Air series on YT!
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Following. I can’t wait to try this out too.
 
I tried installing the additional weather seal like @Bobby , but sadly didn't change much for me. I was considering adding in some windshield weather stripping along the windshield and top of the car...has anyone tried this? I know there are some sensors above each of the doors on the glass canopy roof, does anyone know what they are, and if it would be alright if there were partially covered by the windshield stripping?
 
I completed @Bobby ’s door weather stripping install and I can confirm it’s significantly quieter.

It’s important to note that this doesn’t do anything to stop the air sounds coming around the mirror, but helps to stop the noise from entering the cabin, which it does very well. I’m enjoying the wind being reduced to a whisper now.
 
I did this just an hour or so ago and took it out for a spin on the freeway at several different speeds from 50 to 90 mph but unfortunately in my case, this has not worked. Wind noise at prior levels still persists. I did exactly what the video showed but no dice. This is turning out to be a vexing problem! And Bobby owes me $20 and an hour of labor now 😁
 
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