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09-17-2014, 01:18 PM | #1 |
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Wind noise above 180 kph...
A friend of mine(Florian) fixed a problem on his 135i taht I think we all have encountered: Wind noise at high speeds.
For Flo his wind noise starts around 180 kph and above. The fix was relatively cheap at 1,20€. You insert the fish tank hose - under the B-pillar gasket door seal. See pics. I think for anyone out of warranty, this is a GREAT tip/fix. Use soapy water(mostly water with a few drops of dish washing soap) to make it easier to slide the green tube up inside the old B-pillar gasket. You only need ~50cm of tubing. Just enough for the vertical section of B-pillar. 13mm O.D fish tank hose. 1,20€ per meter You can use some soapy water as a lube on the hose to make it easier to slide up inside the old gasket/seal. Wind noise fixed!
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Awesome idea! I actually get wind noise in that exact spot at anything above 100 or so if there is a head or cross wind.
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09-18-2014, 02:48 AM | #3 |
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Nice! I get the same noise and it drives me mad
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I saw this as a fix on a TV show where they were fixing up and selling older cars. I hadn't yet looked at the 1er to figure out what kind of hose to get and where to buy it - thanks for saving me the trouble!
I'll be very happy if this fixes my wind noise issues... Cheers, Bryan
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Wow , great thread and advice. Thanks... Seems there are a few of us with the same issue. Mine is exactly as MightyMouseTech describes..
Anything over 120km/h for me and again depending on windspeed/direction its more of a whistling sound right where the door lock thingy is, like there is a small gap to let wind in. Highly Annoying and just about gave up on a fix after many dealer visits. Also noticed all our cars are lemans blue.. perhaps we are jinxed? |
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Awesome, thanks Dack!
I get wind noise @ 80km/h+ with crosswinds, drives me nuts. Great solution, going to be trying this soon!
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Could this not also be done to the A pillar?
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Simple and effective DIY, thx.
Would expect less noise reduction as the glass at the upper edge and A pillar is fully enclosed whereas the window along the B pillar can bend outwards freely at speed The hose reportedly fits the upper edge seal; In the German Forum equivalent thread by Dack's friend, some-one is testing the resulting noise reduction currently. |
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07-14-2015, 03:38 PM | #15 |
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You NEED... 13mm O.D (outer diameter) fish tank hose.
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07-14-2015, 06:53 PM | #17 |
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No, but Flo B, with the blue 135i will be on our trip. Its his pics in this thread.
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I like this solution, a fix I've found is to use some silicone vacuum grease at the part of the seal where you think there is a leak. I'll try the tubing fix too.
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Mattos or any 3M supplier(body shop supplier) sells this stuff. IF you have a "helper" you can also use a US dollar bill... put it half way between the window and have your assistant, move the dollar bill in a sawing motion all around the window seal. When there is less resistance... take a close look at the door gasket there.
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You can also see where the grease has made contact with the window as well (though the auto open of the window skews it a bit), I heard of that stuff you're talking about though but I figure most people have some grease lying around.
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