Wind noise through window

[Dwight Morrow]

Does anybody else have excessive wind noise coming in through the windows? I
have a friend with a 2001 Outback Wagon with the same problem. Clearly the
seal around the window.

Any ideas?

Love my new 2003 Legacy GT sedan though, despite the fact that it's somewhat
underpowered.

Regards, Dwight

 

[TW-Ohio]

Wind noise through window

From: Dwight Morrow (e-mail address removed)
Date: 10/17/2003 8:03 PM Eastern
Does anybody else have excessive wind noise coming in through the windows? I
have a friend with a 2001 Outback Wagon with the same problem. Clearly the
seal around the window.

Any ideas?

Love my new 2003 Legacy GT sedan though, despite the fact that it's somewhat
underpowered.

Regards, Dwight

This is the biggest complaint I have about my car...
My local dealer (LD) has yet to solve my '02 GTs' noisy wind(ow) problem. *But*
I have to say I did NOT buy my car from this LD, so it's not their fault. My
Mrs '03 SE is fine.... They worked on mine, but it's only ok when I close the
door with the glass all the way up, and then do not open & close the glass
thereafter. But different speeds and temps affect the window differently, so
ot always silent all the time :-( I told them to adjust the height/travel of
the window but i think they changed the tightness via the passenger mirror. It
helped, but did not solve the problem. I still have to adjust it with most
every drive.....
Terry - '03 Silver Legacy SE sedan - 36 miles!
'02 Regatta-Red GT wagon 5spd - 23k miles
Yakima / TandeMover / Rockymount rack
To reply, get rid of the "nonsense"

 

[Rocketman]

TW, can you expand on that? I mean your comment changed the tightness via
the passenger mirror. I have a '94 Legacy Turbo that has a fair amount of
wind noise on the driver's door. The dealer made an adjustment when I had
the time belt replaced, but it's not apparent to me how they could do it
without taking the door apart.

Thanks

VW

 

[Jack]

Dwight

I think this may be one of the most common complaints about the
Legacy/Outbacks. Mine does the same thing. I have found it seems to
come right here the front corner of the window leaves the frame. I
can stick a folded up Wendy's napkin to where it about half overlaps
the black frame and the window and make it stop.

I know there seem to be adjustments the dealer do, to make this go
away. I have also found that if I roll down the window, then roll it
back up that it will re-seat and not be so noisy.

This is one of those problems that just gets old. It would make think
long about buying another Subaru because it is so annoying, kind of
like a pebble in your shoe.

Jack

 

[Todd H.]

Does anybody else have excessive wind noise coming in through the
windows? I have a friend with a 2001 Outback Wagon with the same
problem. Clearly the seal around the window.

Any ideas?

Just take it back to the dealer, describe the problem, and ask them to
adjust the window tension. It's a common issue with these frameless
windows.

 

[Dwight Morrow]

Glad to hear I'm not alone with this problem, but also sounds like there are
no complete fixes. Like others, I have to put the window up and down,
sometimes several times, to get a better seal.

Has anybody ever tried to pump up or fatten the seal by sticking something
(insulating type material) inside the fold of the seal? There's quite a bit
of space to play with.

Thanks to all who have responded!

Regards, D

 

[330xi]

apply liquid silicone to all your rubber moldings, this lubricates and
protects them

this and and adjustment should solve your problem

a little self maintenance goes a long way

(e-mail address removed)

 

[BoB]

Glad to hear I'm not alone with this problem, but also sounds like there are
no complete fixes. Like others, I have to put the window up and down,
sometimes several times, to get a better seal.

Has anybody ever tried to pump up or fatten the seal by sticking something
(insulating type material) inside the fold of the seal? There's quite a bit
of space to play with.

Thanks to all who have responded!

Regards, D

Here's a suggestion from awhile back you might try.
____________________
From (e-mail address removed) Wed Apr 24 01:31:33 2002
A trick I use is to open the door and put the window down
completely. The mirror gusset (as I like to call it) has a
space for the window to slide in between it. Squeeze this
together tightly and you'll be surprised at the result.
_____________________

BoB
For the duration of Swen, my address is inoperative.

 

[Bobby]

Had the dealer rehang my passenger side door on my 02 OBW for the same
reason. Now the driver side is starting to act up...


| Dwight
|
| I think this may be one of the most common complaints about the
| Legacy/Outbacks. Mine does the same thing. I have found it seems to
| come right here the front corner of the window leaves the frame. I
| can stick a folded up Wendy's napkin to where it about half overlaps
| the black frame and the window and make it stop.
|
| I know there seem to be adjustments the dealer do, to make this go
| away. I have also found that if I roll down the window, then roll it
| back up that it will re-seat and not be so noisy.
|
| This is one of those problems that just gets old. It would make think
| long about buying another Subaru because it is so annoying, kind of
| like a pebble in your shoe.
|
| Jack
|
|
| > Does anybody else have excessive wind noise coming in through the
windows? I
| > have a friend with a 2001 Outback Wagon with the same problem. Clearly
the
| > seal around the window.
| >
| > Any ideas?
| >
| > Love my new 2003 Legacy GT sedan though, despite the fact that it's
somewhat
| > underpowered.
| >
| > Regards, Dwight

 

[Gerry Mac]

I recently brought my '03 Outback to the dealer with horrible wind
noise and they reset the glass track in it. The noise is now 90%
gone.

Darren

 

[Jack]

I tried this and it worked great. I could feel the seal 'pop' out a
little and it took care of my problem. Give this a try before you go
see the dealer.

Jack

 

[Phil Fimiani]

I got it too. It all started when the wedge (driver side door) fell off. I
glued it back in the exact same place but the noise is there at high speed no
matter if the door was closed with the window down or up. It seems it coulduse
a wedge a little higher up. I think it has to do with the transition of the
triangular frame and the glass. Its not even so there is a slight void to fill.
If I could find some small rubber gasket material Id do it myself. I don't
trust the dealer to do it. It seems they never get a body job right. And I
don't want them messing up the whole door gasket. So I put up with the noise.

I just handed in my email marketing questionare and I never mentioned it as an
annoyance..... But then again I have a slight piston slap when the engine is
cold, just after the plugs were changed.....

80,000 miles... can't complain.....

 

[Gerry Mac]

A good dealer will be able to reseat the window hardware to eliminate
all problems. I just had mine fixed after 6 months of noise.