LRBill

How much wind noise does your 996 have?

My 2000 has plenty of it. It's pretty loud at highway speeds and I'm wondering how much is normal. The wind sound seem to come from the window trim areas.

Does your have much? Does my car need to have new window seals?



Bill

Litesonic

I know what you mean.

I was expecting it to be a little less.
However, this helps me as the rest of the experience is so quick, I often find myself traveling at a faster rate than prescribed by the little white rectangular signs.

I just consider this as her whispering in my ear.

Dennis C

I have much more tire and road noise than wind noise. At one point, I did have excessive wind noise from my passenger's side window. I had the window adjusted and the noise went away.

Gonzo911

Those little gaps in the windows help you hear the Pcar's engine. A sound that us Cab owner's know oh so well. Think of it as a benefit!

Axeman

Is the noise coming from the windshield or rear window? If so this is a known issue that was documented in Porsche's TSB 6420.

Hurdigurdiman

It's only 'my baby' whispering in my ear. "Slow down you big hairy arsed handsome hunk of meat you" lol.

LRBill

It sounds like it comes from the sides of the car especially along the upper line of the windows. The dont look like they have gaps but the might....

Thundertub

Also might be the windshield wiper arms and blade frames in the wind. That is the case on my car. The flip-up of the hood in front of the wiper arms does not completely cover them from wind. They would be very noisy despite the curved "spoiler" on the arm. That is just to hold them down when driving at very high speeds. Otherwise they would just blow right off.

Could also be the vacuum caused by the abrupt ending of the rear view mirror housings as you go faster. They may be aero-shaped entering the wind, but that cut-off for the mirror face is a real Cd killer.

I don't expect there to be anything particularly quiet about my car. Noises are part of the ownership experience. LOL!

street rod

My car has no wind noise except for one spot near the front/top of the drivers side window. I put a 1 1/2 " piece of a dowl inside the rubber window trim where i heard the wind leak. The rubber folds over and it fits right in there so you can not see it. It pushes the rubber against the window in the spot where the leak was. Now its about 90% gone and the car has almost no wind noise at high speeds.

SSST

Interesting. With the top up, my cab has no wind noise. I'm really impressed with how tight it is.

Tire and engine noise is all I hear. Check all the seals and make sure the doors don't need a fit adjustment. I've read that the doors can sag slightly over time.

JeffC

I have a new to me 2002 Turbo that has dramatic wind noise coming from the mirror area of both sides of the car. At highway speeds, the noise is quite loud. I do not remember my previous 996 having this issue. I tried the suggestions of pushing on the glass around the window seal area but that has no effect on the sound. I remember reading somewhere, but can't seem to find the post, that the mirrors could be the cause and that there was a fix. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff

alpine003

Even though the rubber trim may seem ok, you have to remember these are frameless doors and the rubber trim pressing up against the windows can be very sensitive to even the most minute distortions.

A good way to test this would be to put painters masking tape along the windows on the outside to seal the window to a pillar areas and climb in through passenger side and take it for a drive.

I've never noticed wind turbulence noises from my side mirrors.

KrazyK

Bentley has an easy procedure to test/adjust window to seal fit.