sculhane

Hi,

Finally got to try the sunroof for the first time today. The wind noise the thing makes is ridiculous!

I noticed that there is a metal deflector that tilts outward at about a 45 degree angle when the sun roof is open. If I hold the deflector down with my hand, the wind noise becomes totally normal. I have never seen a metal deflector like this in any of my previous cars...

Is this bad design? Or am I the only one with this issue? Your suggestions are welcomed...

Thanks,

Steve

terp2007

I thought mine was pretty quiet, but I'm coming from an Explorer sunroof.

Da Hashi

i thought mine is pretty quiet also and the defector does a good job of blocking out the wind on the freeway.....not too windy inside....it great i think

bboysteele

I think mine is quiet. Not excessively load.

MaxToTheG37

iTrader: (3)

mines loud also........i noticed the metal thing about 3 days ago... i pushed it down and it was less noise too...

i wonder why there are such different opinions here... funny....

PSYH

The weather today was beautiful and I opened my sunroof for the first time... MAN IT WAS LOUD, my friend on the phone totally couldn't make out wth I was saying through the hands-free.

DiamondGCoupe

iTrader: (4)

LOL what you guys expecting? Even above 40 with the roof tilted it gets noisy. Bose QC3 ftw!

TerribleONE453

sounds like people are kinda having problems to me.... My sunroof is VERY quiet up to about 55... Have ridden in TONS of cars as well... will have to check out the metal deflector tomorrow

bboysteele

Another thing to keep in mind is that one persons quiet level might be someone else's noisy level.

TerribleONE453

very true... i seem to always think things are quieter than they actually are. lol

PSYH

Well, it's definitely much louder than the sunroof in a '98 Accord, an '00 Camry, an '06 330i, and an '06 G35 coupe; those are my reference points for loudness as they're either my car or friends' car which I ride in all the time. And when my friends can no longer hear me on the hands-free except for what they described to me as the sound of a sand storm, that's too loud.

KAHBOOM

iTrader: (4)

I agree with the OP...

In my G35 coupe it wasn't that loud. But I know that the roof is shaped slightly different. But I was considerign trying the defelctor that was in the G35 C.

prutkows

agreed .
If you don't like the noise just keep it shut? I close mine whenever i go on interstates or somewhere that i'll be driving 60+

sculhane

I had an RSX that was much quieter that this, hence my question...

Here is a picture that show the roof open. Basically, the problem is that there is too much space (about 3/4") between the deflector and edge of the roof, so there is a lot of air that goes under the deflector above 50mph, making all the noise. I would be curious the hear from others if the space is similar on your car.




This picture shows the deflector held down, which gives a much quieter ride, but it gets tiring after a while




I had a look and it doesn't look adjustable, anyone know if anything can be done before I try some MacGyver manoeuvre

Steve

wakeboardr116

iTrader: (6)

It sounds about the same as all my other cars to me, and they all have a deflector thing. But yeah it def. does get quiet when you hold it down, up until about 60-65 than it's just as loud either way. Holding it down at high speeds for me it kinda makes a popping noise like in a 4 door car and u roll down one window and it causes a wierd pressure change and you want to cut your ears off. lol

sculhane, man you need to hit that sunroof with some glass cleaner.