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Offline Deefadog

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stopping the wind in the doors?
« on: 24 November 2004, 21:04 »
Just wondeing if anyone knows how to get rid of or deaden down the noise of the outside wind on the doors? on the motorway it tends to get a little annoying, new cars don't have this, just wondered if anyone has managed to solve this?

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Re: stopping the wind in the doors?
« Reply #1 on: 24 November 2004, 23:28 »
Doubt there's much you can do other than check that the door seals are OK - my old SAAB is the same. Aerodynamics are not the strongpoint of a 20 - 25 yr old design whereas it has become a priority for modern cars.
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Re: stopping the wind in the doors?
« Reply #2 on: 24 November 2004, 23:49 »
im with doopydug, ive had 3 mrk2's n they havent dont that,
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Re: stopping the wind in the doors?
« Reply #3 on: 25 November 2004, 00:16 »
I'll check the seals, they seem ok! It's not as bad as i may be making out, just want total silence if possible (i am a fussy git) lol :)
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Re: stopping the wind in the doors?
« Reply #4 on: 25 November 2004, 01:05 »
has the door droped abit? so its not lining up pukka ???
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Re: stopping the wind in the doors?
« Reply #5 on: 25 November 2004, 08:36 »
Yeah it has dropped a bit, that's on my list to do's - i am sure i have seen lots of threads on it here using a washer or something!
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Re: stopping the wind in the doors?
« Reply #6 on: 25 November 2004, 08:42 »
Mines doing the same, i keep checking the windows are shut >:(

Iv put mine down to the pervious owner taken the door cards off and splitting the plastic sheeting over the door and the wind comming in through there, could be wrong tho ???

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Re: stopping the wind in the doors?
« Reply #7 on: 25 November 2004, 09:32 »
the seals on most mk2 have been on the car for about 15yrs so have deterioated. the problem seal is the one that runs up the A-pillar and along the roof edge

fix on the cheap.....

re-align the door first off and see how that is

only other thing you can do is try and get the door to be a tighter fit. just loosen of the door strike pin and tap it inwards a bit. this will squeeze the door into the seals more.

this can ruin the lines of the car a bit as the door sits slightly more in compared to the rear qtr panel. but its all trial n error

alternativly, not so cheap......

replace the main door seal, and re-align the door!
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Re: stopping the wind in the doors?
« Reply #8 on: 25 November 2004, 11:33 »
Check the window seals as well, I think mine are split at the top!
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Re: stopping the wind in the doors?
« Reply #9 on: 25 November 2004, 12:40 »
Will do thanks guyz, would aplying some sort of rubber restorer help? could make the seals more subtle and thus giving a better seal?
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