Yet again wind noise is ruining the ride!

[telboy]

Hi all,

Sorry for yet another post re wind noise but I am very nearly at a point where I will be getting shot of my MKV Golf Gti if I can't get some sense from somewhere.

I have had my car in at 3 stealers, had all seals replaced, doors checked, window guides replaced, car taped up etc and yet at 70mph plus, I have noticebale wind noise around the B pillar area.

can anyone help me out here and let me know the sort of noise level you should be getting in this area as the dealers have given up saying its now normal the amount of wind noise I am getting!

I live in Bournemouth Dorset and would even be happy meeting up to share with someone the noise I'm getting, I have been out in a newer version than mine and that was worse, the stealer just said VW are aware but can not help? 

This is my last resort, trying to sort out myself, if this fails I will be waving goodbye to what has been my best car ever (not including wind noise of course!) 

Thanks in advance for your time

T

[telboy]

Hi,

Can I ask you all to turn down your stereos while driving at 70-80mph  and let me know what sort of wind noise you get around the B pillar area? I do appreciate you'll get a certain element just need to know whether it's normal wind flapping noise or intrusive in anyway?

Huge thanks

Terry

[Mattso]

Only had mine about 3 weeks, and I don't use the stereo much yet, because I used to drive a diesel 

Haven't noticed the problem at all. 

[GTI CV7]

I can't hear the wind noise because of all the squeaks and rattles I've got at the mo...
But seriously, I had B-post wind noise on a previous car, and the root cause was eventually found out to be the wing mirror?! (not a VW though)
Just a thought. Good luck...
DA

[Pete Taylor]

when your window is up can you physically push it up any more?

[Cass]

Don't get this in my MY2007 GTI, but the tyre noise from the Dunlop SportMaxx's is something else

Cass

[telboy]

when your window is up can you physically push it up any more?

No movement in the window at all once its up, I thought it mighy be slipping too but no joy there. Such a weird one though, I know that wind noise will be there as the car cuts through the air, this is different as it does sound like a flutter of air around the b pillar. Thanks though for your post, all the best T

[eyeletboy]

my fathers mkv tdi is excatly the same. when ever i drive it i always comment on the wind noise coming from the drivers door. he doesn't seem to notice it. i have told him to take it back to the dealers but he shrugs his shoulders and says "theres nothing wrong with it". anything for an Easy life i suppose.

[GTI CV7]

when your window is up can you physically push it up any more?

Good point... you can reset the top and bottom soft-stop positions on the window regulators. The easiest way is to activate the anti-trap by a sharp tug downwards when the glass is on its way up in auto. It will then go into step mode. Close the window fully and pull and hold the switch upwards for a couple of seconds. You should hear the relay click confirming the newly set top position. The regulator will learn its bottom position after its been lowered fully... next time it should stop short (without the clunk)

[Pando]

Yeah mine makes wind noise around the mirror but i stopped listening to it and its gone now, thats the secret