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Aaron S
Nope they help quite a bit.
Roof Rack wind noise...
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Nope they help quite a bit.
It's been several years, but I recall noting barely a hint of increased wind noise when I added my Hannibal rack.
The noise level (assuming no gear on top, just everyday driving set-up) will vary with different types of racks, as well as other accessories such as the aux lights mentioned.
The noise level (assuming no gear on top, just everyday driving set-up) will vary with different types of racks, as well as other accessories such as the aux lights mentioned.
R_Lefebvre
Expedition Leader
I'm guessing the noise depends on the tube profile? I'd think sharp square tubes would be the worst, and round tubes better? I'm in the middle of making a light bar which clamps onto my factory 04D2 round tube rails. I used 2x2" aluminum rounded corner tubing. I'm hoping it's not too loud or draggy. I'm putting 4 FF500's on top. Anyway, it will end up being really easy to remove if needed.
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JSBriggs
Adventurer
Hehe, should we agree on a price now...or then?
Hijack: Let me know when the little green one goes up for sale....
-Jeff
MuddyMudskipper
Camp Ninja
If you get a SD Highlander style rack there is a wind noise reducer that you can get that fiberglass spoiler bridging the lower front rail to the roof. It is/was made my SD and I've seen pictures of it installed once. A little hard to come by these days but they're still out there.
FourByLand
Expedition Leader
If you get a SD Highlander style rack there is a wind noise reducer that you can get that fiberglass spoiler bridging the lower front rail to the roof. It is/was made my SD and I've seen pictures of it installed once. A little hard to come by these days but they're still out there.
So the wind noise is generated by the air flow below the rack and this would divert it?
R_Lefebvre
Expedition Leader
Probably a big part of it. You'll notice any SUV's with big OEM racks (ie: Xterra) have a wind deflector panel at the front.
MuddyMudskipper
Camp Ninja
No the wind noise on a Disco w/ a rack isn't solely generated by the air flow below the rack. I'd imagine you'd still get noise from the legs, bolted on accessories, etc. However it does make sense that the wind noise reducer lessens noise by diverting air up and over rather than through (at least) the front of the rack.
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Aaron S
I have had a high rack with a deflector, no lights; and high rack with lights; a low rack with lights. Lights make a difference, more than a deflector, but the biggest difference is the low rack. Much quieter.
FourByLand
Expedition Leader
Right, I am just curious if it would be more beneficial to completley block off the entire front section (behind the lights) or if that piece combined with lights would be sufficient.
I dont care about the wind noise either way, just thinking out loud.
I dont care about the wind noise either way, just thinking out loud.
MUSBJIM
Observer
Luis -
Hope this message finds you and the family in good health & spirits!
FWIW here are a couple pics of my GDE Classic w/full rack. I installed a Thule wind deflector (van width) across the front of my rack with the leading edge resting in the rain gutter. It reduced the wind noise significantly.
Peace - Out!
Hope this message finds you and the family in good health & spirits!
FWIW here are a couple pics of my GDE Classic w/full rack. I installed a Thule wind deflector (van width) across the front of my rack with the leading edge resting in the rain gutter. It reduced the wind noise significantly.
Peace - Out!
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DoKarider16
Observer
This is not Land Rover specific but I just recently designed and helped build a rack for my VW Double Cab Syncro. I drove around with it in bare steel to start with just to make sure things were good. When I first got to the freeway it was so loud that I thought it was not going to be useable and I was going to be out about $700 in steel. I just started taping up everything that I thought would cause noise. I used wide painters tape and in so doing found that welding a tab between the two bars in front kept from setting up harmonic vibration and then found that the two front corners were generating 90% of the wind noise. I have pieces of a rack fairing zip tied on there to keep the air from going down through those corners. I don't really notice any wind noise from the rack after that. This is of course considering this is not a quiet truck to start with it is big and boxy so there is plenty of noise from other places. You might give this a try for seeing if you can quiet your rack.
Craig
Craig