Side Mirror Wind Noise Fix

[Jayg84]

Lot easier if you open the door when installing the strip

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[HughJazzol]

I just came up on this thread, and my May 2024 car does produce a slight whistling/wind noise when I drive. I saw the TSB and that a dealer needs to order the parts ahead of time.
So, how do you arrange that? Let the dealer know that I'm having that problem, and ask them to order the parts? Will they believe me over the phone or via text? Or will they want to hear it, and then order the parts wasting time?

I plan to have them do this at my 10k first service in 4k miles.

 

[HughJazzol]

@MachLee
Lee, i bought 0.12 twine and followed your op advice. It doesn't look horrible, but it looks mehh. The plastic piece there curls in, so the twine either sits loose or has to be under the lip of the plastic lip.
Can I do better than this?

 

[HughJazzol]

Lot easier if you open the door when installing the strip

How so and why?

 

[nuMach]

In the electrical tape club, and I've never noticed it since. Blends well. (Scotch 33) Has the right non-shiny appearance.

I do like the spline solution, and may adopt it 'cause It is stealthier than the black. tape if the area was scrutinized.

 

[RonOinAZ]

Lee, i bought 0.12 twine and followed your op advice. It doesn't look horrible, but it looks mehh. The plastic piece there curls in, so the twine either sits loose or has to be under the lip of the plastic lip.
Can I do better than this?

This is what what @Jeff-NoVA suggested. I did it and it looks just fine.
https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/side-mirror-wind-noise-fix.29597/post-798782

 

[HughJazzol]

This is what what @Jeff-NoVA suggested. I did it and it looks just fine.
https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/side-mirror-wind-noise-fix.29597/post-798782

Wow, what a better look. Thanks a lot.
That rubber piece you used is U-shaped, so how did you insert it into that tiny groove? Did you slide the car's plastic piece into the gap?

 

[Jeff-NoVA]

Wow, what a better look. Thanks a lot.
That rubber piece you used is U-shaped, so how did you insert it into that tiny groove? Did you slide the car's plastic piece into the gap?

I just worked it in. I had some rubber seal treatment around that I used as a lubricant to make it easier. At the top, I gently used a hook to pull up the existing trim and tuck the rubber piece underneath.

 

[Mach-Lee]

@MachLee
Lee, i bought 0.12 twine and followed your op advice. It doesn't look horrible, but it looks mehh. The plastic piece there curls in, so the twine either sits loose or has to be under the lip of the plastic lip.
Can I do better than this?

It depends on your exact gap spacing. I could get mine in evenly as you could see, but perhaps my gap is slightly bigger than yours. I used a flat tool similar to a putty knife and pressed it in evenly. So you could give it another try, or you could try a different gapfiller material.

 

[MachERed]

Had a bit of a eureka moment and I think I've found the perfect compromise solution between spline (which works just ok for noise) and the thick rubber strip, which works better but is ugly. I had some of this U-shaped rubber left over from an unrelated project and it hit me after a road trip (during which I was still hearing more wind noise than I should) that it might fit nicely into the mirror gap. And wow, not only is it a good fit but it works GREAT - ZERO noise - and it doesn't look like sh*t.

Amazon link

At the top end, I cut out a notch so that it would fit right up against the top corner piece, otherwise it's not possible to push the strip flush without leaving a gap. I found it helpful to use a bit of Shin Etsu seal conditioner as lubricant to slide the piece in and push it up against the top corner piece, but it's not necessary.

Can you detail how you are getting that rubber into the gap? Did you start from the bottom and feed it up, did you just push in flat. Did you have to pry up the existing weatherstripping to get it to fit? Struggling to get it in and wanted to see if there was an obvious way that I am missing.

 

[Jeff-NoVA]

Can you detail how you are getting that rubber into the gap? Did you start from the bottom and feed it up, did you just push in flat. Did you have to pry up the existing weatherstripping to get it to fit? Struggling to get it in and wanted to see if there was an obvious way that I am missing.

I just worked it in slowly. The rubber seal conditioner I had really helped, basically acted as a lubricant. Did not need to lift any of the existing rubber except very gently at the top to fit it under the existing trim.

 

[MachERed]

Just did it and worked perfectly. Wind noise is pretty much gone. I was unable to get both ends of the stripping in, so I had to leave one flap hanging out. Still looks clean and works well.

 

[HughJazzol]

Just did it and worked perfectly. Wind noise is pretty much gone. I was unable to get both ends of the stripping in, so I had to leave one flap hanging out. Still looks clean and works well.

Can you share a picture?
Did you use what Jeff suggested?

 

[MachERed]

Did both sides, here is the driver's side. Yes, used the Amazon link.

 

[HughJazzol]

Did both sides, here is the driver's side. Yes, used the Amazon link.

That looks good.
Did you have any left over? You probably only used 2 feet or so, right? Can I buy it from you?

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