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Old 12-13-2001, 10:23 AM
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Default Ive got quite a bit of wind noise at the top of my driver's door...

i looked at the moldings, everything appears fine, and i vinylex all the rubber seals for the doors about once every month or so...but there is too much sound coming in, my dad even noticed.

I usually run around with the roof cracked open so i didn't pick up on it, but its irritating. Any thoughts? I suppose i could get a thin line of rubber like a wiper insert to put behind the molding to make it stick out to get a tighter fit.

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Old 12-13-2001, 10:40 AM
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Default I copied this from a FAQ a long time ago...I can't seem to find it now though, but here's what I hav

**This is a copy of someones faq, I haven't tried it yet** Good luck

I had a wind noise problem which my dealer was successful in eliminating by realigning the (driver's) door at about 15K miles, but it started to return as I approached 50K miles. I took it
back, and this time the REALLY screwed it up. I had to SLAM the door to close it. I took it back and they fooled around with it for a few hours, but it still had a completely different feel than the rest of the doors. The dealer went so far as to suggest that I open the windows to close the door. I finally left in frustration and decided to fix it myself.

I did get one piece of useful information from the dealer. To test the seal, close the door with a dollar bill over the window frame. Pull on the dollar bill - it should be snug, but you should be able to pull it out without tearing the bill.Try this in several places, and compare your noisy door to one that is properly aligned. Once you find where the seal is too loose, you can point this out to your dealer, or you can try to align the window frame yourself (see below).

You will have to remove the door panel - see FAQ. The window frame is attached to the door at four points with T-45 (TORX) bolts. There are guide pins above the upper bolts so these points can
only be adjusted in the up/down direction. The lower bolts allow for both up/down and in/out adjustment. Adjusting the lower corner(s) of the frame outward will increase pressure on the seals at the top of the window frame. Only a very small adjustment should be required, and I recommend
loosening only two bolts at a time. In my case, since the frame was so far out of adjustment (after the dealer messed it up), it took considerable trial and error to get it adjusted properly. It was easy to get the proper closing
force, but it was difficult to get the outer seal
to seal uniformly. It tended to fold outward at the upper corner. Eventually my perseverance paid off, and I got the door/window frame back to its original alignment (or at least very close).
Old 12-13-2001, 11:39 AM
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Default I too have a wind noise on my 2001 A4...

usually only happens on the highway or on a really windy day...i figured it was my mirror, no air actually comes in though. Post if you find any results.
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