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Old 01-18-2008, 12:06 PM
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Default Lots of wind noise

I have a lot of wind noise coming from my drivers side door. If you are sitting in the car it is coming from the corner nearest your head, the top back corner. If I push on that spot from the inside it gets noticeable louder, or if I put my fingers in between the window and the window frame and pull, the wind noise goes away completely. The weather stripping seems to be OK, is there some adjustment that I can do to make the door close tighter against the body? The wind noise on the hiway is killing me.

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yes, there are adjustments. IIRC, it's between the door skin and the window frame.
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Default I have had that same exact problem for quite some time now, but only when it's cold out

It has something to do with the window not sealing just right up there, but I have as of yet to find a fix for it.
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Seals, replace them and it will go away if adjustment doesn't work.
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Default <Update> Someone posted about pushing a length of clear plastic tubing.....

...(appropriately sized) into the groove of the door seal and this helped it seal better and reduced the wind noise.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4/msgs/2324427.phtml">Click</a></li></ul>
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Default Had the same issue

I took the door apart (only a couple of screws to loosen on the interior side to take the trim off), and then tightened some of the bottom screws inside the door.

No more wind noise for me. Be careful not too tighten too much. I believe the B5 FAQ has instructions on how to do this (it's been a few years since I did this).
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Nice. I'll look into that when it isn't -5 F out...
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Same here.
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