350zer186

Hey, I have a 2006 roadster and I noticed that theres a lot of wind noise, road noise, in the passenger side near the window i think or the top. its weird i cant figure it out. cause i open the window to see if its something with the window but after i close it its still happening. anyone else have this problem? Its driving me nuts!! lol

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myork

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Wind noise? In a roadster?

Inconceivable!

MB33

iTrader: (6)

Stop by the meet in great neck every wed. at 8 if you can maybe we can check it out.

Waiz

iTrader: (57)

Try putting your top up.

LOL!!

jimbosr1

try a thin coat of dielectric grease on your rubber.i put it on all of my cars and it helps with the wind noise and with the water tightness.couple of dollars at a parts store.

oddjobbb

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Its a roadster get used to it.

Jennifer 2

Hey ZER186, I’m assuming this is a wind noise in the vicinity of the passenger window when the top is up. This isn’t normal as the z roaster’s aerodynamics provides a nice quiet cabin environment, top up or down. If a visual inspection shows nothing amiss with the fit of the top at the windshield header and at the sides, one other thing you could check is that the window is actually rising up to its full extent. As you know, each time you open a door the window drops down about a quarter of an inch to clear the overhanging weather-strip as the door opens. When you close the door the window then lifts back up to interlock into the weather striping. If the window did not perform this automatic lift function properly, it would not seal correctly even though you manually put it up with the window switch.

In the door jam you will find a little spring loaded, rubber-covered button that bears against the door when it’s closed. Operate the button a few times with your finger to confirm that the window lifts up slightly each time you push the button and drops down slightly when you release it.

One of the guys in my office had a Boxster with a similar wind noise. He fixed it by replacing a faulty door jam switch. For the price of that part from Porsche, you can buy a Nissan switch plus make a monthly car payment.

Jimbosr1, if I get into your Z and get a grease smudge on my Prom dress from that goop you slop on the door weather striping, I’ll kill you. As you know Dielectric grease is silicon grease. My dad also treated the rubber parts on cars is a similar fashion. However, instead of the messy grease he used a silicon spray product that dried on contact.

jimbosr1

i have used dielectric grease for 36 years,when you apply you put it on so very thin and spread it out as far as you can.your prom dress will not be harmed in any way.silicon spray is not good for rubber and will make the rubber briddle faster.

Jennifer 2

Thanks for that Jimbosr. I guess the devil is in the details, because your method makes perfect sense the way you explain it. Basically, I think both you and my dad are on the same page, as the main ingredient in both Dielectric grease and spray silicon lube, is polydimethylsiloxane (I had to look that up) This is your basic silicon oil. The grease has an inert thickener and the aerosol sprays are atomized, but both are highly recommended as a lubricant for rubber and most plastics.

jcandas

Good information, but most of the readers will just be asking for pictures of you in your prom dress

Lucky736

Very old thread but did you ever figure this out?