Wind noise reduced 70%

[Ksagaser]

Used left over welting gasket between windshield and cowl seams. Noticeable difference for a few dollars. Should have done this a while ago.

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[IanNubbit]

I have wind noise on my Wrangler from where the Freedom Panels meet the Windshield frame. I have adjusted the brackets to their lowest position so the panels are on tight. I have no idea how to stop the wind noise. When I put the soft top on the noise is a lot lower, so it has to be in the panels. I do not have this issue with my Gladiator.

From my experience the wind noise is power on the soft tops, but the ambient noise is louder. I think it all just cones down to shape and wind buffering. I noticed a minor drop in the wind buffeting noise when i put on some vent visors.

 

[Shopshirt]

Used left over welting gasket between windshield and cowl seams. Noticeable difference for a few dollars. Should have done this a while ago.

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Across the whole seam or just under the corner panels?

 

[Ksagaser]

I did one long piece on the windshield. Still debating on trimming the piece on top of the hinges. Then cut two separate pieces for each cowl. I didn’t touch the hood seam.

 

[jc99]

@Ksagaser Did you just stuff it in or did you remove the sides and middle panel?

 

[Ksagaser]

Easy install, just stuffed in. Used plastic detail tool to help. Run finger along material to even out. Couple 80mph one hour test drives later and no movement.

 

[Jorgeperezjr]

Used leftover material from my hot headliners. Worked well with similar results in noise reduction. Thanks for sharing!

 

[JeepCode4]

Just finished mine also with sound deadening.
Just to set expectations here, this does make a difference. At low speed the cabin is very quiet now, where before you’d hear wind flowing through the area by the lower windshield and hitting the cabin.

at speeds 60+ it’s a bit quieter, now the wind turbulence is mostly from the freedom top by the sound of it, still a bit quieter. Not 70% though that’s a stretch.

 

[fourfa]

70% might be specific to someone who's running a cable through that spot, stretching the existing seal open so there's a direct open path to outside

Sounds like for everyone else with no cable installed there (like me), there's still some benefit

 

[wchevron]

Also tried it this weekend. As @JeepCode4 said, lower speeds it does seem quieter. Highway seems about the same.

 

[JT1]

Did mine on friday. Used some foil backed butyl rubber and put gorilla duct tape over it. Drove it on the highway yesterday in 40mph crosswinds. Definitely quieter. I should probably put on a set of ATs for an hour, but the tire noise is more noticeable, so the wind noise has to have decreased a bunch.

 

[Joe_G]

Thanks for posting this OP...I'm going to give it a try!

 

[Lunentucker]

I'm going to be the outlier on this and say that there's a slight crack in there that I don't want to seal up for fear of trapping water in a place where it previously readily drained.

 

[DunnMan]

I'm going to be the outlier on this and say that there's a slight crack in there that I don't want to deal up for fear of trapping water in a place where it previously readily drained.

You beat me to the punch. The guys stuffing foam and stuff in there is just going to trap water. I live in the PNW so corrosion is always a concern here.

 

[ifishihuntiplay]

Thanks. First mod my wife/financial manager will approve of...

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