wind noise and roof
Discussion
Help my roof on my s1 is giving me tinnitus in one ear 
At first I thought it must be the engine or something but I noticed it only happen when the roof was on. I get a massive amount of wind noise from the far front right corner. I've stuck a cloth in there from the inside and that seems to have stopped most of the noise for now.
Does anyone else have this trouble with their roof?
At first I thought it must be the engine or something but I noticed it only happen when the roof was on. I get a massive amount of wind noise from the far front right corner. I've stuck a cloth in there from the inside and that seems to have stopped most of the noise for now.
Does anyone else have this trouble with their roof?
If there's a noticeable gap you can adjust the angle of the windows to suit the hardtop. Also if you've had the roof off for the summer it may have dried the seals out slightly, try spraying silicone spray (in halfords, yellow can) on all the rubber bits where the roof meets the car (and any bits on the roof itself).
Good advice above, although on long journeys or spirited drives the only safe option is to wear ear plugs.
The problem, as many bikers found to their hearing peril, is that wind noise which is typically generated by pressure through gaps ( crash helmets, the roof ) is of the most damaging frequency to our hearing of all. It is also a very nasty frequency in that it doesn't hurt our ears so much at the time.
Decent emergency ear plugs.......bite into a paper handkerchief and roll the (wet) paper into a ball, stuff in ear.
Otherwise nice softie ones available at most chemists like Boots. If you are a newbie to earplugs, practise with a friend how to keep your voice at a reasonable level....you tend to bawl at people otherwise.....not cool.....
This may sound weird, but with decent earplugs you can actually enjoy the music at high speed. The background noise (the wind noise)is negated.
The problem, as many bikers found to their hearing peril, is that wind noise which is typically generated by pressure through gaps ( crash helmets, the roof ) is of the most damaging frequency to our hearing of all. It is also a very nasty frequency in that it doesn't hurt our ears so much at the time.
Decent emergency ear plugs.......bite into a paper handkerchief and roll the (wet) paper into a ball, stuff in ear.
Otherwise nice softie ones available at most chemists like Boots. If you are a newbie to earplugs, practise with a friend how to keep your voice at a reasonable level....you tend to bawl at people otherwise.....not cool.....
This may sound weird, but with decent earplugs you can actually enjoy the music at high speed. The background noise (the wind noise)is negated.
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