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Old 08-23-2007, 04:23 PM
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so i either have a really really bad attention span or my side mirrors are have just been this freaking loud all along, but there is a crazy amount of wind noise coming from them at highway speeds. it doesn't seem to be cross-wind related or anything, either. is this normal? has it been happening all along and i just noticed it recently? am i nuts?
 
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Old 08-23-2007, 10:15 PM
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Hmmm...I've never noticed that problem.
 
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Old 08-24-2007, 01:50 AM
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I don't notice that if the windows are up. But when the windows are down, the left mirror (and probably the right too, but it's much further away) makes this high pitched whistling noise at > 50mph. I think it's the air going through the gap where the mirror can fold in.
 
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Old 08-24-2007, 08:57 AM
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I drive around with my windows down more often than not, and I have never experienced anything like that.
 
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Old 08-24-2007, 09:14 AM
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none of you get wind noise from the side mirrors at all?
 
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Old 08-24-2007, 10:05 AM
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I have all my windows down most of the time too, and I've never experienced it.

Sorry.
 
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Old 08-24-2007, 10:30 AM
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just to clarify, it's not the whistling or anything. it's just a wooshing wind noise.
 
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Old 08-24-2007, 10:48 AM
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mine did that and dealer said to keep the speed down to 140mph lol, check all the seals are good
 
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