Thread: Sealing Doors from Wind Noise

Originally Posted by n plus one

Not sure what year model your truck is but perhaps you could try installing the redesigned door seals off the late model Pumas?

Even they don't work! Just a sloppy design.
A lot of the problem, from what I can see, is that there's just bugger all overlap of the lip of the door frame and the seal.

Anyone tried noise canceling headphones - particularly for younger passengers?

Steve

Originally Posted by steveG

Anyone tried noise canceling headphones - particularly for younger passengers?

Steve

Is that to drown out the kids or the wind noise?

Originally Posted by slackerwells

Hey guys,
Im in the process of kitting out my defender for an end of year trip down around tassie with the family and have been doing a bit of work to try and dampen down some of the noise to make some of the long highway driving a little bit more bearable for the kids.

I've line the roof and floors with dynamat and it has done a great job, but there is a lot of wind noise coming in from around the doors when im on the highway (top of the doors opening up and flapping a bit).

I was thinking of maybe trying to run a double seal around the doors to seal them up a bit better and cut down some of that wind noise, has anyone done anything similar or got any suggestions?
Cheers,
Andrew

I have tried running an extra door seal around the front doors. I got the seal from Clark Rubber - peel off backing and stick on. Used it on the front doors and the rear door. Can't actually say it's made a lot of difference to the wind noise, but less dust seems to be getting in. I think some of the noise is made by the big mirrors.

Popped into a RR/LR repairer the other day. A customer with a Puma Defender was concerned that the bottom of the door had no seal and wanted one fitted.

An apprentice went out and fitted a seal to the door sill but couldn't close the door. That's when they realised the Puma have the bottom seal on the door!

Originally Posted by steveG

Anyone tried noise canceling headphones - particularly for younger passengers?

Steve

Funny you should say that, a friend solved the noise problems in his Perentie by using a regular pair of industrial ear muffs for less than $10 from the hardware.

At first the seal I fitted was much too think and held the door out too far, making the gap worse. Then I got a very thin seal, just enough for the gap, and that worked better.

Start with good genuine door seals and puma bottom seal. You can only put the striker a little way back before the door starts to bounce.

If top edge still catching wind, put a plastic shim between the top hinge and door. This should add a bit more clamp to the top front. Too many shims and you may fix the top but create a gap on bottom seal.

Still not sorted? Bend the top door frame slightly inwards. (With the window down!)

I had to do all the above and double up the puma bottom door seal with the older sill seal before I got the front doors to properly hold shut at speed.

Have fun!

If top edge still catching wind, put a plastic shim between the top hinge and door. This should add a bit more clamp to the top front. Too many shims and you may fix the top but create a gap on bottom seal.

Just curious. How does that help?