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
Master
SubscriberI remember Dad driving our Cortina down from Tom Price in the 1970s. No air con but to keep out the dust he masking taped up all the doors and windows bar his.
He has suggested a similar approach could work with the Defender to reduce wind noise!
In all seriousness I am also interested to see what people suggest. Mine has had wind noise from new but thought it was at least a massive improvement on all the past defenders I have known.
Gently massage the door frame towards the body.
Master
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Master
Hey Andrew,
I had the same issues when I first bought mine. You can make adjustments by moving the door striker on the pillar, which will pull the door in tighter against the seals.
It was a bit disconcerting hammering along at 100kmph and seeing daylight around the top and side of the driver's side door.
The striker only needs moving slightly, to pull the door in tighter.
Thanks Ozy i'll give that a go. If that doesnt work i'll try Tombies option of massaging the top of the door frame across a touch.
Certainly was a bit disconcerting at first seeing daylight around the door as your hammering along the highway!! it certainly freaked the mrs out a bit!!
Wizard
Some thing else to look at , the door seals do go flat with age . When you look at a new seal , compared to a old one , you can see quite a difference . I looked at seals on lots of modern cars , they are a lot better in there design . I often wonder why Land Rover never improved Defender door seals , all there other models don't suffer this problem !! Jim
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I have found a great way to reduce the noise in your Land Rover, buy a Discovery 4.
Still love my Defender/110/Series III /Series IIB etc!
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Fossicker
SubscriberAfter I first got my TD5 in 2004, I had a lot of air space around the doors and the dealers replaced the seals with a new, heavier section rubber seal which greatly improved things. Perhaps that would help in your situation also.
Moderator
Another trick that does work with the seals after they go flat.
The seals are generally hollow. You can cut a small slit and slide in flyscreen rubber that will give them mass again. Works to a certain extent.
I have tried pretty much everything and while some improvement with the above and later replacing seals, adjusting striker and even additional draught stopper tape, the improvement is only marginal at best. The door assembly on these and the seals are just very poorly designed and never going to provide a decent seal.
The problem with adding additional seals is the doors then become very hard to close with internal pressure and the air having nowhere to go as there are no vents like in most cars to accommodate this pressure.
Maybe consider Dukes of Hazzard Style. Leave your windows open when out of the car and weld or seal up the doors.
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