Thread: Rhino Pioneer Tray Noise

Originally Posted by rocket rod

I'll await your thoughts with the deflector installed to see if I'll get one.

Gee you put the pressure on me now. I'm a level 10 procrastinator! I've got to work out how to modify the brackets to fit aswell. I better pull my finger out. The noise isn't bothering me at the moment. The wife drives it to work

Have you tried moving it back a bit? It reduced the wind noise on ours.
I have a theory that wind was bouncing off the windscreen and hitting the bottom of the front edge of the rack, increasing the noise. When I moved it back a few inches the wind noise reduced.
My racks are different, so it's only a theory and could be wrong, but it might be worth a try.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Have you tried moving it back a bit? It reduced the wind noise on ours.
I have a theory that wind was bouncing off the windscreen and hitting the bottom of the front edge of the rack, increasing the noise. When I moved it back a few inches the wind noise reduced.
My racks are different, so it's only a theory and could be wrong, but it might be worth a try.

I could only move it back by about 5cm so I'm unsure it will make that much difference but I'll try that when I put it on in July holidays.

I will modify my respnse - went for a rural drive the lasst couple of days and it was quite windy - there is lots of noise in a crosswind. However, 110km down the freeway withg no wind is not that noisy.

Cheers
Lucas

Watching with interest, I'm considering getting one of these platforms but not keen on a lot of wind noise.

Originally Posted by kelvo

Here are two questions;

1 - The people with a noise issue did you cut the plastic cover strip as the Backbone instructions tell you?

2 - The people without a noise issue (From the roofrack) did you did you cut the plastic cover strip as the Backbone instructions tell you?

I don’t have a noise issue and did not cut the cover strip, it still runs the complete length of the roof. My D4 had no factory short or long bars fitted.

Woohoo, im in group 2 too!

same, i drilled through the black strip and siliconed the front edge of same leading to the windscreen down. Also siliconed up the other mounting holes. Plus Ive riveted the long bars to each cross bar intersection. No noise.

Originally Posted by josh.huber

Mine was horrendous at first. Then I put the tyres on. They were worse. Now I don't hear it at all.

I'll get the deflector fitted soon and report back

Hi Josh,
Did you fit the wind fairing to the Rhino Rack Platform... how did it go?

I previously had a roof top tent installed on the D4 Rhino Rack Backbone (D4 Camping Setup with Rooftop Tent) and didn't really have too much of an issue with wind noise. But subsequently removed the roof top and relocated it on our camping trailer and installed a full length Pioneer Platform and the increased wind noise was quite noticeable. Some times more noticeable than others, so i suspect it depends on cross wind direction and wind speed as well. The shape of the D4 roof makes for interesting wind turbulence and pressure dynamics discussion no doubt. I am about to order the 1130mm Rhino Wind Fairing so interested in your feedback.

Cheers
Naps

I recently installed the rhino backbone, is noisy as hell. With or without the rubber strip cut.

I think it’s because of the not so aero dynamic roof structure when you have the tray.

I was hoping the length wise slats were supposed to be quieter than my previous front runner backbone width wide slat layout - but I was wrong.