Page 4 of 7 FirstFirst ... 23456 ... LastLast
Results 31 to 40 of 62

Thread: Rhino Pioneer Tray Noise

  1. #31
    Join Date
    Aug 2019
    Location
    Qld
    Posts
    9
    Total Downloaded
    0
    I’ve got a frontrunner 3/4 length rack. Seems Very quiet to me. Must be once you extend over the front dropdown portion of roof without a decent wind fairing or design that noise picks up.

  2. #32
    Join Date
    Dec 2019
    Location
    Perth
    Posts
    178
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Not sure if adding a light bar would help.

  3. #33
    josh.huber Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by imaz View Post
    Not sure if adding a light bar would help.
    I reckon it will. It'll stop more air going into that funnel as the roof raises up.

  4. #34
    josh.huber Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by Naps View Post
    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
    Hey naps,

    Fitting was a pain. I have heavily modified my platform to suit my specific need and lay out. The deflector can't be mounted on mine unless I work out how to build some brackets. I bought a light bar to go there instead. Which is still in the box.. To many other jobs on at the moment.
    I'll sell you the wind deflector if your local. It's still in the box. Minor marks and has been assembled as I was going to fit it.

  5. #35
    Join Date
    Apr 2020
    Location
    Melbourne
    Posts
    104
    Total Downloaded
    0

    Rhino Rack Pioneer Platform Wind Fairing

    Quote Originally Posted by josh.huber View Post
    Hey naps,

    Fitting was a pain. I have heavily modified my platform to suit my specific need and lay out. The deflector can't be mounted on mine unless I work out how to build some brackets. I bought a light bar to go there instead. Which is still in the box.. To many other jobs on at the moment.
    I'll sell you the wind deflector if your local. It's still in the box. Minor marks and has been assembled as I was going to fit it.
    Thanks Josh for the feedback and offer... but being based in Melbourne metro poses quite a few limitations for the foreseeable future as you could imagine. Undertaking weekend projects on the D4 to fill the isolation void.... and in some ways getting the Disco 'all dressed up with nowhere to go!' My Pioneer platform setup is a little bit more straightforward I think, so I will order a wind fairing and post some feedback once fitted and had a chance for some test runs on the open road (whenever that might be!!).

    Cheers
    Naps
    MY16 D4 SDV6 HSE 3.0L MOAB 265/60R18 KO2 - Carbon 12K Winch - DO 35 Hitch - RedARC TowPro - Rhino Rack Backbone & Pioneer Platform - Front Runner Ladder - 100Ah 'The Lithium Box' - Full Boar Fourbie Drawers & Travall - APT Front/Sump/AC/Sliders - Safari snorkel - Oricom DTX4200 - Cel-Fi - GAP IID - TyreDogs

  6. #36
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    Perth
    Posts
    4,089
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by josh.huber View Post
    I reckon it will. It'll stop more air going into that funnel as the roof raises up.
    Nup. Still awful. I have a 40” light bar sandwiched in and it’s still awfully noisy.
    2010 TDV6 3.0L Discovery 4 HSE
    2007 Audi RS4 (B7)

  7. #37
    DiscoMick Guest
    Have you tried moving the rack back a bit to see if the noise reduces? It did on our Defender.
    My amateur theory is a rush of wind is deflected off the windscreen and upwards. If it hits the front of the rack there is lots of noise. If the rack is further back the wind may go over the top of the front of the rack for less noise.
    No idea if that's correct, but it's my theory.

  8. #38
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    Perth
    Posts
    4,089
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Have you tried moving the rack back a bit to see if the noise reduces? It did on our Defender.
    My amateur theory is a rush of wind is deflected off the windscreen and upwards. If it hits the front of the rack there is lots of noise. If the rack is further back the wind may go over the top of the front of the rack for less noise.
    No idea if that's correct, but it's my theory.
    If I recall you can’t. It’s designed to be fixed in position fore and aft on the mounting rails. There is only side to side adjustment available.
    2010 TDV6 3.0L Discovery 4 HSE
    2007 Audi RS4 (B7)

  9. #39
    Join Date
    Jun 2019
    Location
    Montrose Victoria
    Posts
    197
    Total Downloaded
    0
    I to have the full length rack and it only seems to become noisy above 80Km/h. I read several reviews on the Rhino wind deflector and they were not very complementary, however I decided to make my own from a piece of plastic capping I had lying around, besides something to do while we cannot go anywhere, I also made my own brackets and used the top caps or whatever they are called to hold it on the front of the rack.

    As you will see it is currently tied to the roof of the garage so have not tried it out yet. As it is not the easiest thing to attach to the car it will have to wait until I need to use it. It could be a while.

    It is not the prettiest of things but hopefully it will be useful

    bracket.jpg

    top.jpg

    deflect front.jpg

    regards
    Geoff

  10. #40
    Join Date
    Apr 2020
    Location
    Melbourne
    Posts
    104
    Total Downloaded
    0

    Fitted a Rhino Rack Wind Fairing for Pioneer Platform

    Quote Originally Posted by Naps View Post
    .... I will order a wind fairing and post some feedback once fitted and had a chance for some test runs on the open road (whenever that might be!!).<br>
    Well the package arrived from Rhino Rack mob and I spent a couple of hours fitting the new Wind Fairing. The process would have been pretty straight forward if the Rhino Rack parts were made to fit correctly.... I seem to have an ongoing problem with Rhino Rack Pioneer Platform gear... just minor annoying things. When the platform first arrived the bolts to attach the Rhino platform to the Rhino Backbone were incompatible... apparently they changed the bolt design between platform models. Dumb idea... so they had to send me a new set of bolts (which took a month to arrive). Now... I find that the wind fairing model supposedly compatible with my Pioneer platform has two of the mounting spacers that clearly do not fit and would never be able to fit without some serious modification! Good grief Rhino Rack you make some quality (but expensive) gear... yet manage to make some basic design gaffs... get your xxxx together!

    Rhino rant over!!

    The upshot of the installation exercise and road test: The wind fairing made a significant improvement in the wind noise... I recon it drops the noise by about 50%. You don't really notice much wind noise until you get to about 80kph, but previously it was very noticable by around 100 - 110kph. I am glad to say the difference with the fairing was a marked improvement driving at about 100kph on the ring road ... albeit on a pretty calm day.

    Install:

    Misfit.jpg
    Of the 5 mounting blocks that slot into the Platform rails to secure the arms of the fairing underneath the platform... 3 fitted neatly into place, but the 2 outermost were about 2mm too long and not even close to lining up with the rails. I will be taking this up with Rhino Rack to see if this is again a case of a different set of fittings being required for the new model of platform.But for now... it was again a job for the Dremel.

    Rhino Wind Deflector 08 (2).jpg Rhino Wind Deflector 07.jpg Rhino Wind Deflector 05.jpg
    Emery wheel to shorten the plastic moulding and the plastic cutter to carve out a groove that would fit the platform rack. It all looked like a bought one once I had finished... but would expect that Rhino can make parts that fit together.

    Rhino Wind Deflector 04.jpg
    The mounting system is pretty clever... and allows you to curve the fairing by offset positioning of the rack mounts, this enables the small feet of the plastic fairing to match the contours of the D4 roof. It all took the shape of the roof pretty well. Position and firm up the middle mount and then do the outer mounts to the appropriate curve... then firm them all up evenly.

    Rhino Wind Deflector Final.jpg
    A neat enough result.... and for now it seems to work... time will tell. If not, the solution to noisy tyres, roof rack and snorkel air intake is the same thing... turn the music up!

    Cheers
    Naps
    Attached Images Attached Images
    MY16 D4 SDV6 HSE 3.0L MOAB 265/60R18 KO2 - Carbon 12K Winch - DO 35 Hitch - RedARC TowPro - Rhino Rack Backbone & Pioneer Platform - Front Runner Ladder - 100Ah 'The Lithium Box' - Full Boar Fourbie Drawers & Travall - APT Front/Sump/AC/Sliders - Safari snorkel - Oricom DTX4200 - Cel-Fi - GAP IID - TyreDogs

Page 4 of 7 FirstFirst ... 23456 ... LastLast

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Search AULRO.com ONLY!
Search All the Web!