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Noise from Cross Bars - 4/24/2008 8:33:48 AM

nontoxicart

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Has anyone experienced wind noise on an 'original equipment' cross bars. At highway speeds I get this whistling sound. It was fine with just the roof rack rails.

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RE: Noise from Cross Bars - 4/24/2008 10:18:02 AM

roach

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I don't have the Oem one but I have Thule and I have to use the Thule fairing so I don't get the noise. Don't know if Mitsu makes one for there Oem crossbar.

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RE: Noise from Cross Bars - 4/24/2008 10:43:32 AM

tdford

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I have Thule with no fairing. I dont get a whistle or any noise thats too loud.

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RE: Noise from Cross Bars - 4/24/2008 3:20:33 PM

dodo2

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I have Rola crossbars and they make noise above 70 km/h (aprox 45 mph I believe). Easy enough to remove if they get too annoying. I have to take pictures before I remove them.

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RE: Noise from Cross Bars - 4/24/2008 3:45:23 PM

roach

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quote:

ORIGINAL: tdford

I have Thule with no fairing. I dont get a whistle or any noise thats too loud.

What is the model of your crossbar do you have the Aero one ?? I have the LB50 the black square one and without the fairing there Buzzing over 70km/h.

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RE: Noise from Cross Bars - 4/25/2008 9:37:08 AM

wholeshow

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I just install a brand new pair of Thule last week. I experience the whistling sound even @ 30 miles/hour speed. I am wondering if intalling the wind deflector on the sun roof can help, since I don't like the look of the fairing. If not, I will return the cross bars. Any suggestions?

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RE: Noise from Cross Bars - 4/25/2008 11:08:56 AM

roach

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After I got the fairing on the noise was gone and it's my 3 car with Thule rack I install the fairing on all of them. At first I did not like the look but I really do now give a sportier look to it.

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RE: Noise from Cross Bars - 4/26/2008 4:24:06 AM

foy1der

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I had a similar problem with Yakima cross bars. Though it was more of a low howl than a whistle. Bought the fairing on roach's recomendation and the problem went away.
What I am concerned about is what happens when you are using a ski box and the installation does not allow for the use of the fairing? Does anyone have crossbars with the sunroof wind deflector?

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RE: Noise from Cross Bars - 4/27/2008 1:13:05 PM

chenarm

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I have the Thule Bars with a Thule Atlantis 1200 Box, I noticed a bit of a sound when I installed it, but I was surprise at how little noise it made, I don't have the wind deflector, and the level of noise I'm getting is not going to make me get one. One thing that might make a difference is the possition of the bars, my front one was about 5 inches from the front of the rails, and the rear one was about 6 inches from the back.

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RE: Noise from Cross Bars - 4/28/2008 7:25:30 AM

ZuluXls

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I have a thule with the lb50 bars and a bike rack and an Evolution 1600 box....the noise is really not that bad...and if I close the sunroof (cloth) panel I do not hear anything (there is not use for the sunroof anyway with the box on top).

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