Wind noise--> weatherstrip??
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Wind noise--> weatherstrip??
As our trucks get older, the wind noise going down the road gets louder. Have any of you guys redone the weatherstrip on the doors or come up with an alternative. Turning up the radio helps, but I would like to have the cab quieter if possible. I would appreciate any suggestions and recommendations.
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You can order new weather stripping from an OEM part dealer like fordpartsnetwork, there is another one that is very similar but cant remember the name. I have ordered quite a bit of stuff from them for fraction of the cost of dealer.
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had another though, I once saw a show where they took a dollar bill, shut it in the door, window down of course. Slid it between the two, where it was loose, marked with tape then went back and added some weather stipping putty stuff behind the seal. I think be putty stuff is only around 5 bucks a tube or so, could be wrong you'd have to check. But that might be a cheaper alternative for a few more years of service.
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Originally Posted by empiretc
As our trucks get older, the wind noise going down the road gets louder. Have any of you guys redone the weatherstrip on the doors or come up with an alternative. Turning up the radio helps, but I would like to have the cab quieter if possible. I would appreciate any suggestions and recommendations.
This may not be the complete solution to your wind noise but Ford started putting an extra piece of L-shaped rubber on the very bottom of each door in or around 2000-2001 so needless to say I don't think many if any 1999's had these rubber pieces on the bottom of the doors from the factory. The mounting holes are already in your door and the rubber pieces come with push tabs that have 'teeth' on them to hold when pushed in the mounting hole. I think they used these as more of a dust prohibiter than a sound control function but since putting them on my truck back in 2000 they have accomplished both tasks. I don't have the part # right this minute but I can probably dig them up if you find your truck doesn't already have this piece on it. Mine is a 99.5 and it did not have them originally. Here is a pic to show the item I'm speaking of......
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Originally Posted by Scar13
hone depot, 3/4 vinyl tubing, take of strupping us a snake pull tuning through weather strip put back on DONE!
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Yes, that would do it. Thanks for decoding that TUrbo.
My truck does have those strips at the bottom of each door. What kind of adhesive should you use to reapply the door stripping?
My truck does have those strips at the bottom of each door. What kind of adhesive should you use to reapply the door stripping?
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You could use an adhesive if needed but the weatherstipping on my truck actually has a 'C' shaped metal piece impregnated into the weatherstripping that holds it in place when re-applying to the door frame. If you pull yours off you should find that there is no adhesive on it.
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Sorry was typing while I was not looking and working on the other computer..
Your Decode is SPOT on.. I had the same problem you had. That worked for me and fixed my issues.
No adhesive required.
get some soapy water spray all through the weather stripping before sliding snake through.
Newer models have 2 pieces of rubber ATTACHED to the weather stripping. Find this then use a pair of needle nose pliers and use of the small holes allready in the weather stripping and pull it out then run the Fish tape through. Connect to the Vinyl tubing have one person hold the weather stripping while you pull tubing through.
Your Decode is SPOT on.. I had the same problem you had. That worked for me and fixed my issues.
No adhesive required.
get some soapy water spray all through the weather stripping before sliding snake through.
Newer models have 2 pieces of rubber ATTACHED to the weather stripping. Find this then use a pair of needle nose pliers and use of the small holes allready in the weather stripping and pull it out then run the Fish tape through. Connect to the Vinyl tubing have one person hold the weather stripping while you pull tubing through.
Last edited by Scar13; Feb 16, 2006 at 02:32 PM.
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gonna have to give it a try. The noise isnt too bad yet, but its just such a difference from the father-in-laws brand *** new king ranch. We have had 40mph wind the last couple days and its dead silent in his truck while mine whistles.
How quiet did your cab get SCar?
How quiet did your cab get SCar?