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Old May 30, 2006 | 01:23 PM
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Help !!! I am getting wind noise that appears to be coming from the drivers side of the Clear Top. What can I do to stop it or at least make it less noticeable ???
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Old May 30, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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Do a search for window tip-in adjustment.

Or possibly you need to replace the weatherstrip on the top if that doesn't work. Easy fix.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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I've got this site bookmarked, but I haven't tried his suggestions so I can't verify if they work or not.

http://www.johndennington.com/

Go to his Corvette Site, then to the "How To" section and you'll see a couple of links for window tip-in adjustment and window blowout plug adjustment, both of which are supposed to minimize wind noise.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:58 AM
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Good chance the plexiglass clear top is coming away from its frame Have a body shop glue it back tight or get ready to buy a new top!
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Old May 31, 2006 | 09:17 AM
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Don't forget the weatherstrip around the rear hatch. Mine folds in wrong every time and can cause wind noise. Good luck.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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I was getting wind noise from the passenger side.

The cause was the verticle weather stripping on the OUTSIDE rear of the window. The upper portion was folded under the top stripping. Make sure the outer portion of the verticle weather stripping sits outside of the targa weatherstrip - right in the rear corner of the window where the 2 strips meet.

I make it sound like the weather stip is on the window when it's actually on the car body.
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