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Old 03-06-2019, 12:35 AM
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Hey All! I just got my new 2019 Coupe. Coming out of a 2016. I wanted to run something by you to see if this is isolated or not. When I exceed 35 MPH, it starts sounding like a wind tunnel in the cabin! It’s tied in with the speed, not the ventilation system being on or off, that’s irrelevant. It sounds as if there’s a leak in the seal of the windshield in the center or right side. I’m not saying it is, but that’s what it sounds like. And it gets louder when I accelerate. It’ll sound like the ventilation system is turned up top 5 or 6 when you get up to 60 and that’s with everything turned completely off! My 2016 was perfectly fine. Anyone else experiencing this one?
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It might actually be a leak around the windsheild. No big deal. Find the hole and as long as it's small, fix it. A great big gap means reset the windsheild.
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Take painters tape & tape around the windshield and see if the noise goes away, if not then at least you will know if the windshield is a problem.
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Check to make sure the top is secured. Check the latches.
That is the same sound I heard before my top flew off and I joined the Flying Roof Club.
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Originally Posted by repo czar
Check to make sure the top is secured. Check the latches.
That is the same sound I heard before my top flew off and I joined the Flying Roof Club.
Oooooh......so that's a thing?

Scary.
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Originally Posted by repo czar
Check to make sure the top is secured. Check the latches.
That is the same sound I heard before my top flew off and I joined the Flying Roof Club.
^^^^^ That was my first thought too.
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Originally Posted by PatternDayTrader
It might actually be a leak around the windsheild. No big deal. Find the hole and as long as it's small, fix it. A great big gap means reset the windsheild.
Happened to me a while ago (2014 Z51) during the dealer's process of resetting the targa top latching parts (TSB)....was NOT snugged properly at first....road test showed wind tunnel effect. Adjustments to latching solved the problem.
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Originally Posted by BELVIN20
Take painters tape & tape around the windshield and see if the noise goes away, if not then at least you will know if the windshield is a problem.
Sounds like it's at the very front of the windshield, but I don't know how that can happen if it fits underneath the plastic drain pan the wipers come out of. I took a quick look and everything looks tight. I'm in Jersey and it's freezing here right now. The tape is a good idea when it gets a little warmer. The latches for the roof look secure. I wonder if anyone on the forum has an email address of a design engineer in Bowling Green? I wonder what their first hunch would be?

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