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Topic: Wind noise
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Harley
Gearhead Posts: 204
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Registered: Jul 99
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posted 05-11-2006 10:56 PM
 
Some people may love the sensation of the wind in their ears while driving their Mustang, but I've got a problem with it.Mine isn't a convertible. Is there a simple way to adjust the windows in my 69 sportsroof to get rid of the annoying "whistle" of the wind? I'd thought it was a matter of new rubber around the doors, but that didn't change anything.
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 29200
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 05-11-2006 11:56 PM
How do the doors close?------------------
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Harley
Gearhead Posts: 204
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Registered: Jul 99
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posted 05-12-2006 12:53 AM
Doors close fine. The window mechanisms roll nice and smooth, but it seems like the angle of the glass is off.
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 4511
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 05-12-2006 01:24 AM
Just one of several possibilities is this ... If your car is 67-8 (maybe 65-6 too?), there's a rubber stopper inside at the bottom of the door. If the bottom of the door has been repaired (most have at one time), the rubber and its mount may not have been replaced. That can cause the top of the window to drop open slightly.
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indyphil
Gearhead Posts: 3394
From: Senoia, G.A. USA
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 05-12-2006 08:03 AM
My car does that too.
Only when I get above about 90mph, unless the gap gets big then it starts at about 70mph. It can be very annoying. Doors close fine its all in the windows. They drop a tiny amount and leave a gap at the top which whistles.Yes mine is a 68. The window mechanism really needs rebuilding though, the windows can be hard to crank up but almost wind down under their own weight. ------------------
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Blacksmith
Gearhead Posts: 604
From: Front Royal, Va., USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 05-12-2006 08:41 AM
My 65FB does it too, at 65 & up sounds like I'm in a wind tunnel. Thank God for the LOUD exhaust that drowns out the wind!!!Looks like not only window & door adjustments but bad/missing pieces of weather stripping contributes to it too.
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gjz30075
Gearhead Posts: 105
From: Roswell, Ga.
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 05-12-2006 10:46 AM
Have we just got used to new cars? I can't remember if that kind of wind noise was normal or not.
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Harley
Gearhead Posts: 204
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Registered: Jul 99
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posted 05-12-2006 06:09 PM
Leave it to my wife to provide the most logical answer."Just turn up the radio."
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 22791
From: Reno Nv M&M #1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 05-12-2006 06:10 PM
quote:
Originally posted by gjz30075:
Have we just got used to new cars? I can't remember if that kind of wind noise was normal or not.
Thats what I was thinking too. 
Add to that list,better seats,A/C,power everything,over drives etc 
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Harley
Gearhead Posts: 204
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Registered: Jul 99
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posted 05-14-2006 06:41 PM
I agree that you can't expect the comfort today in a car that's nearly 40 years old.However, my passenger-side window definitely seems to be tilted outward. It doesn't meet the forward edge of the quarter glass at all, and it doesn't form a good seal across the top of the window.
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Scott H
Gearhead Posts: 1480
From: Chicago area
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 05-14-2006 08:13 PM
On the bottom of the door, underneath where the weatherstrip is, should be a couple of bolts with 1/2" or 9/16" head, and they should be in a slotted hole. Loosen the bolts and push them closer to the outside, tilting the top of the glass towards the inside.
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 27681
From: Hampton Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
Registered: May 99
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posted 05-14-2006 08:37 PM
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 22791
From: Reno Nv M&M #1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 05-14-2006 08:42 PM
I don't remember the last time I drove my 65 with the windows rolled up? ------------------
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mikel3891
Gearhead Posts: 111
From: philippines
Registered: Sep 2005
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posted 05-14-2006 10:49 PM
You can adjust the tilt of the window on the bolt below the window which has an allen adjustment at the center of the bolt. It adjusts the window tilt inward or outward.I had a leak problem there when I wash my car and that fixed the problem.
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Scott H
Gearhead Posts: 1480
From: Chicago area
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 05-14-2006 11:48 PM
quote:
Originally posted by mikel3891:
You can adjust the tilt of the window on the bolt below the window which has an allen adjustment at the center of the bolt. It adjusts the window tilt inward or outward.
Are you thinking of a 65-68?
Harley has a 69 and I beleive they are adjusted for tilt at the bottom of the door.
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Harley
Gearhead Posts: 204
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Registered: Jul 99
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posted 05-15-2006 01:32 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Scott H:
Are you thinking of a 65-68?
Harley has a 69 and I beleive they are adjusted for tilt at the bottom of the door.
I found those bolts at the bottom of the door and it was an easy fix. The glass fits nice and snug against the rubber. Thanks to everyone for the advice. This is a great site.
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Scott H
Gearhead Posts: 1480
From: Chicago area
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 05-15-2006 06:44 AM
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Big D
Gearhead Posts: 6843
From: WELLS, NEVADA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 05-16-2006 12:06 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Harley:
Leave it to my wife to provide the most logical answer."Just turn up the radio."
That's why you have to have a kick butt system in you mustang.. Cuts right through the wind noise.. The old standard RADIO won't quite cut it.. ------------------
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fastford34
Gearhead Posts: 1299
From: penna
Registered: May 2002
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posted 05-16-2006 05:33 PM
you need to ride in a car that has the windshield tilted out ! say a....1934 FORD coupe for example.
or sit in the rumble seat...a much better ride than ANY motor scooter! now thats wind WHISTLING past your ears !!! ------------------
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 22791
From: Reno Nv M&M #1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 05-16-2006 06:23 PM
quote:
Originally posted by fastford34:
or sit in the rumble seat...a much better ride than ANY motor scooter! now thats wind WHISTLING past your ears !!!
I have got to try that one day  ------------------
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fastford34
Gearhead Posts: 1299
From: penna
Registered: May 2002
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posted 05-16-2006 09:24 PM
Ron, that is the original DRIVE THRU!all the bugs you can eat at dusk ! LOL ! it wasn't called the MOTHER-IN-LAW seat for no reason!!!!! ------------------
34 coupe powered by 351 c 4v
keith
it`s nice to be important but more IMPORTANT to be nice.
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fastford34
Gearhead Posts: 1299
From: penna
Registered: May 2002
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posted 05-16-2006 09:36 PM
BTW Ron,
you have a standing invite to ride in my coupe, passenger seat,rumble seat and take a turn behind the little wheel.
just my way of saying THANKS. ------------------
34 coupe powered by 351 c 4v
keith
it`s nice to be important but more IMPORTANT to be nice.
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 22791
From: Reno Nv M&M #1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 05-17-2006 12:01 AM
Thats great thanks ------------------
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