Roof bars too low for wind fairing?

[WaistDeepGroomers]

Got some new cross bars, they be whistling a bit so wanna get a fairing for em. They only sit about 4" above the hood of the car though, and seems like most of these wind fairings are designed for bars that sit higher. Anybody have any insight or know who makes a Lower sitting set?



These are the times that try men's souls... #gearcrisis

[Skidog]

doesnt look like thule or yakima. They typically sit higher i think.. not a specialist nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night so YMMV

[El Chupacabra]

Try moving them rearward, maybe there will be less wind noise?

[WaistDeepGroomers]

Try moving them rearward, maybe there will be less wind noise?

Hmmm...

[::: :::]

we had thule (square bar) on our vw (passat & jetta)
did not whistle

no help on fairing

[John_B]

It looks pretty trashy, but try wrapping parachute cord around the bars. I was looking into a fairing for my girlfriend's car but doing the p-cord trick took care of a lot of the noise for dirt cheap. I typically wrap it around about 5-7 times and tie off to the towers.

[mecc69]

You should try moving them from the hood to the roof. Might help, who knows.

[jackstraw]

And those are the bars that aren't supposed to whistle.

[adrenalated]

Drive slower. Make sure you're in the left lane.

[WaistDeepGroomers]

Drive slower. Make sure you're in the left lane.

Ah of course! Still learnjng the local customs here in utah. Had been driving in middle lane alternating blinkers as I sped out of control with the lights off at night.

[El Chupacabra]

might just be the thin utard air.

It's 3.2 air.

[snowaddict91]

Ah of course! Still learnjng the local customs here in utah. Had been driving in middle lane alternating blinkers as I sped out of control with the lights off at night.

Just don't forget to use your mirrors!

[stuckathuntermtn]

Those look like the Thule aero bars. Do they even make a fairing for that?

[WaistDeepGroomers]

Those look like the Thule aero bars. Do they even make a fairing for that?

They be some $45 Chinese ones. No name brand. I would be looking at universal fairings.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Slap a fairing on there. It'll bend up a little if the bars are too low.

[DJSapp]

Just go full custom already!

[reckless toboggan]

1. Buy some plastic roll at the hardware store

2. Cut to size

3. Zip tie to bars

4. [/End thread]

[Skidog]

1. Buy some plastic roll at the hardware store

2. Cut to size

3. Zip tie to bars

4. [/End thread]

Ghetto as fuck

[Sirshredalot]

Ah of course! Still learnjng the local customs here in utah. Had been driving in middle lane alternating blinkers as I sped out of control with the lights off at night.

You're figuring it out!

[DropCliffsNotBombs]

Fairing might make the wind noise worse! It's not designed to make your rack quieter or to make your car more aerodynamic.
Rack manufacturers originally made fairing for logo placement space on their sponsored vehicles. Then the public liked the looks of the fairing, so they started making it as an add-on feature. It's purely for cosmetics, no matter what the catalog says...

[stuckathuntermtn]

No, it can really effect wind noise, especially with square bars.

[El Chupacabra]

They be some $45 Chinese ones. No name brand. I would be looking at universal fairings.

Do your Chinese roof bars have this sort of rubber strip in a channel?

http://www.rhinorack.com/en-us/produ...ing-strip_m626

The flat bars I've looked at all have that type of insert. It's supposed to cut down on wind noise.

[John_B]

That is a much nicer looking method than the para cord I suggested above. Same effect I guess.

[WaistDeepGroomers]

Do your Chinese roof bars have this sort of rubber strip in a channel?

http://www.rhinorack.com/en-us/produ...ing-strip_m626

The flat bars I've looked at all have that type of insert. It's supposed to cut down on wind noise.

Yeah they have a normal looking flat insert. Gonna try moving the bars back this weekend first.

[Breomonkey]

See that cavity on the inside of where the crossbars mount to your roof bars? It's viewable in the pic on the far side of your car. My guess is this is the source of the noise. Find some heavy duty black colored gorilla tape and NEATLY cover the concavity so the air has a smooth flow. Or come up with some other creative, minimally ghetto way to clean up areas for creating disturbed air. You might also slap a piece over the round holes on the ends of the bars.

If that doesn't solve it, I'd second the wrapping the bar a few times with paracord. This disrupts the airflow and may help on the noise.