Soft Top WIND NOISE
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From: Southern Illinois
Originally Posted by jWESTFOO' timestamp='1397764625' post='23117751
I've heard of people replacing the soft top strikers with hardtop strikers which seem to provide a tighter and closer hold. I don't know how effective they are, but it's something you could look into. A simple and cheap enough procedure too.
http://www.hardtopguy.com/store/prod...0&bestseller=Y
While installing my hardtop, after I added the hardtop strikers, I put the soft top back up and went for a drive. Absoultely a night and day difference. There wasn't much wind noise until 80mph+
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A combination of two things fixed this in my old '00 and in my friends '01: The spacers under the latch bases, and greasing the of the rubber seals for the top (especially those up front)
Pick up some Shin-Etsu silicone grease (p/n: 08798-9013) from your local Honda dealer or online.
Clean all rubber seals with a rag, then thinly apply the Shin-Etsu
Usually best if you allow to sit overnight or at least for a few hours (it will actually soak into the porous rubber), then wipe off the excess (if any).
Pick up some Shin-Etsu silicone grease (p/n: 08798-9013) from your local Honda dealer or online.
Clean all rubber seals with a rag, then thinly apply the Shin-Etsu
Usually best if you allow to sit overnight or at least for a few hours (it will actually soak into the porous rubber), then wipe off the excess (if any).
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From: SoCal
I know this subject has been beaten like a dead horse but what can I do to reduce this terrible wind noise. My soft top was replaced right before I bought the car, I am not sure if it an OEM top or Robbins. Either way, I would like to reduce the wind noise because it is absolutely brutal at highway speeds. I have already disconnected the catchers and added washers. This seemed to help minimally for a short amount of time. What other tricks are out there? Can you buy a better seal? Please help!
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From: socal
Grease the front seals (and probably good idea to do window seals too) and tight up the latches with hardtop strikes or I'm sure you can move it back a little so it pulls the top down more.
It's strange, if you put on a new top it should be really tight, almost too tight. When the fabric stretches out is when it gets all loose. When I installed my EZTop, it was really hard to latch but there was zero wind noise.
It's strange, if you put on a new top it should be really tight, almost too tight. When the fabric stretches out is when it gets all loose. When I installed my EZTop, it was really hard to latch but there was zero wind noise.
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