this is how i solved my wind noise even more..i did the other mod as well by adding washers underneath the strikers and did this...

1. i used vac line across the top of my windshield where the soft top and windshield frame meet

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47307631@N08/4334114017/

2. and this is how it look..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47307631@N08/4334856926/

3. TODA 2.2 stroker kit soon to be installed since i got 153k miles!! thats right i drive my S every single day!! why garage something this fun to drive!!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47307631@N08/4334115313/

 

good fix for potential wind noise...

now how do you post [img] with a flickr host? whenever i want to quote a picture, a lot of the time they come from flickr but they don't host the picture in an individual window...

 

thanks for the tip.

I had removed shims from under the latches to try and tighten things up, but that wasn't enough. I then used those extra shims and placed them under the strikers and things have really tightened up now. It's perfect, tight enough that I won't need the add the vacuum hose. I shin etsu greased the upper seals to keep them plump.

Just one note on the vacuum hose that was added, that space is designed to drain away water that may seep into that channel, so it shouldn't be too tight, loose enough to allow water to fall into the channel and drain away at the ends.

 

yes you are right with the channel but the vac hose is not to big to obstruct the channel. but once that part is sealing tight water won't even be able to get in there.

 

that I'm not sure how to do. that is why I had to do it that way

 

could you tell me what is the exact size for the vac hose?
thanks

 

it's a lil thicker but the hole is the same size of the vac line that goes to the air pump. I got a whole roll of it from autozone.

 

so its that simple? just line it up in the channel? was the wind noise less noticeable?

 

i put clear rubber tubing on the hook of the latch and it make a BIG difference in reducing wind nose.just cut a 1in peice for each side and work it on the hook.got the tubing at lowes .30 cents a foot.best 5 cents mod.

 

i am getting wind noise from the drivers side window where it meets the side of the hardtop seal. I used rubber pieces to make the front latches tighter and that fixed all my other issues.

anyone else get wind noise from between the window seal and window.

I have adjusted and adjusted and adjusted the top, still happens. May just get a new window seal for the hardtop!