Hello,

I have found that I have wind noise for a different reason and can't seem to figure out how to fix it permanently without welding equip. My latch is tightly fastened to the roof panel, however, the female portion on the windshield is loose, I lifted up the weather stripping and the dongle is attached by some sort of pins, rather than screws or something... the pins allow just enough upward motion of the female dongle to allow wind noise - so I stuck a nickel in between the dongle plate and the windshield frame - this has solved the problem - but I would like a more permanent solution.

Anybody have experiences with this type of problem before?

Thanks much

 

Hmm, I havent heard of the female portion of the latch coming loose before. The normal problem is it wearing down over time where the male end connects to it causing wind noise. The solution was to replace the latch so Im guessing its removable some how and the new one can be fastened down tighter. Maybe, it will come with new screws.

 

When I installed my hardtop, part of the job was to replace the latch parts on the windshield header with beefier ones. The old ones (as well as the new ones) definitely were attached with screws, not just pins.

 

If you have a year 2000 as your profile indicates, you still have the "old" style striker plates. These are held on by screws (3 if memory serves) and they have obviously come loose. As long as you are going to strip the trim away to get access to these screws, you may as well get the new striker plates and install them with the provides new screws. Just make sure you use permanent Loctite to put them on.