Roof Rack Whistle

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Roof rack whistle.

Run down to the hardware store and pick up a 2 or 3 foot bungee cord. Just got a new setup thule 450r aero bars echelon tray mounts and it whistles above 20mph which is annoying especially when i have my sunroof open. How can i stop the whistle on my thule roof rack. A roof rack experiencing excessive wind noise and whistling can be fixed with a wind fairing aerodynamic crossbars or a diy wind deflector.

The wind noise we hear from some roof racks is known as aeolian no ise and is produced by wind when it passes over or through objects. A whistling noisy roof rack can become very annoying especially on long trips. Let us help facilitate your next adventure. With the fairing the exterior sound is no worse than normal.

Rack solid is the nation s leader in specialty car bike ski surf luggage and roof racks from brands such as yakima thule inno kuat in addition to installing curt hitches. Constantly aiming at staying one step ahead and working closely together with the car industry thule introduces a new generation of roof rack systems. Is there a way to stop the whistling without installing a fairing as i really do not like the look of the fairings. Black is ideal but a color that complements your bike kayak whatever is nice too.

Whoever does answer this post i would be interested to know if the fairing help or hurts mpg. The next generation of roof racks. One thing i did notice is that without the fairing the roof rack whistle is quite loud. There s a quick fix that works like a champ in most roof rack whistle situations.

I just put a thule bike roof rack on and haven t had enough time to see if it takes a big hit on mpg.