Roof Rack Whistle

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Roof rack whistle. A whistling noisy roof rack can become very annoying especially on long trips. This whistling is caused by wind hitting the roof rack at high speeds and can be easily fixed in a few different ways. How can i stop the whistle on my thule roof rack. 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.

One thing i did notice is that without the fairing the roof rack whistle is quite loud. Constantly aiming at staying one step ahead and working closely together with the car industry thule introduces a new generation of roof rack systems. 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. Thule edge and thule evo.

With the fairing the exterior sound is no worse than normal. Run down to the hardware store and pick up a 2 or 3 foot bungee cord. 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. Whoever does answer this post i would be interested to know if the fairing help or hurts mpg.

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. A roof rack experiencing excessive wind noise and whistling can be fixed with a wind fairing aerodynamic crossbars or a diy wind deflector. The low profile thule edge system offers a sleek integrated design while the thule evo system maximizes the loading area and comes with a variety of load bar options.

If the surface the wind passes over has a consistent shape the disturbance becomes tonal and at certain frequencies very annoying.