SN
Joined: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Doing the Lambeth Walk
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blue meanie wrote:roof bar noise pales into insignificant background ambience when compared to the roar/thunder/end of humanity noise a freshly fitted Windcheetah rack makes down the M4 at 80 as I discovered after picking it up from Ken the other night, well when I say picked up I actually mean 'fitted' 
G4 Expo Rack + some lights beats 'em all for noise in my opinion, drowns out the ST tyre whine - stereo running at 13 and above cures it though  Steve N | 2006 TDV6 S Auto in Buckingham Blue | Member of the top ten club | Am I online?
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ronp
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
Location: over the edge!!
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Bornidle wrote:ronp what slots are the bars you have fitted in ? maybe ill try the same ones you did and see if its a position issue
Not had them off since initial fitting.
But as I recall they would slide up and down the rail, but would only lock in one position.
And that's where the slots are.
Take a look in my gallery at some side on pics and that should give you an idea.
If needed, i can go out and measure.
btw, don't know if it makes any difference, but I don't have a sunroof. slowly re-building my gallery after the wipe out !!!!
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| Sun Aug 31 2008 8:04am |
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MacLeod 313
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
Location: East Sussex
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I get NIL noise, even with roof open..............sure they are square? rubbers in, tabs in covering allen key bolt? PERMANENTLY IN THE SITE NAUGHTY CORNER
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| Sun Aug 31 2008 9:24am |
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BCP
Joined: 25 May 2005
Location: East Scotland
Posts: 826
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 , JCB have you noticed a PM from me?
BCP
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| Sun Aug 31 2008 9:26am |
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Andrew van den Heever
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Location: Cape Town
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Sometimes the whistle comes from the little gap between the edge of the rubber strip and the rack at the bar end. Check it out. If it looks like that then just tape it up and see if that works.
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| Mon Sep 01 2008 12:56pm |
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DaveT
Joined: 01 Aug 2005
Location: Cornwall
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The whistle on mine comes fro the 4 eye bolts fitted for easy lashing of oztent
Makes an absolutely perfect  D3 number 3: 08 TDV6 SE Stormygrey /owlpacker
SIII Lightweight - neglected & rusting. Bulkhead now disintegrated - but its got a full service history!
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| Wed Sep 03 2008 7:20pm |
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MartinR
Joined: 27 Jan 2008
Location: Oxon
Posts: 18
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Canoe pads cured the whistling on my Thule square bars...
Have left the bars on after recent trip to N. Wales with canoe on roof and I'm getting (indicated) 31.something mpg over a couple of tank fulls, against best ever of 32.something for a run, not a tank. Quite surprised at how little difference the bars make (and the 16 foot canoe actually appears to have no impact, but perhaps that's 'cos I drive a little more cautiously!)
Martin
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| Thu Sep 04 2008 6:49pm |
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Bornidle
Joined: 14 Aug 2008
Location: Parked Up
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so all i need to stop the whistle is a canoe  
But i have a large a**e and it wont fit in a canoe, so pretty pointless excersice  If at first you don't succeed
skydiving is not for you.
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| Thu Sep 04 2008 7:00pm |
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741hcr
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 59
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Because of the whistle noise I decided to buy Thule bars. The square bars were even worse so I ordered Thule Aero Bars and they are still very intrusive once you get over 50mph. I even taped every tiny slot up and they are still a pain to drive with so have taken them off.
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| Fri Nov 07 2008 10:42pm |
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90BHP
Joined: 18 Oct 2006
Location: Half way along the road on the right
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MacLeod 313 wrote:mine are fitted all the time, hardly any noise really. Look in my gallery to see where they are fitted
That's because yours isn't moving  "To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
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| Fri Nov 07 2008 11:14pm |
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MacLeod 313
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 1593
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never moves at the moment  , mine are off now gathering dust cos the Expo rack is ordered.
Ebay them me thinks PERMANENTLY IN THE SITE NAUGHTY CORNER
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