Bornidle
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Fitted a new set of roof bars on the Disco, is there a preffered potition to fit them to avoid the whistling noise  when driving , or will they whistle no matter what potition i lock them in ?
any info would be great  If at first you don't succeed
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Bornidle
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oopsy spelling (position)  If at first you don't succeed
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 9:47am |
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MacLeod 313
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
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mine are fitted all the time, hardly any noise really. Look in my gallery to see where they are fitted PERMANENTLY IN THE SITE NAUGHTY CORNER
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 10:07am |
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Bornidle
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thanx jcb If at first you don't succeed
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 10:09am |
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Bornidle
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jcb moved my front bar forward , ill test drive and see if that was the issue.
added pics of them to my gallery , watch as the prints are still wet  If at first you don't succeed
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 10:21am |
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Bornidle
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 ! still a screaming banshe noise coming them  , tad annoying when the sunroofs in tilt position,
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 8:33pm |
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BCP
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Do you have the rubber strips in?
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 8:47pm |
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ronp
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I've had my bars on since Day 1 ... 3.5 years ago.
Must say, I don't get any noise ... well not that I notice?
btw, thought there was only one fixed position for each bar ...
or is that on earlier models only???? slowly re-building my gallery after the wipe out !!!!
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 8:50pm |
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simon
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Yep, they only fix in certain places (where the notches in the rails are).
And with the rubber strip removed, they whistle like crazy.
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 8:56pm |
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Bornidle
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yup im taking precautions my rubbers in place  but still whistles ,  If at first you don't succeed
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 9:00pm |
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blue meanie
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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' global warming my ars...!!!
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 9:02pm |
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simon
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Bornidle wrote:yup im taking precautions my rubbers in place but still whistles ,
Take then off when not in use
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 9:03pm |
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Bornidle
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see my username? and you think im taking them on and off ,,
must be a fix  If at first you don't succeed
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 9:05pm |
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Bornidle
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there best fitted as it saves room in the back , as i have the nephews and their buddys in most weekends when we go fishing ,bars wouldnt fit in the back ? and rods get fixed to the rack if we dont hav ethe rod suction mounts at hand If at first you don't succeed
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 9:07pm |
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Bornidle
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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 If at first you don't succeed
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| Sat Aug 30 2008 9:19pm |
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