Wind noise!

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Borderbmw
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Post Wed May 18, 2005 9:29 am

Im not just talking about my youngest's shocking talent of farting to order! (and its a girl!!).

My D plate 320i seems to get quite bad wind noise but only from the passenger door,the drivers door is fine but i also get a tiny trickle of water coming in the top of the door if i jet wash the car,im thinking the doortop may be bent slightly? the seal looks in good shape,no tears or anything i can see wrong? :eek:
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Treeman612
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Post Wed May 18, 2005 10:05 am

Hi - some threads about leaks indicate that it is common for top of door to not make good contact with rubber seal over time. The solution is to wind down the window fully, and gently bend in the top of the door frame so it pushes up against the rubber door seal better. This can fix leaks, but I reckon it will also help wind noise if the fit is bad - apparently, even the dealers do the 'door-bending' trick on brand new cars!!??
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