Hi friends two days back i had installed roof rack on my fj.
How do i stop my roof racks from whistling.
If there are any holes in the channel on the bottom or top of the bar they should be covered to get rid of the noise.
After installation and crossing speed above 80 km annoying aeolian noise started.
This fix works by using a bungee cord to diffuse the wind hitting the rack.
We recommend using padded cross bar pads.
One of the main annoyances for drivers with a roof box fitted is the whistling noise that occurs when travelling at high speeds.
There are several things you can try to reduce this which are as follows.
I need your expert advise or solution to get rid from this noise.
A flimsily placed bike roof rack can meet your car and rub against it as your drive creating noise.
Or you can use a fairing like part rrrf3 to direct the air over the rack.
How to stop whistling noise coming from your roof rack and box.
What you described sounds like you are missing that as these are aero bars and should not be whistling at all.
Alright people took the roof box off for first time in a long time drove 5 hrs to cardigan and back and the whole way there at any speed 60mph the most mind bendingly annoying high pitch moan.
This is discouraging to go for long drive and disturbance for co passengers as well.
Wrapping the cross bars in pads also disturbs the airflow over and around the bars thereby reducing the humming or whistling noise from a naked roof rack cross bar.
This whistling is caused by gaps between the bars and base.
Before you spend your time and money searching for variously shaped roof rack bars that will still firmly secure your mountain bike check to see if your roof rack is installed correctly.
There are a few ways you can go about this.