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Any Rear Door/Cab-wind noise solutions?

Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by ps8820, May 29, 2025.

  1. May 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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    Probly not as big an issue for newer Gens, but in this 1st Gen, Access Cab Im just finishing install of 6 speaker system upgrade.
    Have a thread going on FGT forum for sound deadening* already, but figured the A-V forum might have more solutions for cab Wind noise [ *installed 80mil Kilmat for door sheet metal anti-resonance; trying to tighten it up for best SQ i can afford w/ out doing complete cab retrofit- haha, but not all past some peeps here.].
    Currently waiting on a new interior handle fr/Toyota before buttoning it all up, so driving w/out door cards, but even before the cards were off, I could hear the wind noise [@ 45mph+] from either the 'old-ish' weather strip joint where doors join when closed, or from the rear door pivot-windows [probly both].

    Either way, replacing those old weather strips sounds expensive and might not do much better than the 19 yr old wx strip in there now [also, lack of B pillar makes them a minumum seal to begin with].
    Thought of adding CC foam into the recessed areas around the rear door cards themselves to make contact with door sheet metal once installed.
    Would seem realtively simple and inexpensive since cards are off now, but how effective is it, if at all?

    Thinking out loud here, but since these 'wind-noise zones' are nearly 100 outside of door card coverage, maybe foam in door cards not a solution at all, and only quieting down enuf to make wind noise more apparent?...
    ...its beginning to feel like a 'Wind-noise Rubiks cube'- a bit maddening...

    So, if anyone has tried this, I'd like to hear about your "what and how", or whatever other solution worked for you.
    Thx for reading.
     
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    Recommend reading this page from Resonix, probably the best write up I've found that goes into great detail about all types of sound deadening/absorber/decoupler etc. Long story short best thing to block outside noise is something with weight, most commonly mass loaded vinyl is used. Other common product on the market now is fiber mat which is essentially like thinsulate.
     
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    Xlnt @Snert ..Thx.
    Killing these wind leaks is a priority b4 i re-install door cards [new speaks] and new HU.
    Did you forget to include link to Resonix thread?
    I think wind noise is from door joins or side pivot window. I think door cards/ door cavities arent much wind noise generators. My money says most is from panel open/close edges and joins, [where a B-pillar would otherwise exist] but IDK conclusively.
     
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    Thx @Snert... lots of info, but not much in way of wind noise treatments for existing window-door weatherstrips.
    They seem to have a product for near everything 'car audio acoustics', except not much specific to my Wind Noise prob, but no big...i'll figure it out eventually.
    Nick is proud of his products.
     
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    Yeah I mean if that’s the sole problem you’re trying to solve think the only two answers would be replacing the weather stripping or adding foam around the door opening. I had a Tacoma for a little while and looked into it, can’t find the exact thread but I was looking for but I recall finding one where someone basically took foam topper seal tape/camper seal tape and put it around their doors, found a couple threads about a TSB for Tacomas and people talking about it:

    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2016-taco-wind-noise-whistle.481837/page-2

    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/adding-foam-to-door-seals-who-posted.486075/
     
  7. Jun 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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    @Snert...thx. the links for tacoma solutions look promising...easiest test would be the backer rod.
     
  8. Jun 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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    Update for any other AC owners, annoyed by cab wind noise.
    Not a 100 improvement, or an end-all fix, BUT...
    I hadnt noticed that my Rearside Pivot windows were not seating completely against the 'U-channel-moulding' on the sheet metal [of the window opening]; about 3/4 of its perimeter wouldnt make contact w/moulding w/the pivot latch locked shut. The gap was from a fat 1/8" to at min, 1/16". So i decided to try a cheap test: I stuffed 1/2" foam backer rod around entire window and hit the hiway for a 70mph test.
    At least 80% quieter.
    Of the remaining 20%....
    I had suspected the door Wx-strip betwn Frt & Rr doors, but now that I tried the backer rod, I could listen much closer for any remaining wind/road noise. My conclusion is that my door Wx-strips, while 19yrs old, are not the offenders. The remaining wind/road noise I hear now is definitely from the Back Cab Wall; I plan to add some surface sound proof material in the future, as well as maybe look closely at any accessible cab-body seams for potential SeamSealer. IDK, it may be the entire floor of these cabs need an xtra layer of soundproofing, but for now I'll try the back wall.
    At this point, happy to report some success, altho the 1st gr-kid in back cab will open the side pivot window [dumping my backer rod onto the road], and there goes my temp fix...not sure how to address as a permanent fix. The U-channel Wx-strip isnt a spongy material, at least not anymore...but if I were to find a similar shaped component, it would need to be at least 1/4" foam rubber on the window contact side.

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