01-13-2013, 11:46 PM | #45 |
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I had the whistle on the driver side, took it into the dealership a couple of times with them claiming it was normal. After the third time and requesting a ride along with a tech, the tech confirmed the noise and assured me he was personally going to work on my car. 2 days later they notified me of the trimming being wrapped causing air to leak in. That resolved that problem but personally I think the vehicle still has excessive wind noise on highway speed. Can't confirm if it's a defect but eh. I rather deal with it then deal with the ignorance of a service rep. Hope y'all get your situation addressed.
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01-20-2013, 08:06 AM | #50 |
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Well, I don't even have a sunroof and the whistling noise is present. Definitely from mirror air flow. Not a huge deal, but a bit disconcerting when it's a brand new car. I was able to stop the whistle by placing my hand out window covering grooves between mirror and body while driving (for a short distance - couldn't drive like that for long)...so it seems that's where it originates.
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01-20-2013, 08:37 AM | #51 |
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I will take some pictures before and after. I noticed on some of the dealer's paperwork that they had taken a photo with a protractor in between the mirror and body.
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I've taken my car on the motorway and hit some good speeds and have not noticed any undue amount of wind noise. But then I had the HK on full blast listening to Verdi and Wagner.
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01-20-2013, 10:17 AM | #53 |
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It seems that road and wind noise at speed are still being reported. Here is a quote from www.whatcar.com.
"High-speed refinement could be better, too. There's a fair amount of road noise on coarse surfaces and too much wind noise on the motorway." Here is a link to the article. http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/2013...-review/264990 |
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Seriously bro, why did you think you can hear it with the loud music? I mean we didn't say there is hole in the windshield!
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If those really fixed your problem,We might be talking bout different issues. I can roll my windows down I can clearly hear excessive noise made by the mirrors. It goes away if I cover the space between the mirror and the body.
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01-21-2013, 10:54 AM | #57 | |
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The wind buffeting noise coming from both front windows is really annoying for me. I've taken it in twice for this and both times the SA says it's "normal". If there really are redesigned mirror covers that reduce the noise, I've love to see them and know that they exist! |
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I looked through the FEM_BODY values and found the likely setting. It's currently set to open the mirrors at 40 km/h, or 25 mph. I'll give it a try when I get a chance and report the results here. Thanks! |
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I heard what I thought was a window not completely closed shortly after purchasing our 335 M Sport. I was on the passenger side when I first became aware of it and before I read anything about it.
I mentioned the wind noise to our dealer when we brought our car in for another problem. They did not acknowledge that there was a problem with excessive wind noise on the F30. I'll again mention it to our dealer and ask them to check on it when our car is scheduled to be brought in for the other problem at the end of the month. I suspect that the problem of excessive noise is due to the design of the mirrors in the F30 series, but just a guess. It is not a big issue with me and my suggestion is not to have anything done until a known design flaw or manufacturer defect is documented with BMW. In my long time experience with things like this, any attempts to fix an unknown entity can make the problem worse not better.
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I went from E92 to F30 and experience no such issue.
In fact, the interior cabin noise is almost mute compared to my two E92s I used to drive. I am actually really impressed with the improved soundproofing they've done.
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This would be nice
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With the mirrors out at 55 mph, I get a definite wooshing / buffeting sound from the area of the A-pillar. It's really hard to isolate exactly where it's coming from, but it is not road / tire noise. Unfortunately, when I fold the mirrors in at 55 mph, the sound gets worse! It's louder with a slightly higher pitch and a more complex sounding wooshing sound. Folding the mirrors back out returns the sound to normal. I guess it just proves that you actually can make the mirrors aerodynamically worse if you try hard enough. At least I'm now pretty sure it is the mirrors are making the noise and not the door seals, side windows, or the windshield. If BMW actually does have new mirror caps and/or assemblies to address the wind noise, maybe there is hope that they noise level can be reduced. Another thought: Anyone brave enough to completely remove the entire mirror assembly and see if that stops the noise? (Not me!) |
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