RazorbackH3
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Hey guys, (Sorry for the large pictures/ long post...)
Recently installed a 50" light bar over my windshield and drove it to college this morning and my god... the light bar was screaming in the wind like a banshee... wait, scratch that, more like a banshee from hell... Soo I sat down and did a little searching on the subject and found that a bunch of heep (Jeep) guys were using automotive door edge trim to quiet the wind noise down on their bars... Soo went to Advance Auto and picked up 36' worth of the trim... (It's a flexible black rubber with a groove down the center with some adhesive inside.) Soo I pulled my light bar off and started fitting the adhesive along the bottom fins of the bar. Going all the way across, then cutting the excess off with scissors. It was actually a really good fit. Covered all the lower fins to the middle, then just took what was left, cut it into 6 pieces and covered the rest of the fins as far as the trim would reach, starting from the outer edge. I'm happy to report that the banshee from hell screeching/screaming of my bar is 95% gone... Now all you can hear if you really listen closely is a slight whistle, kinda the sound I'd expect from a roof rack, but if you have music playing,a louder exhaust, or are having a conversation with someone, you can't even hear it... Just thought that I'd post up a fairly cheap fix for the light bar whistling that some of us have been dealing with recently. (Apologies in advance if this has already been mentioned/discussed on the forum.)
**** If you plan on using your light bar often or for extended periods of time this may not be the best fix because you'd be partly covering where the heat comes out, I don't plan on ever wiring mine up (More for looks).
These are the fins that caused the loud whistling.
This is what the edge trim looks like, $25 for a quieter light bar = worth it to me. :thumbs:
Picture of the groove.
This is what they look like once they "bite" around the heat fins.
Not the prettiest but it does get the job done.
Bottom view where most of the noise was coming from... (Has the trim on it)
Recently installed a 50" light bar over my windshield and drove it to college this morning and my god... the light bar was screaming in the wind like a banshee... wait, scratch that, more like a banshee from hell... Soo I sat down and did a little searching on the subject and found that a bunch of heep (Jeep) guys were using automotive door edge trim to quiet the wind noise down on their bars... Soo went to Advance Auto and picked up 36' worth of the trim... (It's a flexible black rubber with a groove down the center with some adhesive inside.) Soo I pulled my light bar off and started fitting the adhesive along the bottom fins of the bar. Going all the way across, then cutting the excess off with scissors. It was actually a really good fit. Covered all the lower fins to the middle, then just took what was left, cut it into 6 pieces and covered the rest of the fins as far as the trim would reach, starting from the outer edge. I'm happy to report that the banshee from hell screeching/screaming of my bar is 95% gone... Now all you can hear if you really listen closely is a slight whistle, kinda the sound I'd expect from a roof rack, but if you have music playing,a louder exhaust, or are having a conversation with someone, you can't even hear it... Just thought that I'd post up a fairly cheap fix for the light bar whistling that some of us have been dealing with recently. (Apologies in advance if this has already been mentioned/discussed on the forum.)
**** If you plan on using your light bar often or for extended periods of time this may not be the best fix because you'd be partly covering where the heat comes out, I don't plan on ever wiring mine up (More for looks).
