Wind noise for e46 facelift

beem

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Is this a common problem...wind noise....especially after 120Km/h is so prominent...why why???? A bimmer????...dang!!
 
Re: Wind noise for e46 facelift

Beem, don't be too disappointed. I have a E90 320i, wind noise from day one and now 4 months old and after multiple trips to PML, still cannot be truly resolve.
 
Re: Wind noise for e46 facelift

beem said:
Is this a common problem...wind noise....especially after 120Km/h is so prominent...why why???? A bimmer????...dang!!

Did you test drive the E46 at >120 km/h before you bought it?
Guess you didn't.

The wind noise was pretty intrusive at speeds above 120 km/h, even on PML's E46 test drive cars then. I remember asking a few SEs why it is so, especially for a BMW car, but none gave me a satisfactory answer.

One SE suggested that I change to M-type side mirrors to resolve the problem, as these were supposed to be more streamlined.

I told him that this is an inherent design problem, which I do not get to hear on Mercs, Audis and Lexus at speeds even higher than that.

I didn't buy the E46 BMW after all.
 
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yeah i remember one SE talking about the shape mirror too when i test drove the e46
 
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guys, the E90 comes with the M3 shape side mirrors and I am still encountering the dreaded wind noise. depending the various factors, sometimes the noise comes in at 100 kmph and sometimes 120 kmph. weather, cross wind, vehicles from other side of the road, etc. PML asked me to try driving with side mirror folded in and test if it affects the noise. obviously it does, more noise. wonder why I even go ahead with this experiment???

On my own investigation, I use masking tape to tape up the seal on the front wind screen -the noise was lowered. after much negotiation with PML, they agreed to re-apply the seal on the front wind screen and kept my ride there for 4 days. Got the car back and there was improvement but the sound is still there. maybe its a BMW design, read a car magazine that says that wind noise is pretty common above 100 kmph. NO, my previous ride was a Camry and no wind noise up to 145 kmph. But then again, a toyota is not a Bimmer when it comes to driving.....
 
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Motofish said:
PML asked me to try driving with side mirror folded in and test if it affects the noise.

What?!!! Don't they know that suggesting that could endanger you and other road users? Especially so, if you are gonna test for wind noise at speeds >120 km/h.
Its dangerous man, to drive with the side mirrors folded in and all your blind spots out of sight.

Same here, for my IS200, no wind noise up to 150-160 km/h. But then, this "Toyota" is so much closer to a Bimmer from its FR setup, to its handling prowess. In fact more alike with the E36 (best handling model in the 3-series lot so far) from which it was designed after.
 
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Told the SE...they say its like that..live with it..DANG those idiots....How come the e39 doesn't have it if the mirror is a problem...
 

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