another one of those california top questions

[slade13]

hey guys,do your cars have alot of loud wind noise when your cali tops are fully closed?

[netfatih]

oh yeah..

0-25 mph quiet

25-55 mph sounds like windy and hailstones hitting to the top..

55-130 mph just windy..

[jca]

How noisy is an open Cali top at highway speed?

[netfatih]

How noisy? on highway?

Lets say you have 3 more people in your car and ur guyz in the conversation;

0-45~ everybody can hear each other and talking about the same topic.

50- 65~(hwy) driver and the passenger at the front are still in the same topic but start ignoring passengers at the back.

65- 80~ driver and passenger at the front dont care about the topic just having fun with fresh air and beautiful weather..

80- 130~(hwy) IF THE WINDOWS ARE CLOSED, the passengers who are at the back start screaming, and cursing.. In addition, when ur going more than 90mph, feels like trunk will be opened, and the windows will be exploded

[slade13]

i'm thinking that it's going to be loud because the top sits higher than the seal.i'm looking into a way to knock down the wind noise and still be able to open and close the top.if i figure out something i'll let you guys know.now sometimes having the top back and it being loud is a good thing,i can't hear my son complaining about something.

[rochey6957]

Although this is for a regular sunroof it might be worth looking into to see if it would work.

[jca]

Originally Posted by rochey6957

Although this is for a regular sunroof it might be worth looking into to see if it would work.

I'm pretty sure it would make a noticeable difference at legal cruising speeds.

[netfatih]

that will definitely make big difference! But i dont think it will look good on cali's.

[ti cali ed]

With the roof closed I have a little noise. Sounds like the inside and outside layer bumping into onanother every so often but it's not bad. It's on par with the blower motor fan, maybe even a little quiter. I only notice it at highway speeds 65 to 75mph. Now with the top open it's another story. Opening the rear vents helps a little and makes the car feel more stable with the roof open but it's pretty loud and windy. Years back when I had a fox body mustang with t tops I had the same problem. I found a funny block you put in the rear trunk latch that held the trunk open about 2 inches that helped it. I wonder if that would help the ti any. kinda wondering why the rear vent windows aren't power like on a mini van?

[slade13]

Powerd rear windows would be nice.I'm thinking that the noise is there because the top seal has shrunk allowing the canvas to be alittle higher.I'll most likely replace the seal first,atleast that will be new.