Wind noise with roof and windows down, above ~50?

[Freshacre]

Hi.

Three weeks into my brand new 2.0 iDrive, and feeling totally blessed given the current weather. What a terrific car (provided I concentrate when trying to keep a straight line!!).

BUT..... The wind noise from over my right shoulder at speeds over 45-50 almost obliterates the radio. I'd a 53 plate previously where motorway touring al fresco, music comfortable, windows and hood stored, was a wind-in-the-hair total joy - so my expectations of the new car have been disappointingly dashed.

It comes, I think, from either the groove into which the rear quarter light has sunk, apart from its tip , or else from the seatbelt 'den' beside the slot.

I'm finding it a bit irritating, sadly, and would ask others if theirs is the same, and if there is anything made, or devised, to silence it if possible. It seems marginally better with the windows raised (not what I want), and unaffected by hanging my arm over the door to try and shield the area. All that happens there is that I get a bluddy cold elbow!

Thanks in advance.

 

[TitanTim]

Can't say I've noticed this to a large degree, do you have a wind deflector fitted?

Tim.

 

[Freshacre]

Done it both with and without!

I think it is the seat belt - either the belt itself or the opening it disappears down into.

I'm quite tall on my back legs and so I have the seat right at the bottom of its travel. This means the seat belt is also quite low, and near the plastic under it, where it then sets up a thrumming noise.

I'm gonna try stuffing something under it to see if that helps, and into the window space groove thing too.

 

[InvisibleName]

I'm with Tim on this - not really noticed anything more than I'd expect, and there's always the volume switch for the radio!

 

[ronk]

I've been in Germany for the last few weeks and can tell you that you definitely can't hear the radio at 140mph.
However the noise my wife makes at that speed is very audible .

 

[thepits]

... The wind noise from over my right shoulder at speeds over 45-50 almost obliterates the radio. .

Who listens to a radio when driving a Z ?? :?

 

[gavinb]

I've been in Germany for the last few weeks and can tell you that you definitely can't hear the radio at 140mph.
However the noise my wife makes at that speed is very audible .

I get a scream when I get 60 from a standstill in 5 secs from the wife too.
Hitting 140mph on the Autobahn she goes very quiet.

 

[ronk]

I've been in Germany for the last few weeks and can tell you that you definitely can't hear the radio at 140mph.
However the noise my wife makes at that speed is very audible .

I get a scream when I get 60 from a standstill in 5 secs from the wife too.
Hitting 140mph on the Autobahn she goes very quiet.

As you know it's not a speed crazy free for all here and the section I was on was right for me to max it and here the beep' I had set at 150, then she started shouting and stamping the feet. In panic really.
Slowed to a pedestrian 110 then a Porsche 4x4 sailed by!

I'm in Netherlands now so it a bit like home speeds!
Roll on next holiday in Germany eh?

 

[Zed Five]

I'm with Tim on this - not really noticed anything more than I'd expect, and there's always the volume switch for the radio!

+1 . All four windows up = quite civilised at motorway speeds.