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Originally Posted by Ducati750cc
Has it just suddenly appeared ?
Has it been there for a while, slight at first but increasing over time ?
Is the noise obviously within the cabin or is it external but so loud that is heard in the cabin ?
Has anything recently been worked on, underneath, in the engine bay or a roof rack / box fitted ?
Can you isolate it to a particular area ?
Wind noise and water leaks alike can be the devils own job to isolate, a good body shop should have an ultrasonic leak detector, if you have one nearby they may test the car for you for a small fee.
It works by placing an ultrasonic transmitter inside the vehicle then using a ' sniffer ' around all door shuts, windows, etc to sense the sound escaping through the smallest gaps, the same place that wind or water can enter.
When you said " Before replacing the windscreen " I would check to see if you can obtain one that will fit correctly, I know there were some spurious ones about a couple of years ago with the curves not quite correct when I was looking to replace one of mine, not broken but years of tiny stone chips and wiper blade area wear reduced night visibility, I got a genuine one from a guy who had two, I should have bought both of them.
P.s. I've just done a quick Google and it appears there are a few genuine ones about, possibly due to garages having a sort out.
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I bought my 75 a year ago and the wind noise has always been there.
It's really hard to tell
I think the wind noise is coming from the top of the windscreen but I can't figure it out ...
Yes if I need to change the windscreen I'll make sure to find a someone who knows what he's doing. I already went to some shops to ask them if they had changed windscreens on Rover 75s. I'm living in France and most of the shops are fitting low quality clips (which break really fast) so I'm aware of that
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Originally Posted by Lee T
Heard this mentioned many times, my car also has this issue. I made some rubber seals for the mirror to door mounts, it did reduce the noise slightly, but it's still there at 70mph. If you have gaffer taped the windscreen edges and it made no difference then I'd be thinking the problem is not there, if your screen is not perfect, and it's an affordable option then replace it with new clips and rubber surround to eliminate it as the cause. I'm pretty sure it's the mirrors on my car, but we know our cars best. Good luck with the search.
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I agree with you : having gaffer taped it and still having the wind noise would mean it's not the problem but I also gaffer taped the mirrors and doors and the wind noise is still there, so I'm wondering what else it could be
I'll put gaffer tape inside the cabin and give the 75 a ride, who knows, maybe the problem is from the inside