Wind Noise Reduction

So far I've added the sound deadening mat to my back wall, outer door skins and inner door frame, double layer on back wall, ensolite foam over all the mat and loosely rolled up fabric inserted into the rear vents to muffle sounds coming through the vent and to slow the air movement at the same time. Very little difference after all that. The doors are a little more difficult to close but not that big of an issue though. I do not get the loud outside road sounds from the rear when my vents are set to fresh air anymore, that was when I heard the most outside noise but that wasn't my sound issue that I had since I never left my vent in the fresh air position anyway. I was going to try the foam between the cab and bed trick but since I've effectively cut the rear vent off as a noise source I figured that would give me little added benefit. Most of my outside noise seems to be from the rear door area itself. Next thing I tried was adding 1/4 inch irrigation drip line into the rear door seal rubbers. It entailed making a slice in the door rubber and stuffing the drip line in and pushing it through so it ran almost the full length of the door. It effectively creates a thicker door seal. That didn't help out much either. After that I tried WolfWenglers suggestion of gluing down the rear door seal and that has made a good amount of reduction of noise from the rear doors. Thank you sir for that suggestion. I also taped up the holes on the front LCAs but that made no difference in my truck. My cab is now a bit quieter than when I first got it but I still hear noise from the back doors(although it's bearable now) so I will be trying to figure out some other options to seal them up better. Maybe I'll try tape up the gap for the back door right in front of the cab area to see if that makes a difference since it looks like a good area for lots of wind turbulence to be coming in but that'll be for later since now the sound is a bit more tolerable. As of now though the gluing of the door seals has made the most difference followed by stuffing of the rear vent. After that, the sound deadening was the next change that made some kind of difference (although the effort and cost compared to the amount of effect it had is totally not worth it to me). Lastly the drip line in the door seal and taping of LCAs both had no effect for my particular truck. I've heard for some trucks the LCAs are quite a source of noise so no harm in doing that 30 seconds of work to put some tape on those holes to see if it makes a difference for your truck.

 

Get some 3m blue painters tape and have a friend tape you in your truck... every seam. Then drive it and see if it's quieter. I don't know, I haven't done this. What I have done is look underneath and there is NO undercoating, just metal floorpan. Are these trucks quieter in the snow when road noise is (I think) less?

 

Great write up, thx for sharing. For $43k CDN I expected a much quieter truck, and yes I know its a truck, not my first. Compared to my buddies Canyon this thing sucks re noise. It drives me nuts! Time for tape.....

 

I noticed the front door seal kazoo noise the after the first week I bought it.

I adjusted the door strikers so the door sits closer to the body. It's been a windy two months and I haven't heard the noise again. Daily commute involves interstate driving.

This is alot quieter than my old 2000 Dakota quad cab, about the same as my 2014 highlander

 

Just a quick update on my quest for a quieter cab. Had the day off so I revisited the rear door wind noise and discovered that with the access doors closed the top latch had play in it, both sides. Tried adjusting the upper latch, truck body side, with no luck acct the three bolts are all centering types. So I wrapped the male latch section with 2" of 1" wide Gorilla duct tape (I know, I know, it's only temp). Door shuts much more solid now and on the highway the cab is much quieter. In fact I'm not certain the cab will ever be any quieter. Now I'm off to remove the upper latch male pieces, drill out the holes to allow for approx 1/8" adjustment and call it a day.

2016, TRD-OR AC, dynomat rear bulkhead wall and rear floor, foam covered rear bulk head air vents. Cheers

 

What's wrong with your transmission? My six speed manual kept getting jammed in gear, usually fifth or sixth, after about 60 miles of highway driving mostly in one gear for at least 15 minutes. The Toyota released technical service bulletin addresses that issue. It's common on the 16's. It's TSB-0088-16. Requires a few minor parts including a new shifter ball on the tranny top. Solved right away. I learned that here at Tacoma world under manual shift gets stuck in gear thread. Good luck. Hope this helps. If you have an automatic there are numerous TSB's out. Dannyblues

 

That reminds me. I need to go to Walmart today.

 

could a sheet of rubber with a slice in it work? enough air pressure would encourage the slice to emit, at the same time (in "normally closed position") noise might stay at bay.

 

If you want super quiet, don't buy a truck of any manufacturer....buy a Caddilac or Lincoln. Or wear ear plugs.

 

2022 Tacoma access cab with jump seats removed

Thanks for this thread and all the info.

I made a video from my dashcam that may help others decide what to do.

I tried several options suggested here and slightly modified the final solution. I didn't eliminate the wind noise, but really reduced the road noise significantly.
clip 1 - Sorry about the music, I have no video without it
clip 2 - Tried the drain tube in the door seals, no noticeable difference
clip 3 - Tried the 1 home depot 3/4 pipe insulation under the cab vents-
Noticed a difference https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-3-4-in-x-6-ft-Foam-Self-Seal-Pipe-Insulation-ORS07812/204760815
clip 4 - I liked the insulation results so I thought why not insulate the outside of the cab so I added 5 more with 1 above the cab vents
clip 5 - Installed the door insulation and with all 6 pipe insulators. big difference in road noise.

Here is the video. Turn up the volume and you decide if it helps.
https://youtu.be/pre04SBwxA8

Good luck

 

I need to do this. 2022 SR and the wind noise from drivers side A Pillar is annoying to say the least. Been to two dealerships and had them test drive it both times and the techs say they don’t hear anything excessively loud. I don’t think I’m crazy but who knows these days lol. Do you have a pic of what you did? Also curious about what you used and how you ran the door seal. Thanks.

 

I used this thread for the door seal.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/wind-and-road-noise-reduction-solution-by-15db-or-so.740602/

It really didn't seem to help the wind noise much though. In fact, the pipe insulation made the road noise so much quieter, I think it made the wind noise more annoying. lol

 

Interesting. What I noticed the other day is that even if I just hold my hand up next to the A pillar the wind noise seems to go away. For about a week I was under the impression that it was coming in the door seal, so I would push my fingers on the door seal and the noise would go away. Now I realize that if I hold my hand up a couple inches from the seal in that area the noise disappears. I’m wondering now if it’s just the “acoustics” of the truck rather than a faulty seal. Only bad part is due to my personality I have trouble forgetting this issues exists and the fact that all said and done I spent way too much money on the truck as is lol. I even considered turning this one in and upgrading to a higher trim model. Guess I’ll keep the radio on full time.