Wind Noise With Roof Rack

Although wind fairings do not eliminate the noise 100 percent it does minimize it significantly to prevent you from being distracted while you are driving.

Wind noise with roof rack.

If the surface the wind passes over has a consistent shape the disturbance becomes tonal and at certain frequencies very annoying. A roof rack wind fairing is an easy to install plastic shield that deflects wind away from the roof rack therefore reducing wind noise. Wind fairings are usually universal but are available in different lengths to fit your vehicle. If you still notice roof rack wind noise after checking your rack and mount attachments and want to further pursue roof rack wind reduction consider installing a wind fairing.

How to reduce wind noise. A wind fairing is a windshield that is placed on the front crossbar of a roof rack. The top section of the wind fairing attaches to the front crossbar while the bottom rests on top of the car. The wind noise we hear from some roof racks is known as aeolian no ise and is produced by wind when it passes over or through objects.

The fact that many of the elements that can affect wind noise are out of our control makes it that much harder to manage.