Re: wind noise

["Naresh H. Singh" <nhs1681@is4.nyu.edu>]

I have the same problem, except its the left rear door. My dealer says
that they can adjust the door so its closes tighter against the body, the
only downside is that the door will now be harder to open. Ask another
dealer, if yours says it can't be done. Personally, in my case, I think
the squeak is caused by the fabric/plastic door panel not the door itself.
Haven't had time to hunt it down though.

Later,
-Naresh

'95 Jetta GL- Black



On Wed, 18 Nov 1998 Talitmon@aol.com wrote:

> Hey, Steve:
> 
> I have a 97 GLX with the same problem that you explained, and it
> started a while ago.  I told the dealer about it and all they did was 
> tell me that I'm just hearing things, but they did apply a silicon type
> of spray to the molding which I thought was just a cheap way for
> them to get out of the problem.  It made a greasy mess that they
> didn't clean up, and had absolutely no effect on the problem.  I did
> notice that it progressively got worse, but it came on really fast, and
> sometimes when I go over a speedbump at the right angle you can
> hear the door shift a little.>***The only thing that I can think of that made
> it start was when I had my windows tinted, and the installer's when
> installing had the doors wide open, and the force they used against
> the doors (outward) when they squeegeed (forced) the water out
> from under the film. ***< I really sat and thought long and hard and
> could not come up with any other way or idea that could have caused
> it to start making more wind noise.  The dealer told me that there is
> no way that they can tighten the doors, or do anything that could bring
> the door to shut tighter.  Anyway, I would like to hear from someone
> that may have experienced the same problem, but was able to
> correct it.
> 
> Talat
> 97 GLX
> Blk/Blk
>