[bluefront]

This is a vulnerable area for wind noise on many vehicles. You normally would hear this noise at higher speeds.

The fix, without removing the mirror or door panel. Remove the switch housing. Pull the front edge of the housing toward you, till it un-snaps. Then push the loose housing toward the rear edge of the door. There are two more clips at this edge.

Don't un-hook the wires....not necessary. Fill in the interior space of this housing with as much foam as you can fit in there. I used pieces of soft foam from a piece of water pipe insulation. You might have to remove a little foam to get the housing to snap back on. You want as much foam in there as possible. If you still hear some wind noise, you may have to remove the mirror itself for more sealing. Before reinstalling the housing, push some more foam into the small gap around the opening at the edge of the door panel.

Easy fix for an annoying noise.....

 

[nardvark]

Any benefit to doing the passenger side mirror too? These cars do have a bit too much wind noise for a relatively aerodynamic shape. I was wondering if stuffing the A-pillars full of foam would help a lot.

 

[bluefront]

It couldn't hurt anything, but the driver side has that housing which acts like a little echo chamber. The factory does have some small blocks of foam in that location......but a pathetic amount, and mine was all ripped up.

The passenger side is less likely to be heard by the driver, if there is any wind noise there, but a passenger would hear it. I guess how far you want to go into wind noise prevention, depends on how much it annoys you. I usually don't drive fast enough to be bothered, but this noise by the mirror switch was irritating.

 

[dac*123]

Mine already had foam there..Did you have any whisteing a around 55 mph? I had a problem with the wiper causing a noise...

 

[bluefront]

I heard wind noise at highway speeds.....which I'm attempting to repair. I'm using Michelin Radius blades right now. Don't think they're causing the noise problem, as two other brands of wiper blades didn't change the noise issue.

 

[Buickboy]

I have a whistling noise from the same area! happened ever since i replaced my mirrors with SVT ones. Ill definately give this a try this weekend [thumb]

 

[bluefront]

You might want to take a look at this other thread related to wind noise. That area is bad for noises...

 

[dac*123]

I replaced the wiper with a 2003 focus wiper from Ford pt#2s4z-17528-ab..it has a air deflecter on it..problem solved...