cruiserchuck

I finally got around to getting my windows tinted last week, and now I have a noticeable wind noise when I drive above 60 mph. I called the tint shop, and was told that there was nothing they did that would cause the wind noise. I know the noise was not there before, so it has to be due to something that was done while tinting the car. From experimenting in my wife’s Accord, I can get a similar wind noise if I open the window very slightly. As such, I suspect my window is not completely closing for some reason.

Does anybody know what in the tinting process would cause such a problem, and what I need to ask the tint shop to do to fix it?

clee109

Ummm Acura doesn't put felt on the inside bottom rubber weather strip so the tint shops put that in....but I don't think that'd cause the wind noise. They may have just pushed the squeegee to high up at some point without opening the window a bit and messed up some of the stripping. I'd imagine when you can roll the windows down you'll notice it and should be able to fix it with like a thin plastic puddy knife.

tinter

lemme know if you find a way to reduce the wind noise. I have tints too but I don't remember if my car was quieter before I got them. I do have noticeable wind noise above 60mph.

etarui

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I had this same problem. Take a good look at the area where the window and the inner door trim meet. Do you have the rubber strip in place? The place I went for the tint removed it, and didn't tell me about it. I was going crazy because of the wind noise, and drove to a dealership to compare my car to a stock one, and confirmed my suspicion. I went back to the tint shop, and they said they removed it because of the design, scratching of the tint would occur. I told them I would take my chances and had them re-install the rubber stripping. Sure enough, I do have some scratch marks in my tint, but the wind noise is gone. Hope this helps.