Hands-free phone background noise

[Toonces]

Hi folks - I find I really can't use the hands-free phone when I'm driving, I get complaints from callers that I'm either very loud, there's a constant "wooshing" sound, or the in-cabin wind noise gets picked up by the mic so it turns off the speaker and I can't hear callers speaking to me. Has anyone figured out a way around this - short of pulling over to the side of the road and stopping moving?

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[BigHoof]

If the top is off or open, not really much you an do. I have no issues with mine otherwise.

 

[Toonces]

If the top is off or open, not really much you an do. I have no issues with mine otherwise.

Nope, my (hard)top and windows are closed.

 

[BigHoof]

Nope, my (hard)top and windows are closed.

No issues with that. Why is yours so noisy? I don't even have the insulation or carpeted floor and can hear just fine. Top open is another story.

 

[Toonces]

No issues with that. Why is yours so noisy? I don't even have the insulation or carpeted floor and can hear just fine. Top open is another story.

It's really not - I have no issues with wind noise in the cabin, it just seems like the mic is extra sensitive or something.

 

[Ft. Worth Rob]

Ford’s hands-free in the Bronco is garbage, top on, top off, doesn’t matter. I just use my Bluetooth earpiece.

 

[OregonMike]

No issues in mine, either. Sounds about as good as it did in my '18 Escape.

 

[TX-Dennis]

It works well for me, and has in the last three Fords and Lincolns as well.

 

[Ksjrb03]

Replaced my hardtop with a Trektop and problem went away. My hardtop had crazy wind noise from the seals.

 

[Sledge]

Hi folks - I find I really can't use the hands-free phone when I'm driving, I get complaints from callers that I'm either very loud, there's a constant "wooshing" sound, or the in-cabin wind noise gets picked up by the mic so it turns off the speaker and I can't hear callers speaking to me. Has anyone figured out a way around this - short of pulling over to the side of the road and stopping moving?

If you have a soft-top you can very effectively cut down on road and wind noise from the top by installing a Bimini and then putting sound insulation on top of the Bimini before you close the top. I use a sound-insulation curtain-thing I purchased from Amazon that works remarkably well, and it only takes me a minute to toss it up there. (The studio curtain is not made for the bronco). One drawback is that the sound curtain makes the Bimini sag a bit, sometimes sufficiently to touch the top of a 6’+ tall passenger sitting in the back seat (I have a 4-door). I decided to remedy this with overhead molle panels which are due to arrive tomorrow (Also purchased for the bronco from Amazon). Bonus: i’ll be able to carry fishing rods by Mounting them on the molle panels

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