May build date. Not sure if they replaced the complete top as I know the rear quarter windows were replaced. The wind noise is unacceptable from the front panels. Have had several convertibles and nothing like this.
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There is some noise and I have identified some gaps in the weatherstripping but just haven’t gotten around to worrying about it too much yet.
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I paid for the sound deadening on my MIC roof, and honestly not sure what difference it makes. I had demoed a soft top over the summer and was surprised how quiet it was, thought the hard top would be even better when it finally arrived. Happy to report that the road noise is really acceptable, but the WIND noise is drives my wife nuts on the highway getting up to the mountains.
I'm suspicious about it being more the roof rack and less the top itself but haven't pulled the rack off yet to test. Has anyone else with a roof rack tried removing it to see if there is a volume difference? I probably wont pull mine til we see warmer weather.
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Mine makes noise, but I just turn the radio up. One thing I did notice is how loud it is when it rains, I thought it was coming through the top. Reminds me of my 73 when I have the top on, it pounds on it. I have the sound deadening installed, but I wonder how hard it is to get off so I can add some dynamat to it.
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yeah - I was kinda hoping that the deadening would be something like dynamat already, just feels like some glued in carpeting. Send pics if you attempt the upgrade...
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Louder than I expected at around town speeds. I don't notice it nearly as much on the freeway, seems to go away at higher speeds. I have not messed with the panels yet to see if something is pinched or out of place.
I expected to hear wind noise and all other noises because it is a removable and thin hardtop. It is loud, like a window cracked when you get up to 70+ miles per hour. It doesn’t bother me but inquiring minds want to know.
I was pleasantly surprised by how quiet it is. It's more quiet inside than my FJ was, but that mightve been because my Duratracs were near the end of their life... but still, no complaints here.
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I think it's quite good for what it is. I've had many fixed roof cars that are louder. I don't notice much until 60+, and then it's just a faint whistle like a window barely cracked.
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Its fine around town. Loud on the highway. Like others said, sounds like a window is cracked. I found the source on mine, stuffed some shit in the piss poor gasket seams and it is much better, but not quiet.
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In real world DB test that have been posted the DB measurements at 70 is exactly the same on soft and hard tops. Just reporting what folks that have tested DB’s have posted.
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The roof rack is definitely an issue. Especially the crossbars. My wife’s bronco sport has the Yakima crossbars and this makes a huge difference in the wind noise compared to just the rails.
I don't have a frame of reference having only been in my Bronco and never having owned a jeep.
I've only had it a week and so far its tolerable. But that could be the newness and excitement of driving it. It may get 'old' after a while. It did make bluetooth/phone a little tough at 75 on the interstate.
When it warms up, I will take a look at all the gaskets and look for any gaps, etc.
I've only had it a week and so far its tolerable. But that could be the newness and excitement of driving it. It may get 'old' after a while. It did make bluetooth/phone a little tough at 75 on the interstate.
When it warms up, I will take a look at all the gaskets and look for any gaps, etc.
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This is something I’ve been thinking about. My 16 f150KR is nice and quiet on the inside. Currently I’m driving around in a rav4 rental while my truck is in the shop. The noise in the rav4 is significantly louder, I never knew how spoiled I was in my f150. The Bronco with a hardtop will be even louder than the rav4 lol.
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