Wind Noise With Roof Rack

A wind fairing is a windshield that is placed on the front crossbar of a roof rack.

Wind noise with roof rack.

The top section of the wind fairing attaches to the front crossbar while the bottom rests on top of the car. Wind fairings are usually universal but are available in different lengths to fit your vehicle. Our high end roof racks have been designed with rubber inserts to reduce noise and prevent whistling. Incorrect installation is the most common cause of noisy roof racks.

If you still notice roof rack wind noise after checking your rack and mount attachments and want to further pursue roof rack wind reduction consider installing a wind fairing. Although wind fairings do not eliminate the noise 100 percent it does minimize it significantly to prevent you from being distracted while you are driving. If the surface the wind passes over has a consistent shape the disturbance becomes tonal and at certain frequencies very annoying. A roof rack wind fairing is an easy to install plastic shield that deflects wind away from the roof rack therefore reducing wind noise.

The fact that many of the elements that can affect wind noise are out of our control makes it that much harder to manage.