Wind Noise From Roof Rails/Red lights overhead

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  1. Josh P.

    Josh P. Member

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    I have had my 16 trailhawk since April.(march 16 Jeep build) I did an update to Uconnect 6.5 in June . Since then, on second ignition startup I get red lights on the overhead 911/assist. If it is after 45 minutes or so from the first startup there are no lights. Has anyone experienced this or fixed this?
    The jeep has a gforce lift 1" spacers and ko2s on stock wheels. I have mysky and Thule aeroblade edge black flush roof rails. Above 40 it starts to make noise. On the highway conversation is labored bc of wind noise. I have other cars I drive. They all are silent. I just want to see if anyone else experiences this. I know there is a roof/insulation missing but I have never had a vehicle this noisy on the highway.
    Thanks in advance.


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  2. BumbleBU

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    As far as the red light thing goes, it is a known issue and there is supposed to be a fix in the works. It happens because the 911 system reboots before the radio and thinks it is broke. Just push the right side button once and they will turn green. Wind noise is a product of the cross bars, no fix except to remove them.

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  3. Josh P.

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    I figured the wind resistance with the crossbars was normal. If there wasn't a huge hole in the roof it might be less loud. With all the vehicles I have and had just never experienced something this loud. As far as the lights, just shitty that they haven't made a fix yet.
    Thanks.


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  4. Patrick White

    Patrick White New Member

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    I looked around and found lots of fixes for 'light bar whistle' but not a whole lot for overall wind noise. i then found out that if i rotate my light bar up just slightly, about 5-10°, the wind noise is down, but the whistle appears. to fix the whistle i used one of the DIY solutions i found online, with a little modification. I got some window seal (Pictured) and put a long strip along the base of the light bar. this helps break up the airflow. I also cut some smaller pieces and folded the two sticky sides together and wedged that into the spaces between the fins, because that's what you hear vibrating.
     

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