Excessive wind noise

[Jay 535i]

I've been reading a lot of magazine articles from the late 80s and early 90s about the E34. Almost universally, the car is praised for uncanny quietness on the highway.

I actually find the wind noise in my car on the highway quite loud. The vast majority of it seems to come from the base of the windscreen (so please don't tell me to inspect my door seals, because those are quiet). Wipers, perhaps, are the culprit. Note I've posted this related thread:

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=17019

So I just wonder, is my car louder than it should be, or have our standards just gone up a few notches since 1988? I certainly wouldn't call the car "eerily quiet", as one reporter did. What's up?

[dacoyote]

Check the plastic at the bottom of the windscreen.... those clips come apart after time....

[632 Regal]

This has been discussed before, something about the parts under the hood at the base of the windshield....I think.

[Jay 535i]

This has been discussed before, something about the parts under the hood at the base of the windshield....I think.

Oh, interesting.

Do you know what I should search for?

[dacoyote]

This has been discussed before, something about the parts under the hood at the base of the windshield....I think.

You lost by one minute Jeff..... but you get all the credit....

[Jay 535i]

What black plastic clips am I looking for, exactly?

Can someone make this a little clearer?

[dacoyote]

What black plastic clips am I looking for, exactly?

Can someone make this a little clearer?

I can take a picture when I get home, however if you follow the windscreen down.. there is a black plastic piece, there are little square pieces that are the top of the clips... they wear out and that plastic part will "float"

[Jay 535i]

I can take a picture when I get home, however if you follow the windscreen down.. there is a black plastic piece, there are little square pieces that are the top of the clips... they wear out and that plastic part will "float"

Ahhh. A pic would be great, but I think I get it. Thanks. I'll have a look for that.

Do I need to open the hood to see this plastic piece clearly?

Should I just give it a wiggle test, or what? Two test tickles?

[dacoyote]

Ahhh. A pic would be great, but I think I get it. Thanks. I'll have a look for that.

Do I need to open the hood to see this plastic piece clearly?

Should I just give it a wiggle test, or what? Two test tickles?

Nope... should see it hood closed.....

[Russell]

I have heard that a poor job of replacing the windshield can cause a lot of wind noise as it is "sealed" with some sort of mastic. The trim is just that a cover or "trim" to cover the seam.