Wind Noise & an update

[GolfyG]

So I'm still loving my return to Jag.

Decided against getting the Stealers to replace my diff pinion seal as they wanted over £1200+vat to do the job. But my friendly AA man Bob did the job for me and replaced the rear disks at the same time at a price that was very reasonable indeed. So the car is running great again and not marking the driveway. 

However it's got me focussing on other things and in particular the wind noise from the front doors/windows. I write it this way as it's quite loud but hard to determine if it's window or door related. Is there a known problem with this, obvious fix or check???

Also turned out the noise I felt was diff related turned out to be tyre noise from my new Dunlops. To prove the point AA man Bob chucked on other rims to demo. Was odd how it only appeared at 85-90mph under load with Dunlops.

Any help with the wind noise from the front door area would be appreciated.

[O.T.H]

Hi Gregory  -- sorry I cant  help with your problem + I  hope you get them sorted ???

but I must say you have a fantastic looking XF there I like the red it really suits the car ??

 

[Tomato]

I love the ITR colour on mine.

Check the window is fully up and then check all your seals around the window and the strip along the bottom. Is it only at certain speeds or any building up the wind noise?

Not seen the window noise issue before I dont think on the XF

[Carl Gibbs]

I had wind noise on my 2010 XF, checked the windscreen and the rubber seal had come away form the glass at the bottom corner of the passenger side. Simple to re seal and seemed to work a treat.

[PaulT]

Saw somewhere once putting thin plastic tube into the door seals to stop wind noise to counteract them becoming flat with age and use.

[GolfyG]

1 hour ago, Tomato said:

I love the ITR colour on mine.

Check the window is fully up and then check all your seals around the window and the strip along the bottom. Is it only at certain speeds or any building up the wind noise?

Not seen the window noise issue before I dont think on the XF

Thats the problem, everything seems tip top. Wind noise is worse that the wifes Mini cooper and that is bad. 

[GolfyG]

33 minutes ago, Carl Gibbs said:

I had wind noise on my 2010 XF, checked the windscreen and the rubber seal had come away form the glass at the bottom corner of the passenger side. Simple to re seal and seemed to work a treat.

Will check that.

 

[James 646]

I had Dunlop tyres on my VN 1500 motor bike and at 80mph I got a wobble through the handle bars take it up 95mph and it stopped however slowing down it was even worse. I asked around and found others with the same problem. One guy said change the tyres to Michelin, I did and that was the last of the dreaded wobble.