Wind Noise & Buffeting Fixes

[MyCorolla]

I got these because the design is much more appealing that the Hypersonic:

https://www.amazon.com/Stickers-Pro...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PNSMJMATFFEEW6NDYZMF

In the photo they look mat, but they are glossy and match the car very nicely. I did have to cut a bit of the lower end. I've only tried them up to 65mph - zero buffeting so far.

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[Chief131]

So the door edge guards really work? Interesting, i think i may take this approach, did anyone actually apply it to the door edge or just throw out the spare two?

DO IT! Best ten bucks I have spent on this car. Actually, it is the only thing for this car you will find for ten bucks . But it totally worked! It should be on some life hacks post on FB.

 

[65sohc]

The door edge guards work up to 65 mph with the driver window alone or both windows open. Interestingly it does not work at all with just the passenger window open. Also, above 65 the effectiveness rapidly diminishes. Given the incredible torque with the e50 tune it is difficult to resist the temptation to briefly blast up to 70-75 in normal traffic. at which point the buffeting is substantial. Worse yet is entering the freeway from an onramp at 85-90.

 

[MyCorolla]

The door edge guards work up to 65 mph with the driver window alone or both windows open. Interestingly it does not work at all with just the passenger window open. Also, above 65 the effectiveness rapidly diminishes. Given the incredible torque with the e50 tune it is difficult to resist the temptation to briefly blast up to 70-75 in normal traffic. at which point the buffeting is substantial. Worse yet is entering the freeway from an onramp at 85-90.

I got to test the YSWY edge guards on the highway over the weekend. Up to 80mph, I got no buffeting with both windows down. With driver’s window down I got minor buffeting over 70mph, and with passenger window down I got a bit more buffeting over 60mp. I’ll have to retest passenger window next time my wife rides with me. Considering that practically every sports car and SUV I’ve ever owned has had buffeting to some degree or another, this is the best $10 I’ve spent on any car.

https://www.amazon.com/Stickers-Pro...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PNSMJMATFFEEW6NDYZMF

Your wind pressure might vary.

 

[Raidernation]

I tried rolling with the $9.00 fix but hated how they looked like a $9.00 fix on a 60K car. So I ended up plopping down the $130.00 for the gloss black wind deflectors.

 

[Kiwi Greg]

I tried rolling with the $9.00 fix but hated how they looked like a $9.00 fix on a 60K car. So I ended up plopping down the $130.00 for the gloss black wind deflectors.

My thoughts exactly, it is a 98K car here to put "cheap stuff" on/in it seems counter intuitive to me

I have some Twisted Tuning gloss black ones, they weren't cheap, especially factoring freight over to here but they absolutely work & are basically invisible on the car

 

[Twisted Tuning]

My thoughts exactly, it is a 98K car here to put "cheap stuff" on/in it seems counter intuitive to me

I have some Twisted Tuning gloss black ones, they weren't cheap, especially factoring freight over to here but they absolutely work & are basically invisible on the car

Glad you like them. That was our goal with them to make them so they are barely noticeable

 

[jchadwell]

It's amazing how we can all look at the same things and come to wildly different conclusions. I think it's great actually but funny that I feel just the opposite. The "cheap stuff" blends in so well in my opinion that I don't even notice them. They look perfect to me. While it's the "expensive ones" that seem like add-ons to me. Like I constantly tell my kid; different strokes for different folks!

 

[Sup960]

It's amazing how we can all look at the same things and come to wildly different conclusions. I think it's great actually but funny that I feel just the opposite. The "cheap stuff" blends in so well in my opinion that I don't even notice them. They look perfect to me. While it's the "expensive ones" that seem like add-ons to me. Like I constantly tell my kid; different strokes for different folks!

$9 for mine, looks and works great

 

[Andrew4Supra]

$9 for mine, looks and works great

Added mine last week. Rarely driving with windows down... so I thought these would suffice as well.

 

[MyCorolla]

I too got the YSWY guards because they look better to me than the Hyper Sonic.

https://www.amazon.com/Stickers-Protector-Defender-Collision-Anti-rub/dp/B08FZCXFNV

 

[VA90]

Added mine last week. Rarely driving with windows down... so I thought these would suffice as well.

I went with these too. They are very effective; buffeting is gone and wind noise is reduced dramatically. They are hardly noticeable and pretty much look like OEM equipment. I feel like I can actually drive with the windows cracked or down. For $9, you cannot beat these, especially when vendors are selling products that do the same thing for $50 or even more

 

[puzzled]

Being a crafty guy I sort of am, I would file the bottom portion you guys abruptly chopped off to follow the top contour (make it rounder) and spray it gloss black.

Of course I went with the AMS matte CF + gloss black 2080 (non-fin area) on mine.

 

[MyCorolla]

Being a crafty guy I sort of am, I would file the bottom portion you guys abruptly chopped off to follow the top contour (make it rounder) and spray it gloss black.

I cut mine diagonally so there‘s no gap you can hardly tell they’re an add-on.

 

[65sohc]

Hypersonic door guards work (sort of) up to 65 mph. After that buffeting is horrible. Anybody who claims these are the answer beyond that speed is FOS. A tuned Supra exceeds 65 mph so quickly that that is a useless benchmark. If someone can show that the other cheap Amazon door guards work better I'd be interested.

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