Wind Noise Reduction for Toyota Rav4 2019 2020 2021
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- čas přidán 2. 10. 2020
- How to reduce wind noise in the Rav4
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You'll want 20 feet of weather strip
Taco Marine Weather Strip
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Other D Type Weather Strip (Used in Video)
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Your videos are so easy to understand and its just amazing!! Thank you!
Thanks for making this video, exactly what I needed to help with wind noise.
Very informative! Keep up the hard work with more contents like this.
Any update, did this work?
This made no difference at all in Japan built 2021 RAV4 Hybrid Limited AWD. Measured the decibel before and after in same conditions, no change at all (only doors needed more slamming to get shut properly). The big side mirrors are probably the reason for the wind noise. If the car had smaller mirrors or perhaps double-pane glass, there wouldn't be that issue. I found that best workaround for that wind noise is to crank up the JBL sound system.
Decibels are a bad way to measure this. It lacks tone or pitch measurement, which can really change the perceived "loudness" to the ear. If it cuts the wind howl tone, that's pretty good. Go by the ear on this one.
The best guy for Rav4. Thanks for all the useful videos. Love from Sydney
I found it is very important to align the stripe with the position of counter stripe on the door. The way I did it is to swap some water on the door rubber stripe and close the door, then the water mark on the car body side will tell where it should exactly go
Man thanks a lot for your valuable videos 🙏🏻
Thanks, wind noise is a bit of a problem and stops me hearing what my wife is muttering, although I'm old and going a bit deaf anyway. Maybe that's a good thing. This looks relatively easy to do and I'm sure it would be an improvement. Very useful thanks I'll give it a go.
Something i thought was interesting is the venza which is basically the rav4 has extra material on the pull out cargo tray for sound.
I'm running Baja Design Squadron Pro 42 Spot/Wide Cornering Combo in my 2016 RAV4h. Planning to move them to the 2021 RAV4 Plug-in. Let me know how that fog light install goes..
Any particular reason for using a D Shape weather strip? Market has flat ones, grooved and B shape but trying to understand the logic. Thanks
Cool great stuff! Ill try to get to this
@Rav4Gen5 Its been a few years, are these strips still holding up in terms of noise reduction? Thanks
Yo, another RAV4’20 owner here. I’m bothered big time with the engine noise. Ordered some noise absorbing materials and will insulate the engine compartment and the hood. Will keep you all posted. Thanks for the vid!
Sounds exciting. Send me some pictures. Rav4gen5@gmail.com
Did you do it? I want to do the same with my 2013 venza.
@@SuperMan-uj7dh Yes I did, it's much better now with the noise insulation, you still hear the engine but it doesn't sound so thrashy anymore. It took a lot of figuring out to do and improvisation though.
@@2t_mxrider thank you for replying! May I know what material you used under the hood? I was thinking of adding the dynamat hoodliner but it's... quite expensive
@@SuperMan-uj7dh Ok, here's the thing. Dynamat is not absorbing the noise but merely reflecting it and it's heavy. I used inexpensive materials, foil covered, like a high temperature felt. Check these items on summit racing website (type in search on their website): THE-14130 and SFT-INSUL1, plus the thermo reflective tape DEI-010396. I simply used various size pieces of those materials, THE-14130 in the vicinity of the exhaust manifold heatshield and SFT-INSUL1 in the less heated areas and joined all those cut and fit pieces with the high temp golden reflective tape. You can add more layers as needed - I had up to 3 layers of SFT-INSUL1 on the firewall and a two layered blanket above the engine.
DO NOT DO THIS. The location of where you’ve added the gasket material will compromise the existing oem gasketing material. Those oem gasket seals are very efficient. By adding your own gasket material, overtime you will permanently deform the shape of the oem gasket rendering it useless as a noise/humidity shield. If you are going to add any of your own gaskets, put it in locations where an existing seal won’t make contact with it
Completely agree. This was a fix on 3rd Gen Tacomas, too. Bad idea as in very little time (
Thanks for this.
@@OhMySack is that what happened to 3rd gen tacomas? adding weather stripping didn't last?
@@bryanoliveira9513 I used high quality weather strip on my 3rd Gen TRD and I removed it in a very short time for all the reasons above. Though it reduced wind noise, it wasn't enough to warrant the damage and hassle the extra stripping caused. It's not that bad to begin.
@@OhMySack gotcha.
Outta curiosity have you ever tried P shaped weather stripping that only applies to the side to side door seams (hinges)? Figure that area is different from apply to the top
Just curious. Appreciate all the advice my friend
How did you reduce the sunroof moonroof wind noise
just look at lexus analog, and do the rubber stripes on the same places as lexus did. this helps best, as you reuse the esiting know how. so quick and effective result.
what size one did u use
I used the Taco weather strip and the size fits perfectly with my 2020 RAV4. The door can be closed as normally directly after installation. I just finished the installation today and I will keep you all posted about the effects
It works great so far. At least I didn’t hear as much wind noise around 60mph right now. Definitely worth the money
What year did you use
Mine is a 2020 rav4. But this is applicable to all 5th generation.
@@Rav4Gen5 I was asking yue liang what year taco he used
I think by "Taco" he means the "Taco Marine Weather Strip". There is no "year" on that product as far as I know.
Same issue with 2022 rav4
I've got 2 RAV4 Hybrids - an LE and an XSE and haven't noticed excessive wind noise UNLESS I open the XSE's sunroof, then that darn roof rack makes it unbearable.
I feel the road noise is an issue. Plan on having the doors deadened to see if it helps
Yeap. That is also a problem and sound deadening does help. You hear that more when you have wind noise reduced too. Always something.
Just put on the Taco seal, having a road trip over the weekend and will report back
report?
@@DryUrEyesM8 yeah I’ve noticed a reduction in wind noise especially at highway speeds, but it’s not 100%, more like 50%. Given how cheap it is, I’m happy with it!
Did the sound deadening help in reducing cabin noise?
It does help reduce road noise. Wind is still an issue
Could you give us a link? How many metres do I need? How about use it in the trunk? Or other placez in rav? Thanx
Link is in the description and at rav4gen5.com. I have not tried other places but please explore and provide feedback.
Any updates on how the stripping has lasted? Any damages to OEM stripping?
The striping I have installed in this video is holding very well after multiple summers and winters. I don't see impact to OEM stripping.
@@Rav4Gen5 perfect! And you said sound got reduced from a 10 to a 3?
I'll try it on my 2021 Rav4 Hybrid XLE. It's very windy and noisy on the highway at 60+ mph
I would not say sound went from a 10 to a 3. It's still a noisy car. I think better value (but more work) would be sound deadening.
I like the oem looks better.
But it is noisy as it is not covering the gaps properly. Definitely looks nicer but point is to stop/reduce wind noise.
By how much has it reduce the wind noise? Let say that before it was 10 , what is it now?
I did this 3 months ago too. Id say the noise is now 3/10. Totally worth it! Don't think twice. You'll see. The ride is way nicer with this.
I did not measure a before or after and everyone's ears are the difference so my experience will be different than others. I will say that I don't complain as much about it any more.
For the front area I put it all the way down, but tbh the overall result is not so good and it doesn’t feel much quieter to me. I think it’s just the wind is hitting the A pillar too hard due to the poor areo design...
Good feedback. Certainly everyone's experience will be different. The Rav4 is basically a brick in terms of aerodynamics. =/
@@Rav4Gen5 yeah, it’s also possible that I put too much in the bottom and makes the top part not touching, I think I’ll try remove the bottom portion to the length you have and see if it’s better. Great videos tho, I watched your speaker videos and did those and they are a huge improvement, thanks!
It’s wind noise after you hit like 55
It’s rides amazing in city but freeway it’s noisy 🤷🏻♀️
I can’t believe the car is so noisy that people have to do this
I have the same issue in 2023
me too
what a shame for that money so little comfort that people have to do hacks like this
Toyota is awful. Nobody believes me. Cheaply made poorly designed vehicles. They're getting by selling this crap based on their reputation of selling reliable vehicles in the past.
Didn’t help me on RAV4 2021,waste of money.
How does a 40k SUV need this?
Really🤦♂️
Buy a used Lexus NX or RX...former rav4 owner....NX currently
For a 50000 euro car, this it's hilarious
Seriously? You add your own seal to a brand new car, affecting many other physical parameters and disregarding engineers work who made this design? Come on...
Yes.
I own RAV4 2019 and confirm that it's a noisy car. Engineers that you're talking about, did a bad work :(
I dont know why people want less noise, the point of the Rav4 is to be an adventure vehicle, it is not meant for luxury in anyway. Even from it conception that was the direction of Rav4. If you want Luxury and less noise, you get a Lexus. I hate quiet cars, this is why i choose the RAV4.
Yes I’ve always had mini coopers and they are a blast and if on freeway I’d close sun roof it was quiet
It’s just this surprised me with the wind noise ,,, but I’m not on freeway much I love my rav 4 just surprised at wind noise
LOL 😂
What a cope. Why not add an air horn onto the headrest to give you a blast every couple seconds if you love noise so much?
Do you hate quiet cars with a passion that burns brighter than ten-thousand suns ?
@@chrispdx5755 quiet car dont have any feedback to driver, when you drive a purist car, it gives you feedback you want to drive the way you want.