Thanks for any insight and suggestions.
Thule roof bars wind noise.
A textured surface disturbs the airflow and greatly reduces wind noise.
The low profile thule edge system offers a sleek integrated design while the thule evo system maximizes the loading area and comes with a variety of load bar options.
The aluminium extrusion creates one of the strongest load bars in the market.
Thule s aero bars are undoubtedly the best option but alas they are also the most expensive.
A wind fairing is a plastic shield attaches to the front cross bar and attempts to divert airflow over and away from the bar to reduce wind noise and drag.
Cross bars cross bars hold everything together.
I have found there to be a lot of wind noise from the towers and cross bars without the j racks installed even at low speeds.
These roof rack cross bars also have many smart design features.
Hi all i am about to buy some roof bars and just wondered if anyone can give me an info on wind noise from the thule aero bars.
Is there a way to stop the whistling without installing a fairing as i really do not like the look of the fairings.
There are three main types.
Using a wind fairing will definetely help in reducing wind noise but let s face it it s just another piece of flimsy kit that gets in the way of loading and unloading your gear.
I have seen some whispbars who claim no wind noise at all i just wondered if the thule bars really are noisy or if it is not really a problem.
I just installed a thule roof rack on ny 2004 honda accord.
Square bars are the cheapest although they are the least aerodynamic meaning more whistling at high speeds and a higher mpg.
The next generation of roof racks.
Square circular or aero.
Constantly aiming at staying one step ahead and working closely together with the car industry thule introduces a new generation of roof rack systems.
Just got a new setup thule 450r aero bars echelon tray mounts and it whistles above 20mph which is annoying especially when i have my sunroof open.