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Reduce your wind noise!

Old Aug 20, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Firewatcher
I drive in reverse. No wind noise at all.

Not even from the rear wiper blade????
Old Aug 20, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by crazybob
Maybe Canadian wind is different.
LMAO Since Andrew is having wind noise and is in Canada, must be Newfoundland wind that's different. Maybe after blowing accross the water to get to the island here, it was more, well, lubricated!
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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Dittos here...
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 05:47 PM
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Wow, I just commented this weekend how much quieter the HHR was on the highway than my minivan. I guess it's just what you're used to.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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Does your minivan have BIG wipers?

Just kidding!

We bought my wife a '06 Accord and the HHR is much quieter inside at highway speeds and smoother riding over all road bumps. To me, that is a huge accomplishment!

Way to go GM!
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by nfboy
LMAO Since Andrew is having wind noise and is in Canada, must be Newfoundland wind that's different. Maybe after blowing accross the water to get to the island here, it was more, well, lubricated!
no noise here now with new wipers.
You can see the factory wipers move in the wind, well the wing part of them.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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Here in Arizona you might as well take the wiper blades off and stick them under the seat! That way they'll be protected from the ever present baking Sun. Then on those rare occasions when there "might" be rain, you can put them back on for a couple of days!
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackHHR
no noise here now with new wipers.
You can see the factory wipers move in the wind, well the wing part of them.
Cool. I'm glad somebody benefited from my post.

The Bosch wipers I got also are quieter and smoother in operation than the stock ones. They also do a more effective job of cleaning the windshield, with less of it getting "splashed back" as was a common complaint with the stock wipers. No problems with lift at highway speeds. Those rubber fins on the stockers were pretty much unnecessary as far as I can tell.

What can I say, I live in the Seattle area. I guess I notice this stuff more than most.
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 07:13 AM
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You're not crazy bob! I also hear the wind noise.

Have you noticed that the wind noise decreases when you are on the highway and getting closer to a vehicle ahead of you?
Old Aug 29, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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While we're on the subjuct of noise, I drove the mother-in-law's Nissan Murano From Lake Havasu to Phoenix this last week... What a noisy uncomfortable POS that is! Tons of road noise and seats like rocks, my legs go numb after about an hour. My god, for the price they dropped the ball..... The HHR is light years better....

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