Wind Buffeting noise, does ventvisor help?

[Sean Flanagan]

With the warming spring weather I am reminded of one the the few small things I don't like about this truck. I like to drive around with the window open and enjoy the breeze just like a slobbering dog. With just the driver's window open there is a awful, low frequency buffeting rumble that hurts my ears and the ears of everybody else in the cab. I can play with opening different windows a little here to improve things a bit, and there but the sound never really goes away. I did not have this problem with my previous 2nd gen truck.



My question to anybody who will listen is: Will adding those Ventvisor things to the doors help get rid of this sound? I don't really care for the looks of the things, but I really miss driving with my window open.



Thanks for your helpful advise.

 

[seafish]

In my experience, it DOES change the sound, though does not eliminate it.
FYI, I feel that their true advantage is to be able to drive with the window(s) cracked in the winter/spring when it is raining out.

 

[JBonpua]

Since the 3rd gens are sealed well, I believe it is a vacuum affect created by opening just one window. I never roll down my window but just last week when I did @ 60 MPH I thought I would pop my ear drum from the "buffering" sound.

 

[odinjunior]

Try cracking the slider if you have one...

 

[mxaaron]

Yeah, its terrible.

 

[Jdorfmeyer]

Sean, I have the power sliding rear window and if you open your slider along with the drivers window no low frequency buffeting rumble.

 

[MVenditti]

It happened to me with the sunroof open and windows partly open. It was so bad I though a helicopter was landing on the roof. Haven't heard it since and have installed large off road style visors.

 

[WMoroni]

I've always had the vent visor things on my trucks and have never noticed the wind buffeting. I have recently purchased a bone stock 04 and the wind buffeting is terrible. Going to be adding the vent shades as soon as they come in next week after I get the windows tinted. I've had an 03, 04 ,05 and two differerent 07s all but the 04 had/have vent visors and it is the only one that does it, so I guess they must help.