Finally found a fix to my driver's side wind noise: Rubber Cord Seal Weatherstripping

[Firewired]

This worked for me, but obviously you mileage may vary. I have been having an issue with pretty significant wind noise from driver's window at highway speed most noticeable when going above 60 MPH, and being I am Texas where most highways are 70 mph and above that is a lot of the time. My R1T is a 7000 VIN, and about six months ago mobile service replaced my triangular window with the improved gaskets which helped, and changed where the wind noise was most noticeable. Initially you could almost seem to feel it coming from the triangular front small windows, afterwards after that was fixed, the most noticeable wind noise seems to be coming from the top of the driver's window. At Rivian's advice I tried recalibrating the window a bunch of times, and looking at the window and door gaskets they all seemed to be in place, and fine. Rivian had my R1T in service for about 2 weeks waiting on the roof appliqué above the driver's door which unfortunately did not help. One of the issues to showing the issue to Rivian is that my closest service center is in Austin and there is so much traffic during business hours that it is really challenging to get on the highway and not have a lot of traffic to get up to speed to demonstrate the wind noise.

After reading through a bunch of posts I tried buttressing the gasket that pushes against the driver's side window. I placed the gasket in one piece from the right below the level of where the window comes out, counter clockwise behind the gasket as far forward as I could. On the recommendation on another thread I tried 0.25" solid rubber seal, which for me disappointingly did not make a difference. On a hunch thinking that my gasket might just need even more support to create a seal I moved up from the 0.25" to 0.35" and that has done the trick. I have had no problems opening and closing the window, and weirdly it was better, but wind noise was slightly there, but after a few days of usage has gotten better to where my wind noise is now gone. This gives me hope that Rivian could come out with a more robust window gasket in the future that could fix this issue.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NL4D6SK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

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[Taco]

Hmmmmm we both have Vin 7000s trucks and the same problem.

Able to take a better picture or two with where you're placing this?

 

[Mobius1]

A friend got his S a couple of months ago and when I sat in the passenger seat it sounded like the window was slightly open. Couldn’t feel any air coming in but the noise is undeniable, unless you are Rivian ?. Mobile service came by and said it was normal. It would drive me nuts.

 

[akc5247]

This worked for me, but obviously you mileage may vary. I have been having an issue with pretty significant wind noise from driver's window at highway speed most noticeable when going above 60 MPH, and being I am Texas where most highways are 70 mph and above that is a lot of the time. My R1T is a 7000 VIN, and about six months ago mobile service replaced my triangular window with the improved gaskets which helped, and changed where the wind noise was most noticeable. Initially you could almost seem to feel it coming from the triangular front small windows, afterwards after that was fixed, the most noticeable wind noise seems to be coming from the top of the driver's window. At Rivian's advice I tried recalibrating the window a bunch of times, and looking at the window and door gaskets they all seemed to be in place, and fine. Rivian had my R1T in service for about 2 weeks waiting on the roof appliqué above the driver's door which unfortunately did not help. One of the issues to showing the issue to Rivian is that my closest service center is in Austin and there is so much traffic during business hours that it is really challenging to get on the highway and not have a lot of traffic to get up to speed to demonstrate the wind noise.

After reading through a bunch of posts I tried buttressing the gasket that pushes against the driver's side window. I placed the gasket in one piece from the right below the level of where the window comes out, counter clockwise behind the gasket as far forward as I could. On the recommendation on another thread I tried 0.25" solid rubber seal, which for me disappointingly did not make a difference. On a hunch thinking that my gasket might just need even more support to create a seal I moved up from the 0.25" to 0.35" and that has done the trick. I have had no problems opening and closing the window, and weirdly it was better, but wind noise was slightly there, but after a few days of usage has gotten better to where my wind noise is now gone. This gives me hope that Rivian could come out with a more robust window gasket in the future that could fix this issue.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NL4D6SK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

That's exactly what I was going to suggest. If you see my thread in the wind noise thread, I had suggested variations of either the trim lock or uxcell rubber seal.

For the sunroof windshield seams, my experience is that noise would be reduced with similar rubber seals instead of the T shaped magnetized strip.

Showed these to the mobile tech few weeks back when he came to replace a sensor on my R1S and the tech basically said if it works, to keep going ahead. They apparently don't have anything specific to fix for road noise, and based on his discussions, almost everything (w.r.t noise) is classified as normal in this vehicle. The only fix they have that he mentioned was for the triangle window - he said they have a procedure for replacement of that window if the noise is super bad in that area.

 

[Revo]

This worked for me, but obviously you mileage may vary. I have been having an issue with pretty significant wind noise from driver's window at highway speed most noticeable when going above 60 MPH, and being I am Texas where most highways are 70 mph and above that is a lot of the time. My R1T is a 7000 VIN, and about six months ago mobile service replaced my triangular window with the improved gaskets which helped, and changed where the wind noise was most noticeable. Initially you could almost seem to feel it coming from the triangular front small windows, afterwards after that was fixed, the most noticeable wind noise seems to be coming from the top of the driver's window. At Rivian's advice I tried recalibrating the window a bunch of times, and looking at the window and door gaskets they all seemed to be in place, and fine. Rivian had my R1T in service for about 2 weeks waiting on the roof appliqué above the driver's door which unfortunately did not help. One of the issues to showing the issue to Rivian is that my closest service center is in Austin and there is so much traffic during business hours that it is really challenging to get on the highway and not have a lot of traffic to get up to speed to demonstrate the wind noise.

After reading through a bunch of posts I tried buttressing the gasket that pushes against the driver's side window. I placed the gasket in one piece from the right below the level of where the window comes out, counter clockwise behind the gasket as far forward as I could. On the recommendation on another thread I tried 0.25" solid rubber seal, which for me disappointingly did not make a difference. On a hunch thinking that my gasket might just need even more support to create a seal I moved up from the 0.25" to 0.35" and that has done the trick. I have had no problems opening and closing the window, and weirdly it was better, but wind noise was slightly there, but after a few days of usage has gotten better to where my wind noise is now gone. This gives me hope that Rivian could come out with a more robust window gasket in the future that could fix this issue.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NL4D6SK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Hello,
Do you happen to have a Pic of just the gasket by itself and where to buy it would help me allot.
Thanks in advance...
Rivi on brother!

 

[SwampNut]

 

[emlo]

This worked for me, but obviously you mileage may vary. I have been having an issue with pretty significant wind noise from driver's window at highway speed most noticeable when going above 60 MPH, and being I am Texas where most highways are 70 mph and above that is a lot of the time. My R1T is a 7000 VIN, and about six months ago mobile service replaced my triangular window with the improved gaskets which helped, and changed where the wind noise was most noticeable. Initially you could almost seem to feel it coming from the triangular front small windows, afterwards after that was fixed, the most noticeable wind noise seems to be coming from the top of the driver's window. At Rivian's advice I tried recalibrating the window a bunch of times, and looking at the window and door gaskets they all seemed to be in place, and fine. Rivian had my R1T in service for about 2 weeks waiting on the roof appliqué above the driver's door which unfortunately did not help. One of the issues to showing the issue to Rivian is that my closest service center is in Austin and there is so much traffic during business hours that it is really challenging to get on the highway and not have a lot of traffic to get up to speed to demonstrate the wind noise.

After reading through a bunch of posts I tried buttressing the gasket that pushes against the driver's side window. I placed the gasket in one piece from the right below the level of where the window comes out, counter clockwise behind the gasket as far forward as I could. On the recommendation on another thread I tried 0.25" solid rubber seal, which for me disappointingly did not make a difference. On a hunch thinking that my gasket might just need even more support to create a seal I moved up from the 0.25" to 0.35" and that has done the trick. I have had no problems opening and closing the window, and weirdly it was better, but wind noise was slightly there, but after a few days of usage has gotten better to where my wind noise is now gone. This gives me hope that Rivian could come out with a more robust window gasket in the future that could fix this issue.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NL4D6SK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Can you send different angles and point out where you installed?

 

[TheHedgehog116]

This worked for me, but obviously you mileage may vary. I have been having an issue with pretty significant wind noise from driver's window at highway speed most noticeable when going above 60 MPH, and being I am Texas where most highways are 70 mph and above that is a lot of the time. My R1T is a 7000 VIN, and about six months ago mobile service replaced my triangular window with the improved gaskets which helped, and changed where the wind noise was most noticeable. Initially you could almost seem to feel it coming from the triangular front small windows, afterwards after that was fixed, the most noticeable wind noise seems to be coming from the top of the driver's window. At Rivian's advice I tried recalibrating the window a bunch of times, and looking at the window and door gaskets they all seemed to be in place, and fine. Rivian had my R1T in service for about 2 weeks waiting on the roof appliqué above the driver's door which unfortunately did not help. One of the issues to showing the issue to Rivian is that my closest service center is in Austin and there is so much traffic during business hours that it is really challenging to get on the highway and not have a lot of traffic to get up to speed to demonstrate the wind noise.

After reading through a bunch of posts I tried buttressing the gasket that pushes against the driver's side window. I placed the gasket in one piece from the right below the level of where the window comes out, counter clockwise behind the gasket as far forward as I could. On the recommendation on another thread I tried 0.25" solid rubber seal, which for me disappointingly did not make a difference. On a hunch thinking that my gasket might just need even more support to create a seal I moved up from the 0.25" to 0.35" and that has done the trick. I have had no problems opening and closing the window, and weirdly it was better, but wind noise was slightly there, but after a few days of usage has gotten better to where my wind noise is now gone. This gives me hope that Rivian could come out with a more robust window gasket in the future that could fix this issue.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NL4D6SK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

I bought the linked item and tried it on my driver door window. The window would slow down to a complete stop a little under midway from what I assume to be too much pressure coming from the new seal. I pushed it in as much as possible. Maybe I'll try the smaller diameter or the rubber tubing and see if those work.

 

[akc5247]

https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/guide-r1s-r1t-wind-noise-fix.27885/post-574761

Has details from many of us with pictures of the fixes involved. Please take a look and try them out as well.

 

[JJE]

If anyone has a Gen 2 Rivian, it would be interesting to see if the door seals have changed.

 

[jeeden]

I have had the triangle window rebedded by the SC and it helped a lot but still had some noise from seemingly the a frame. I saw this, but didn't want to order the $25 weatherstripping so I thought I would try Ridgid .25 ice maker line. It worked great.

I was almost ready to buy the weatherstripping, but wondered if I would need the larger diameter because it wasn't going to be rigid. Then I thought I really just want to keep the rigid stuff at .25 but I didn't like the color of the clear / white. Then I remembered I am big into drip watering systems for all of our plants on our deck and porch and have big rolls of .25 Ridgid tubing in black. I got that out and put it in and it works great and looks great. There are no issues opening or closing the window. I did both driver and passenger side.

I consider doing the second seal that is higher up on the door but it's not quite as deep and so the tubing doesn't want to stick in there as well and I don't think it would make it any quieter as it is near silent now.

If I ever need to I might put some 3M automotive door seal adhesive on it to make sure it sticks in place. You can see a thread I put about that in the forms here for sticking the rear tailgate adhesive back up if it comes off.

Thanks!

 

[srikalyan3]

May not be the same exact issue, but somewhat similar experience. I started hearing wind noise from front passenger window last week. Opened a service request and it was an easy fix. Service tech mentioned that they started receiving several similar complaints from other customers after the last software update. They just had to calibrate that window. He showed me the gap that's clearly visible. My R1S is on 2024.19.04. I was in and out of service center in 30 mins.

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