You remind of my best friends from school, because he had trouble with everything thing that he ever purchased or even with things that were free! I really love your videos, James!

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

lol at least it makes for a halfway decent story.

@mitchellbarnow1709

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKlafehn I do get great enjoyment from your trials and tribulations! What would your channel be without them?

You nail down the problem indeed that it is an aerodynamic issues which is causing the wind noise and vibration. Square edges and lots of open space create a lot of turbulence and drags. I think to help minimize the wind noise, when you build the front panel to deflect the wind, make it to be flush with the vehicle body and use a door trim/protector to act as a rubber gasket, so as to not damage the paint. This will also keep the wind from going through and compressing between the deflector and the roof of the vehicle. I have pair of aftermarket sport sidemirror with turn signal for my 2001 corolla over the years, so because the mirror has an opening to let are through, it created a lot more noise then the OEM mirror. This year I was considering removing them because the wind noise get so annoying especially at highway speed. I eventually solve the problem by cutting out from cardboard the shape of the opening and make two copy of it from a red detergent battle to try Mach the red color of the mirror and glued them in place. My noise issues was fix by blocking air from going through the opening of the mirror and defusing on the side window when the wind was going trough the openings. The link show the mirror That I used on my car, but produce a lot of wind noise because of those openings. www.summitracing.com/parts/ipc-cml-96cv2?seid=srese1&gclid=CjwKCAiAiML-BRAAEiwAuWVgggg6mL-NgqHxS0y9b9mKMjhQQ3e1p0PO8KdFkPlX8OUs4PJok_wvkhoC6BYQAvD_BwE

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

My new fairing is amazing! It completely solved the noise and vibration issue.

Hey James. New subscriber here. Where did you access the roof liner to put the fabric? Been watching a few hours of your content finding your channel last week. Thanks for sharing! Loving all the info so far.

As for the foam that making the notice I think it should be glued down. I had an experience like that with my door panel, when I put my hand on it the vibration stop, when I check the panel, it was lose and the foam was no more glued to the door panel which was confronting also to the vibration noise.

thanks for the video dude. i would hate to buy this and deal with that noise

yeah I think if you can make a better fairing extending to the roof it would help

5:19 love this MPG

The simplest solutions are often the best ones! I fixed so many squeaks and rattles with pieces of duct tape.

@nevco8774

3 жыл бұрын

Where is that state with snow beside the road? Even here in Minnesota there is no snow yet.

@mitchellbarnow1709

3 жыл бұрын

@@nevco8774 Upstate New York

I HAD A SCION TC WITH SUNROOF. It rattled. After a few years the rails warped & the sunroof would get stuck!

Hey James....try getting a length of nylon cord (similar to the cord used for a pull start mower/chainsaw) and spirally wrap it around one or more of the bars on the roof rack, this will disrupt the airflow at higher speeds, reduce the noise and vibration !!! I have tried this and it works well. If it works for you, you could paint or dye the cord to match the colour of the roof rack paint ! Cheers from Andy from Australia :)

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Andy! Yeah I thought about linking all of the bars together with carriage bolts and turnbuckles. But my new fairing completely solved the noise and vibration issue

@AndyM...

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKlafehn Good on ya mate, great how we can engineer solutions to fix annoying things, look forward to seeing the next video !

So I had the same issue with the front holes not lining up. Though mine did come with an instruction sheet if you want a pic of it to link to your channel. I mounted mine at its max height to keep the fairing on with the bottom square rail a 1/4" off the paint. And mounted a peice of steel across the top rails to stop the vibration for now

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for sharing! Do you have an instagram or a link to photos? Id love to see how yours looks.

@mhostetter7

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKlafehn yeah shmike_7 , I just posted some pics

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

@@mhostetter7 Its private. i just friended, followed, applied, whatever haha

Hey I have had this roof rack in for a while and did a custom deflector as you did. Have you had any issue with noise (specifically creaking) coming from your sunroof?

@JamesKlafehn

2 жыл бұрын

No. No noise. Its great! I love it with the deflector.

i think all roof racks make a lot of noise if you open the sunroof, because they change the way the air is interacting with the open sunroof.

It appears you have removed the back seats? I just ordered a 2021 RAV4 and I'm very interested in removing the back seats and creating a flat floor space for cargo and pet rescue transport. Do you have vid of that mod? Was it DIY? No way I could do that myself. Any suggestions for where to get something like that done? What do I even Google to find a place to do that? Thanks for any advice :)

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

I havent removed the back seats. I have taken the lower seat out before but not permanently.

You should get a Decibel reader. Very cheap. If you have a iWatch automatically has it. Gives a better reading than just hearing with your ears

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

I dont have an iwatch. Ive thought about it. Ive never looked into pricing. I keep thinking how many more uses would I have for it and then I buy a new roof rack. lol

@JohnnyKReviews

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKlafehn lol you can also download free apps on your smartphone. Interested to see the sound of your prime. Heard it has acoustic front and side windows?

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea. I wish I tried that in the beginning.

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I’ve heard that too

I saw you charging at the end of the video... Do you always top up to 100% daily or top up to 70/80%? I heard topping to 100% is bad for the battery. What’s your opinion?

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

Toyota protects both ends of the battery, top and bottom. They leave around 10% that is unavailable on the top and 20% on the bottom. Charge to full, its fine.

Oh hell no, I can’t deal with that noise

Jim, do you expect to use this rack all the time? Look at a rapaid attachment system. Why drive around in a degraded position.

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

Rapid attachment system? Degraded position?

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

Not all the time. But I want the ability to use it whenever. I really should own a truck but they don’t make an electric version yet. I’ve been making due with RAV4’s until then

Jim, Just saying why drive around with something that is noisy and not fuel effective . If you need it occasionally why not develop a quick attach and release system. Have the beet of both worlds. The Prime is so well engineered, why mess it up.

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

In part 4 you’ll see the fairing I designed. With it I’m seeing no loss and it’s quieter than not having a rack at all. It’s amazing.

Sounds like a swarm of hornets!

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

That sting your ear drums.

Sorry to say....The roof rack just make the car look ugly! Scrap it!

@JamesKlafehn

3 жыл бұрын

It’s way better than the others I’ve tried. kzread.info/head/PLuMPs5qUmnoRhiJaAQJQj-7KQN2RAcXRO