You can reduce the noise by disturbing the airflow over the bars.
Thule roof racks noise.
It is quiet enough were i can open the sun roof racks and spoiler look cool on any car.
Look at factory crossbars.
Thule edge and thule evo.
Having installed hundreds of roof racks i can tell you from experience it is the vehicle and where the bar is positioned on the vehicle that creates noise not the actual shape of the bar.
Not too concern about fc but particular about excessive wind noise.
First on my bmw now on my matrix.
Pull side to side on the crossbars to examine if the base rack is stable.
Sure a fairing works well but you can also try a full length rack pad.
It has a dual purpose of protecting you gear and also reducing roof rack noise.
The same thing is happening on your roof rack.
Make sure to keep the support towers secured by tying down its straps and mounts to the vehicle.
The design keeps vortices from slapping back together after the antenna has sliced through them.
How to reducing noise on a roof rack.
I usually keep the bike inside but still like the look of a biker car with the rack.
The wind noise we hear from some roof racks is known as aeolian no ise and is produced by wind when it passes over or through objects.
Thinking of installing thule roof rack but heard that it can be noisy at high speed even with the thule aerobars.
If the surface the wind passes over has a consistent shape the disturbance becomes tonal and at certain frequencies very annoying.
I alway used the thule fairing.
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These roof rack cross bars also have many smart design features.
Often there is a notation on the rails that warn you not to position a crossbar forward of a certain position.
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.
I want to leave the bars on the car when not transporting my bikes.
Constantly aiming at staying one step ahead and working closely together with the car industry thule introduces a new generation of roof rack systems.
The aluminium extrusion creates one of the strongest load bars in the market.
No measurable mileage loss.
Thule have new product call wingbar claim to cut down noise to almost cannot hear.
Here are some steps that will help you deal with this concern.
New roof rack catches wind.
The next generation of roof racks.