One thing you will likely notice on your Model 3 is that with no engine noise, you do tend to notice everything else more.
found on my car, there was almost a ‘crispy’, swirling, harsh wind noise coming from the front of the car.
After reading lots of pages online, a combination of two solutions has bought the noise levels back in line with every other car I’ve had.
The A Pillar
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In the above image, the circled area is a big source of noise, some known solutions have been to put a section of sponge behind the gap, but I’ve gone for neoprene tubing.
The gap tends to be somewhere between 4-6mm, which isn’t huge, but does seem to make a lot of noise.
I initially used 4mm tubing, as the larger sizes I’d purchased were too tight, but in the end went for a larger 6mm diameter tube and warmed it up first using a craft heat gun. I helped to push the tubing flush with a rounded/smooth spudger / trim removal tool.
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The tubing can be bought from either eBay or from a UK firm that has recently been pointed out to me: Seals Direct. The craft heat gun used was one of these: Amazon – Craft Heat Gun but you might get away with just using a hair dryer on hot. Take caution when using near your paint work.
Door trim gap
The second place of wind noise, appears between the chrome door trim and mirror.
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The gap might not be the same on both sides, on my car it was fairly uniform, heating up a 4mm piece of tubing and inserting has done the job.
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That’s it! Happy, quieter motoring