So at SnoBall 2014 I picked up via the raffle a set of SoCal Super Trucks roof mounts. Well, a quick 2 years later I finally got me a 50" bar! I decided on a @RigidIndustries SR2. I wanted a single row bar because I didn't want to risk raising the overall height of the vehicle. I went with Rigid because they totally took care of me when I had a "self-induced" problem with my Dullays.
Well after I installed the bar, I noticed wind noise and at higher speeds some whistle. Well, once I aimed the bar up (see night shots below) to where it needed to be, bastard whistled as soon as I hit 15 mph! It was unbearable.
So a little background on the install. I have it installed with the wiring harness on the passenger side. I have the wire siliconed in place in the gap of the windshield and A pillar. As such, the cooling fins are on the bottom of the bar. I don't think the whistle is from the fins vibrating. I can touch the bar through the sun roof and I never felt anything like a vibration.
What I can only assume is that the whistle was from the air flowing OVER the fins, akin to blowing over the mouth of a beer bottle. Another thread I found on FRF had the author stating that he would run with the bar tilted down, and tilt up when off roading and would just deal with the whistle.
Well, when I ordered the bar, I also ordered five (5) blue covers in preparation for SnoBall 2016. I had hoped that when I got the covers on, they might disrupt the airflow past the fins, and eliminate the whistle. Well sure as chit, they do!!!! I have the bar tilted back up where I want the light and all you hear, even at 80+ MPH, is the wind noise, that even my wife says isn't that bad.
I share this in case anyone wants a similar setup, they can avoid the whistle with some Rigid covers. I'll be getting a clear set soon.
Todd
Well after I installed the bar, I noticed wind noise and at higher speeds some whistle. Well, once I aimed the bar up (see night shots below) to where it needed to be, bastard whistled as soon as I hit 15 mph! It was unbearable.
So a little background on the install. I have it installed with the wiring harness on the passenger side. I have the wire siliconed in place in the gap of the windshield and A pillar. As such, the cooling fins are on the bottom of the bar. I don't think the whistle is from the fins vibrating. I can touch the bar through the sun roof and I never felt anything like a vibration.
What I can only assume is that the whistle was from the air flowing OVER the fins, akin to blowing over the mouth of a beer bottle. Another thread I found on FRF had the author stating that he would run with the bar tilted down, and tilt up when off roading and would just deal with the whistle.
Well, when I ordered the bar, I also ordered five (5) blue covers in preparation for SnoBall 2016. I had hoped that when I got the covers on, they might disrupt the airflow past the fins, and eliminate the whistle. Well sure as chit, they do!!!! I have the bar tilted back up where I want the light and all you hear, even at 80+ MPH, is the wind noise, that even my wife says isn't that bad.
I share this in case anyone wants a similar setup, they can avoid the whistle with some Rigid covers. I'll be getting a clear set soon.
Todd
