Re: Entry Door Stop 2003 Intrigue
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Yahoo Message Number: 117872
04 Allure here, same door as I believe is being talked about. Make sure the door window weep hole has a cover (If you have weep holes.). And that being said, yeah, we get the wind noise too. Have tried lots of things so far, including:
-Added some extra 1/8th thick insulation in areas that I thought might have been the area of noise
-This was later removed, and two times I'v had the repair facility I was using try to adjust the door. One time the tech suggested I would not want to watch - he was right. They used a combo piece of 2x2 and 4x4 to put into the door opening, then two large burly beastly men - attempted to rebound the upper part of the door in more towards the top. (No truly bend, more of sort of flex.)
-Last effort was to replace the all of the jamb seal with new material
-We do have our door latch adjusted so tight to hold the door in, that it does take a substantial closing to close it. And yes, a window open helps.
-Oh yeah, we also had a positive leak test flow done, where they use the smoke like bomb on the inside, and put positive air pressure into the coach, to look for potential leak areas. The door seal did not leak under that condition.
-And some coaches owner's reported that the noise on their coaches, was eventually tracked down to a windscreen not fully seated, and or the mirrors, and or a door awning. But, not always the same configuration and years era as our coaches.
For us, we seem to notice it the most when the wind direction is coming at an angle from the drivers side towards the passenger side. I speculate that this is causing a slight vacuum draw on the top of the door as the wind wraps around from the windscreen/cap area, and sort of pulls the upper door out just enough to allow the wind noise.
Has been that way for 9 years now, and I've inquired into buying a salvaged door (Door manufacturer no longer builds this door, as I understand it.), and having it installed and painted to match. Certainly doable. But, the tech and the service writer at this place - are not optimistic it would solve the problem. Get the impression the door just does not have enough structure, to hold in tight, and again for us - this seems to be towards the top part of the door.
I'm told that perhaps Eric Oldstrum in Tucson might be able to finesse the door to seal better, but I have not yet talked with him. I will be at Premiere later this year, and have that on our list to review with their tech's for additional input.
Will follow this thread, and see what may have come in new.
Enjoy your coach, it's a great year for CC:)!
Smitty
04 Allure 31017
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