How To REDUCE WIND NOISE In The Tesla Model 3

In this video I use a DECIBEL METER to test the cabin noise before and after applying a WEATHERSTRIPPING KIT kit. I didn't have a huge problem with wind noise or road noise. No whistling or anything but there was a bit of random sounds when I was on the freeway going above 70. Sounds like wind was finding its way through some gaps between the doors and making noise as it entered the car. I did the test to see if a complete kit including roof AND doors, would help to reduce the noise.
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[@dzerres]

Dude, 5 decibels is HUGE. That scale is logarithmic, not linear. And yes I did this plus added a Z seal around the trunk lid (minus the glass and on top of the lights) because road noise comes in through there as well. I never noticed the road noise as much (I had a diesel car before) but I certainly noticed the tinney sound of the door closing and the seals make that luxurious "thunk" noise now.

[@AhmedThaking]

I was thinking the same.. 5 is a huge difference!

[@claus1225]

tesla is at least 5 to 10 db louder than any "luxury" cars. trust me, i drove m3 and mS for weeks. Tesla are NOT quiet cars.

[@winq9322]

Thanks for sharing this! But with the expensive price paid for a Tesla it should already have come with such installations from the manufacturers so customers can save their time doing this themselves. Come on Tesla! Wind noise/cabin noise is such a big deal!

[@kenhoward3512]

On cars selling at prices like these, noise cancelling tech would solve the problem. After all these years of production, Tesla should be ashamed of hearing about owners having to resort to adding weatherstripping to reduce high speed wind noise (I'd prefer the the glass roof to be optional).

[@mathewsymonds6463]

Thanks for the video! It was informative as well as interesting. A lot of these videos are people talking for 10 min and filming every single scene of them sticking this stuff on. Love how you also state the 10db difference, again unlike other channels who have done a similar project with a 1db difference and gone "oh its huge and this is the best thing ever". keep up the good work

[@kyrkbymannen]

Agree, there are a lot of people making unrealistic reviews. This feel legit!

[@Stefan-zv2mn]

Hey man! I just looked through your videos, I can see you are not posting weekly anymore. I'm just posting to let you know that your content is GREAT! Keep it up and don't give up. It can all be just video away!!

[@emmettshort]

bout to start posting way more stay tuned! Also check me out on @LifespanNews

[@ZachGilbert]

What a lot of people forget is in an ICE car the engine has a constant hum that covers all of this up.

[@emmettshort]

Truth

[@AW-gj4ji]

Try to drive a good phev or EV form luxury brand. You definitely won’t hear as much. But model 3 is still a great car

[@AhmedThaking]

Bullshit. Audi e-tron is the proof that this statement is utterly bullshit made up by lousy ev drivers to excuse their sorry ass lame ev.

[@ZachGilbert]

@@AhmedThaking wow someone is triggered

[@AhmedThaking]

@@ZachGilbert nah but stop making excuses for automobiles makers lazyness. If i spend 50K on a car it better be silient. No matter if Electric or ice

[@SCWgreg]

I’ve tried multiple door seal kits, and have the roof band in place. What I’ve come to the conclusion is this... the road noise that comes in just is not absorbed anywhere. Not like a car that has a roof. It’s my belief that a lot of sound deadening comes from cars that have a roof with a liner and some insulation in it... vs the all glass roof that the Model 3 has. Further most cars have doors with a window frame that buys you more seals around the window itself.

[@emmettshort]

Yeah I think the window frame is a big part of it too

[@claus1225]

the art of sound insulation and door seal has been perfected for decades for Ice cars. trust me. tesla is way behind in this department. more like they just dont care cus it's not priority and costs more for them.

[@colingenge9999]

Lower frequencies probably make up the bulk of the db but the higher frequencies are the ones that bother us. I found the cloth and mylar cover for the glass ceiling made a big difference because it reflects the sound into your ears.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

where did you get that cover?

[@colingenge9999]

@@C.Hawkshaw Tessories I believe. But several inserts for the glass roof are available to reduce heat and they include black cloth insert

[@patrickgraham6786]

retired film sound recordist here - You are correct to say that sound is a subjective experience - my brain was not hard-wired for hearing planes that nobody else could (until they arrived over set 1 minute later) but the work trained me to hear differently - and hear more than most people. Because, of course it's the brain that does the hearing, the ears are just a fancy pair of microphones, and its all about what you focus on. (Hence why you can listen in and hear a conversation nearby at a party but the tape machine does not.) Decibel meters and distance to source will forever be argued about - because of this - (and the logarithmic scale doesn't help either.) Cutting the wind noise in a car that any buyer knows, has no engine noise, is a clear winner - never mind what the DB meter says.

[@Rob-nr4qr]

I added some stripping to my model 3 and I felt like it made a huge difference. Good video man. Thanks

[@emmettshort]

Thanks for watching!

[@johndrew4689]

Thanks for the effort doing the video. It takes a lot of extra work on a road trip. I'll try some strips on mine .. nothing to lose really.

[@Mitchell9th]

I enjoy watching these even though I don’t own one. I used a similar foam on my last van. It helped. Love the music on this too.

[@emmettshort]

Haha. Dope. What up Twigz? Glad you like. They’re fun to make too!

[@quadlegsxxxxx]

You can also add trunk and frunk extra seals to further reduce noise

[@darknight2628]

where did you purchase the trunk & frunk extra seals?

[@YannR34]

Lol you made the wind noise very good. Ok! So now, we definitely need you to make your after "wind noise impression". This is what humans need to really appreciate the difference. :-D

[@emmettshort]

Haha. Damn I forgot to do those sfx 🤦‍♂️

[@theshermano3000]

This is an indictment on Tesla. It's ridiculous that, at this price point, you have to buy a $38 kit to reduce noise that could VERY EASILY have been mitigated at the factory level. Unbelievable. Thanks for this video.

[@emmettshort]

Dan Sherman i def see your point. I’ve had this conversation a few times and I’m only coming at it from being a model 3 owner so I don’t know if s and x have this same issue. But my feelings is although I don’t love it, the cars did have to come off the presses pretty quick to keep the huge Tesla machine running. They didn’t skimp on giving us cutting edge tech. And the design and feeling of quality inside the car is undeniable. But yeah because of the quick time table it’s obvious certain small details are not up to snuff. Doesn’t make me not love my car or Tesla tho. I’m rooting for them and I think they will iron out these details quickly.

[@Rob-nr4qr]

I agree. Spent over $50k on my car and to have to do this myself is annoying. If the car wasn’t so great in so many other ways I probably hold a grudge. But I can’t bring myself to.

[@couldyourewindplease3653]

Think of all the Chinese kids got their college paid by the fact that Tesla didn't do it :D

[@karenhebert2295]

You still get wind noise in gas cars just engine is too loud to hear

[@emmettshort]

True!

[@edlowry1]

I will keep coming back for the wind impressions. Great video. I will order some for my tesla m3. EDIT : That dog is amazing

[@emmettshort]

Haha. Thanks. I’ve got more jokes planned for my next video on Andrew Yang tho. And I’m gonna bust out the suit!

[@CreativeIsolation]

@@emmettshort Ah, so this is where it began. 😂

[@adonistaxi2681]

A french Taxi driver did it in the front boot. For him, the best improvement is there.

[@emmettshort]

Oh interesting! Maybe I’ll try that!

[@ChristopheCapderou]

@@emmettshort kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpSYqJKmd5qLpZo

[@emmettshort]

Christophe Capdérou ugh too bad he doesn’t have English subtitles.

[@darensmith2774]

This is the first test I have seen that would be EXACTLY how I would do it. Thanks!

[@fergusburke7987]

5db is a huge reduction, to go from 69db to 74db is a 50% increase. So you have reduced the cabin noise by 50%.

[@emmettshort]

I guess you’re right but I think what I noticed most was the fluttery wind sound being less instead of just overall noise being lower.

[@srulyp1]

What about weather circumstances? Wind MPH & direction etc...

[@stefanb7063]

I think you have have sealed over your drains in your doors.

[@TheJAMF]

Just a bit of math nerding, but if you go from 150% to 100%, you reduced it by 33.3% (100/150 = 66.6% or 2/3rds ) :)

[@ChristopheCapderou]

- 5dB is even something like -70% of reduction. -3dB is -50%

[@agapewindhoek]

A pity that you did not have a frequency (Spectrum analyser) app on your phone to test the FREQUENCY noise, a dB meter only checks sound level, it would be good to get a spectrum analyser and do a test in your car and then one just like yours with out the weather stripping, I think you'll see quite a big difference in dB on that side of things. 5 dB is a huge reduction but the human ear unless trained won't pick it up, the other bummer is that our ears have a "natural" compressor built in that will make certain sounds disappear after a while. Nice vid and Hello from Namibia.

[@emmettshort]

Oh man Namibia! That’s dope! Yeah wish I knew that stuff before making the video. Thanks!

[@agapewindhoek]

@@emmettshort It should not be to hard to do that test again, you don't have to go all the way to sactown just drive a bit like 15 minuts or so on the freeway maybe at night. If you have a mate that has a tesla with the same diameter tyres as yours and same model then you should be good to go, if you have an android look for an app called frequensee it gives you a visual display of the frequency spectrum. I'm sure IOS will have a similar app on appstore.

[@oman9999]

I am no scientist or meteorologist, anything of that sort. My thought is if you ran the test with the kit back north and measured the dB levels again. Jet stream I believe on the West Coast is north to south, so you’d be driving *into* the wind heading north, maybe having higher dB levels. Heading south you are generally going with the wind, less wind noise? It’s along the lines of flying west coast to east coast being quicker b/c of jet stream. I don’t know, just wonder about that. Could account for the difference as well, who knows? Anyway, great video and test.

[@terencej21]

Man I love your videos. Super funny but informative. Love your impression of the wind noise. 😂

[@emmettshort]

Haha thanks!

[@PhaseSkater]

Geez teslas most be super loud. My Hyundai Ioniq with winter snow tires only has 64 decibels when traveling 80-90 mph on interstates around utah and Idaho

[@sugu2444]

I was told by tesla service staff that the top roof extra seal might damage the original waterproof sealing so I skipped the top one but went with all the door seals.

[@DarkOkie]

Hey mate check under the hood in the A pillars there is air that flows up there !! hope this helps

[@TheJAMF]

I saw that at 6 minutes 38 in the Model X vid here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5-4fmOFjKdjmq8

[@xxnurioxx]

To make science work for this case, you must not measure db only. Frequencies are the key here. 😙

[@gwenandersen]

Great dog! Thank you for your effort in putting together this video

[@emmettshort]

Thanks for thanking!

[@jeffbransky6499]

I wonder if you could run the comparison again (on another car) but this time using a microphone to record the sound. You have already proven that the human ear detects different frequencies unlike the way a decibel meter works. With a microphone you could record the noise into mp3 or another sound format. Once you have audio files, the files could be compared compared graphically showing the intensity of the sound at different frequencies on charts. I got the impression from your comments that the lower frequencies were not bothering you as much as the white noise caused by air leaks around the doors and windows.

[@emmettshort]

Right. If anyone has a model 3 I can use. I’m down!

[@tonyparisio4021]

It looks to me that you covered the weep holes at the bottom of the doors. If you didn't cut them out water will be trapped in your doors. This could lead to rust and corrosion. You might want to unblock those drain holes. Good luck, all the best.

[@emmettshort]

I def made sure not to block those. Went above them

[@pjdambra]

I wish you did just one section at a time to show which had to biggest impact.

[@emmettshort]

Hmm. Yea I thought it might be hard to measure so I went for the biggest change

[@Babalutu573]

Hi there, I’m not sure if mine is wind noise but it’s as if there’s a car window left cracked-open while the others are closed it gives a slight noise but more like pressure on the ears? Is that wind noise?

[@PinkSummer1017]

Nice ending, I love dogs!

[@jurgenlotz2794]

Hatte gestern 22.3.2021 Probefahrt mit einem Model 3 LR Refresh und einem Model 3 SR Refresh (beide aus USA Produktion). Beim LR traten ab etwa 120km/h starke und laute Windgeräusche an der B-Säule (Seitenscheibe Fahrer und Beifahrerseite) also direkt neben dem Fahrer- und Beifahrer Kopf auf. Bei dem direkt danach gefahrenen LR traten selbst bei 200km/h von dort keinerlei Windgeräusche auf. Das Auto fuhr sich viel leiser und damit gefühlt viel hochwertiger. Als wir zurück kamen haben wir uns dieses Detail bei beiden Autos an der B-Säule im direkten Vergleich angeschaut.: Das Spaltmaß zwischen geschlossener Seitenscheibe vorne und der B-Säule war beim LR (lauten) viel größer (ein Finger passte komplett rein), während beim SR dieses Spaltmaß viel kleiner war (Finger passte nicht hinein). Ob auch der Anpressdruck besser war haben wir nicht untersucht.

[@yaboirem9719]

Please keep doing videos for a long time

[@cranbers]

I went to the link, does the kit no longer come with the seal for the roof window? After watching a bunch of reviews it sounds like that is the seal that makes the most difference.

[@darknight2628]

Hi great video! The noise has been driving me CRAZYYY! I bought the seal for the sunroof but still hear the noise comig from the driver doors. So did you have to cut any drainage holes in them? Saw some responses for other types of these kit on amazon!

[@emmettshort]

No drainage holes. Just make sure you don’t cover the vents with the weatherstripping. It’s easy to just apply the stripping above the vents

[@darknight2628]

@@emmettshort sorry what vents are u referring to?

[@mopymopedson5825]

@Elon: Now you know what to do. Great vid, dude! Greetings from Germany

[@usasupra23]

About to do mine and I paid too much from RPM Tesla. Roof should also be a freebie with these kits and it is critical to clean and use promoter for this to last and do this in warm weather or it will fall off

[@OriginalThisAndThat]

4:50 Sadly you used suction cup attachment on the high window which increases vibrations to decibel meter = wrong readings or very similar to the before/after comparison.

[@mikenelson8351]

Liked your video, thanks. I also like the colour of your car.

[@maroccomo]

I think a better way to reduce noise would have to be finding a way to reduce the tire on pavement noise. Roads are so much louder that the wind. Maybe more insulation in the wheel wells?

[@emmettshort]

The road noise doesn’t bother me at all. I think there are moments when the wind seeps in between the window and the seal.

[@j-soon6260]

I agree. The wind noise, for me, is not as bad as road noise. Ive got a new set of tires but the OEM tires come with a foam coating inside the tire to reduce/absorb the sound/vibration of the road.

[@Lunker22]

Hey Man, did you cover the door water drainage holes?

[@emmettshort]

No I went under them. Shoulda mentioned that.

[@adrianwood8820]

Yeah I really enjoyed your dog bro.;-)

[@emmettshort]

Haha. Yeah i like giving him his cameos.

[@user-bm7ll1cu7f]

Did this make a difference on the sound when closing the doors on your car?

[@emmettshort]

For sure. Sounds more like a thunk instead of a tink

[@user-bm7ll1cu7f]

Emmett Short Yeah, that’s what i was hoping for. Going to buy the kit myself!

[@Slodin]

You would think tesla would see these improvements people are making to their car with relative ease and go hey we can just do it out the factory.

[@emmettshort]

I’m sure they’ll keep getting better. I heard the model y will have an auto close trunk.

[@JRCarReviews]

By EV tires with 69 decibel...

[@harveypaxton1232]

The noise is generated by the outside mirrors.

[@mlee6050]

This might be counter what you done, anyone know what noise is inside tesla with windows down at 70mph (I seen a bike but want to get idea if still has roof part of what like in driver seat) also of anyone checks for me please wear ear protection during it

[@pascalbordy3180]

GREAT VIDEO, NICE DOG!

[@marcpelegrin8573]

These seals are crap. I tried them in my model 3 and the difference is almost non existent. Main problem is road noise. 2021 update is significantly more quiet than 2019 version and the new version has no extra door or roof sealings but diferent bearings and suspension which is the root of the problem.

[@mary2al]

Interesting points -- waiting for responses ...

[@paralelmind]

What about acoustic glasses? (Windshield + front side doors)

[@emmettshort]

Switching out the windows on the side passenger in front door would probably be very expensive but also super effective

[@paralelmind]

@@emmettshort tried it on a different car (audi a4 b9, the car came with acoustic windshield and standard glasses on doors), and the (annoying) wind noise is much reduced with acoustic glass in the front doors. I've seen some videos that Tesla started to mount acoustic glass on newer cars too!

[@lezten24]

will this fit on model y?

[@emmettshort]

Don’t think so

[@futuristsix5214]

Cool! It seems like an easy fix for that wind noise. 🤗

[@emmettshort]

Yeah if you don’t install it in 102 degree heat!

[@thomaseilert3820]

You didn’t show cutouts for the. Bottom of the door drains

[@emmettshort]

Prolly fast forwarded through them. It’s pretty obvious once you’re down there doing it

[@ericauteurapprentie1277]

Hello Emmett!!! A tu penser a mettre un joint dans le Frunk? Le resultat est EXTRAORDINAIRE!!!! Bonne continuation mon ami Bye

[@emmettshort]

Awe damn. I’m gonna have to translate that.

[@edmaluf]

DAMN IT!!!!!! My "like" was the 499th. Now my OCD will not allow me to sleep. Or I'll just have to keep watching this video on a loop until I see the 500th.

[@emmettshort]

Works for me! 😂

[@12vgs8606]

Are those real shelves on the wall? Do you have a computer program to track which items are stored in which shelf? :-)

[@emmettshort]

You mean in the garage?

[@12vgs8606]

@@emmettshort yes, the garage ones

[@emmettshort]

12vgs8606 ha knowing my parents I bet they have a spreadsheet somewhere. 😂

[@12vgs8606]

@@emmettshort I was worried it was full of your girlfriend's shoes or worse your shoes :-) This does give me an idea of designing great wallpaper for garage.

[@scorpiojuan1966]

Dont like that seal is visible on front door.

[@jmb9701]

These tubes block the proper drainage channels for water. Moisture gonna sit in there and cause rust. Why do you think cars have little channels everywhere along the roof? Ugh......

[@emmettshort]

They do not block channels. You place them above the channel drainage holes. That’s very important.

[@mpeg12]

@@emmettshort How can we tell if the rubber in the roof channel will cause drainage issues or increase wind resistance? Sometimes fine turbulence has less drag than course turbulence.

[@emmettshort]

Not sure. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jmb9701]

@@emmettshort the channels themselves are essential... I'm not talking about the drainage holes. These products are an exceedingly expensive garbage bandaid for a "problem" that's only solvable by re engineering roof lines.

[@emmettshort]

J MB well the roof one does actually tend to pop out on mine. The channel was too thin in places and it just wouldn’t stay. So I took it off.

[@wyattcekalla6335]

I’m pissed there’s super loud noise and from a car that was so expensive.

[@jdb-lu3bp]

To much work I just put my earplugs on no problem!

[@midnighttoreo]

thats why you have a radio

[@emmettshort]

Haha. True

[@ghedgepath]

Your 10db number is off. 6db is twice as loud.

[@Kevin-cf8uu]

This is why Tesla doesn't install all the extra stripping. The difference isn't even enough for the human ear to pick it up. So idk. It doesn't take a long time to install but it's probably not worth it.

[@WhiteWi]

Conclusion, it is not worse it.

[@PerformanceY]

It is sad that you have to do that to the car that cost over 50k.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

Emmett, Emmett Short. Emmett Short.

[@alexdcruz7317]

Teslas in general are loud as compared to cheap Toyotas

[@360.Tapestry]

​2:52 this camera angle in the garage with a car behind you couldn't have been just a coincidence lol @

[@emmettshort]

It’s all on purpose

[@Lunker22]

ok

[@deniw]

Now rent a wind tunnel and redo.

[@emmettshort]

I’d love to! Maybe after a few hundred thousand more subs 😂

[@Stephane93sang]

Man you look a lot like Kevin spacey

[@emmettshort]

Haha. Thanks? 😬

[@Stephane93sang]

Haha yes it is a compliment

[@claus1225]

funny how if tesla take care of things like this, they sale would at least double. that's what happens when the ceo spends all his time tweeting bs.

[@emmettshort]

This video is from 3 years ago. It’s been fixed

[@claus1225]

@@emmettshort i drove 2022 m3 for a week. it's the loudest car i've ever driven. the road noise from high way speed is just off the chart. then i drove model s for 10 days. It is slightly better but still much louder than camry or lexus. the motor sound from tesla is not silent as many believe. it's a higher pitch whine than engines mumbling. it's just disappointing.

[@slippyg]

Hi starling bank .......... Ffs

[@lenmooring9853]

Is there a blind spot in the Chinese corporate psyche that will invest huge amounts of money bringing products to English reading and speaking countries, and will not invest in competent translators? Perhaps, it’s a ‘one fingured’ salute to those of us fortunate to be born into a country that has a ‘proper’ language.

[@emmettshort]

😂😂 beyond me. I only knew because I had ordered two and read it on the ones from the box I returned. But yeah. It did feel like a bit of an FU.

[@markelkins8432]

No biggie. Open up google translate and point your Android phone camera onto the Chinese words. English appears. I presume Apple IOS has.something similar.

[@emmettshort]

Mark Elkins oh yeah! I shoulda done that

[@qax9037]

owh, Chinese product

[@abelincoln7346]

How do we reduce wind noise that's coming from Elon? He said socialism really sucks, I agree. Yet his company are getting huge tax breaks and incentives thats coming out of our pocket.

[@emmettshort]

Complete socialism sucks. But social programs in a capitalist framework are necessary

[@abelincoln7346]

@@emmettshort Dam Yangy. He should drop back in.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

Are you an actor? You seem like 10 famous actors rolled into one . In a good way. 😎🥸🤩

[@genxin4251]

Great review of noise reduction. Forgive me for going off track. At about 5:10 you’re in your living room. I noticed a small statue in the background. Please don’t take this badly but I think that is an idol. To Christians this implies that it has an evil spirit associated with it. You should consider getting rid of it.

[@Kim-kp4ze]

My Tesla model Y is brand new 2024 and once I hit 45 miles in a normal day I hear a wind noise and it’s annoying me😩😩😩 Tesla is not fixing this problem