Aftermarket rollbar windstops?

[rick3000]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

Strange, cause I have run with and without the black mesh pieces behind the seats for an extended time, and find that there is a pretty BIG difference in wind turbulence at high speeds. I always have the middle windscreen in place, but find that if the mesh inserts are not in, there's still a good amount of wind turbulence. They are ridiculously expensive though. I think someone should offer an aftermarket alternative.

It could just be me. But is seems that the wind tends to whistle as is passes through the mesh. It is all personal preference, and up to you, but leaving them off is one less thing to fly off on the freeway or get stolen.

There was actually a thread a few pages long on this a few months back, people where equally divided on this topic.

[clickman]

I bought Jay Senoff's plexiglass wind blockers for the perforated things in the roll bars (look on the left side of this web page).

I want to do a before and after comparison, but with our crappy weather the opportunity hasn't presented itself yet.

[SeattleBoxers]

Originally Posted by clickman

I bought Jay Senoff's plexiglass wind blockers for the perforated things in the roll bars (look on the left side of this web page).

I want to do a before and after comparison, but with our crappy weather the opportunity hasn't presented itself yet.

I just bought a set of Jay's inserts too.

Hopefully the weather will clear up in Seattle, so I can try them out when they arrive!

[geeklife]

Originally Posted by SeattleBoxers

I just bought a set of Jay's inserts too.

Hopefully the weather will clear up in Seattle, so I can try them out when they arrive!

Will Jay's inserts fit a 2001 Boxster?

[RandallNeighbour]

Why not ask him?

[Lil bastard]

Originally Posted by rick3000

It could just be me. But is seems that the wind tends to whistle as is passes through the mesh. It is all personal preference, and up to you, but leaving them off is one less thing to fly off on the freeway or get stolen.

There was actually a thread a few pages long on this a few months back, people where equally divided on this topic.

Are you talking about sound or wind?

Between the engine and the stereo, other noise (ie wind noise) is a non-issue.

But, the perforated Rollbar inserts do a considerable job of actually blocking the wind.

My wife HATES any kind of wind. She won't even open the Moonroof of the Jag on the Freeway.

So for me, she's the ultimate barometer.

With the windstop fully installed (center and side sections), she says that it's tolerable. If the side sections are removed, she has a kniption!

So, I'd have to say, by judging her reaction, that they make a significant difference.

[rkwei]

I would hope the guys who won the Windrestrictor giveaway a few weeks ago chime in.

RKwei

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by Lil bastard

Are you talking about sound or wind?

Between the engine and the stereo, other noise (ie wind noise) is a non-issue.

But, the perforated Rollbar inserts do a considerable job of actually blocking the wind.

My wife HATES any kind of wind. She won't even open the Moonroof of the Jag on the Freeway.

So for me, she's the ultimate barometer.

With the windstop fully installed (center and side sections), she says that it's tolerable. If the side sections are removed, she has a kniption!

So, I'd have to say, by judging her reaction, that they make a significant difference.

I agree. I actually would like to be able to run without the mesh inserts, and have for a long time because I like the look without them installed, as I have painted seat coat hooks in the back of my seats, but after driving a whole summer season without the mesh inserts, I've noticed a lot of wind turbulence at high speeds that blows through. It doesn't so much bother me, as the wind during the summer is warm anyway, but annoys my wife, whose hair gets blown everywhere. With the mesh inserts installed, the wind is much calmer in the cabin at speed.

I will say, however, that both my seat and the passenger seat is positioned so that they are at the lowest position, so there is a large gap from the top of the seat to the roll bar that air will get through. I can see how if you have the seat positioned higher (up to the top of the roll bar), that the seat itself will block some of the air getting through to the cabin.

[Topless]

Sustained speeds over 65mph I just put the top up. Even with all the windstops and windows up, hat on, the wind just beats the top of my head.