Hi All, New owner of a white 2001 456M GTA, formerly owned by @ohbeaver for almost a decade. There was a little bit of window gap on the car on the driver side b pillar. The A pillar while no visible gap, made a wind noise whistle at higher speeds. Before trying some of the solutions here, I wanted to try something without taking apart anything first. I tried a few options, and I ended up adding an additional strip of auto marine weatherstrip on the interior cabin side of the B pillar and stuffed a thinner strip along the A pillar. No more wind noise from the A pillar and no gap on the B pillar. Not an OEM solution but $12, and easy to do with no tools aside from a pair of scissors. I used M-D Building Products 19/32 EPDM Cellular Rubber Auto and Marine Weatherstrip from Home Depot. For the A pillar, I cut the strip to half width since there wasn't a visible gap. The adhesive on the strip seems to be strong enough at this point. Even if it does come off after a while, there's 10 feet of it in the package. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I saw the prior owner posted a photo years ago of your car on one of his threads. So cool. Someday I’d love to see it in person.
I just remembered something. I had a car wash guy plug my window gaps with some foam, it took the window glass out of position on the drivers side ever so slightly but it got worse and worse leading to a $$$ repair so be aware of that glass and how delicate the positioning is due to the cheap guides. Mine still leaks too. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thanks for the note about moving the glass further out of position. I tried a couple of different materials, and some would strain the motor especially if it was too sticky, or you wrapped it completely around the original weather strip and the edge of the window interacted with the additional strip as it moved. Positioning the strip with the door closed on the car interior is where it currently sits. Doesn't seem to cause additional friction so far, fingers crossed!
