Jman423
Administrator
On a late model F-150 (09-11), there is a support that spans between the B-Posts, is it common to still mount the bar there and drill the cable through it? We have other trucks that have the bar mounted directly over the B-Posts, but mine was mounted pretty far forward of the B-Posts. Not only does it look "wrong", but I am having all kinds of wind noise that I've never had before. Recently, this same exact bar was on my earlier model F-150 (2008) for three years and I could hardly hear any noise.
I don't know if the mounting location has anything to do with the noise, but I can say that there is a TON of silicone sitting on top of the grommet. There is so much that it actually tapers just about all the way up to the bottom of the extrusion. With this much bulk added to the cable, I am wondering if that is where the excess wind noise is coming from. We aren't just talking about a little bit of noise that you would expect from a lightbar, this sounds almost like the window is cracked (wind is NOT coming in from the doors).
So anyway, I am trying to figure out what to do. The installer has claimed that nothing is wrong and there is nothing that can be done to correct the issues. I did check above the headliner and there is no wind (or water) coming through the cable entry point, which is what I originally thought the problem was.
Anyway, I would just like to hear from any installers that may have input on this.
Thanks
I don't know if the mounting location has anything to do with the noise, but I can say that there is a TON of silicone sitting on top of the grommet. There is so much that it actually tapers just about all the way up to the bottom of the extrusion. With this much bulk added to the cable, I am wondering if that is where the excess wind noise is coming from. We aren't just talking about a little bit of noise that you would expect from a lightbar, this sounds almost like the window is cracked (wind is NOT coming in from the doors).
So anyway, I am trying to figure out what to do. The installer has claimed that nothing is wrong and there is nothing that can be done to correct the issues. I did check above the headliner and there is no wind (or water) coming through the cable entry point, which is what I originally thought the problem was.
Anyway, I would just like to hear from any installers that may have input on this.
Thanks