BEST LED Light Bar Whistle FIX!
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- In this video I show you how to fix the horrible LED Light Bar Whistle you get. I fixed it for under $10 and it works perfectly!
Feel free to ask any questions you have below and like the video if it helped you out! Thanks!
How you figured out where the whistling came from was awesome let alone what steps to take to fix that was brilliant!
Brother, thanks for the Intel and video. Your inputs worked out like a champ. Even at 80mph, no annoying whistle sound.
Cheers.
Ramon from Albuquerque
Great to hear! That's why I posted it.
Great video! The whistle was ridiculously loud at any speed above 40mph, to the point where I couldn’t even drown it out with music. Tried this out and there is zero sound. Thank you so much for posting this!
No problem! Great to hear.
You Sir are a true Friend. That noise took the fun out of driving my side by side. Thanks a TON.
I was ready to take my lightbar off my Tahoe until I seen your video. I did this after watching and I couldn't be happier. Thank you for sharing!
Yes! This is the best solution out there. I tried a lot of things and could not get rid of that whistle. Saw your video, got the stuff and it totally worked! You also provided good details. Thank you so much!
No problem! Glad it helped you out!
just turn the radio up!😉
Facts wife just called me complaining i told her the same lol
Jeep wrangler with soft top couldn’t even hear my radio full volume💀
This just saved my life! Going to lowes tomorrow lol
did it really help ? please reply asap
@@kozmicflush980 i actually ended up just putting a line of silicone in a caulking gun in the vents and it worked perfect!! Every other vent
@@shelbylynn92 OK i may do the same thing. thanks
also, I'm worried now about Windshield glare and rain/water leak into the cab... what has your experience been like with those two issues?
I have my light bar now but just waiting till this weekend to install it. Hoping everything goes well
@@kozmicflush980 i haven’t had any problems!!! Let me know hope it turned out. What light bar did you buy?
Easy and inexpensive. I will do this for my light bar this week. thanks for the post. Heading to the hardware store now.
No problem!
Garage door rubber trim does the same thing. In my opinion it works even better there is no need to do the caulk. It has it's own grip. I even cut it down a little past the end and put the rubber stoppers they gave with my bar on the side. Although they weren't needed.
You are a life saver...worked perfectly...zero whistling now on my Ford bronco with 40" Rigid light bar.
Glad it helped ya out!
I appreciate you making this video I had the same issue an that whistle was a huge headache after watching your video an following your steps the noise went away thank you for the help
I guess the question is "Why doesn't the light bar come with a wind deflector?"
The real question is: why does a LED light bar need vents
The come with noise isolators that get rid of it. It's a some rubber pieces you stick on the light bar. I didn't know what they were for, I assumed an isolator for a mount. I figured it out accidentally. I drove around with my light bar mocked up and no whistle. After I cleaned everything up I removed the rubber pieces because I figured I didn't need them. Then it whistled. Took me a while to figure out the important change was the rubber pieces.
@@RHEC1776 Because LED's burn extremely hot and need to be cooled. These are heat sinks to keep the light bar and LED's from going full Fukushima.
@@SumDumGuyInCali lmao
@@SumDumGuyInCali LEDS do not get that hot, idk if u were joking but this is not true
This worked for me and only cost me $9.98 at the Home Depot! Thank you for sharing this method!!!
Thank you for sharing. I wanted to buy a 50 inch light to mount on top of my jeep. But I wouldn't be able to deal with the whistle sound. Now I know how to solve that annoying sound.
50 inches is a lot, how does that fit on a jeep? lol
I just bought a 2012 silverado and it has the light bar on it and I have been going insane trying to find that noise!!!! Thank you!!! Mine sounds identical and starts at 30mph through 45mph.... Thank you I will do that this weekend.
Preying Mathis no problem man! Glad it helped you out!
Six Speed Southern it seriously did help lol like I said I've been trying to track down that noise and kept thinking it was coming from my dash but after hearing your light bar noise I can rest assured that is my noise and can fix it easily thanks to you!!!
Currently having this issue and headed to lowes for some baseboard! Brilliant idea.
Late to the video, but this worked perfectly. This should be a factory fix. Makes no sense that this isn’t standard design. Thanks for the information.
Hey just fyi I just bought my 2013 Jeep Wrangler and install a led light bar that was Whistling in humming I follow the directions that he was talking about an extra work I’m going to keep my light bar now its quite I can hear the engine the road now no whistling no humming this is awesome
Glad it helped ya out!
best solution I've seen so far
Works like a charm, can't tell it's even there. I was a little skeptical at first but it really does work
Thanks for the vid! Sounds just like mine! Just did a trip to Florida and it drove me nuts. 40-50mph is the worst. Above that it kinda goes away or isnt half as bad
I installed an 52" curved lightbar on my 2001 Chevy Silverado. Got on the freeway and yes a Super Loud High pitch Whistling sound. I did exactly what you did in this video and OMG it worked, It was quiet. But it does still sound like a window is cracked open and it will leak water in the rain. You'll need to silicone all the Mouldings to seal in the brackets from sound and Water leakage in the winter.
Where did you seal around with the silicon? Just where the bracket touches the door seal?
I have a 13" light bar mounted rear facing on a tahoe, the whistle was unbearable. Used 3"pieces of door trim on the fins worked perfect.No more noise
shame on the company's they should test before selling and rectify the design .
I have a small 21 inch bar that makes a surprisingly loud noise. I thought it was an under inflated tyre or something lol. I'll try this as it should be pretty easy on the small one. Thanks bro
Thx! Great video. Just got a light bar for Christmas. I was about to return it. I think I can fix it now
What is the measurement that you either cut off or kept on the baseboard cover? What an informative video. Getting ready to purchase the same bar. Thanks for posting.
Worked awesome thanks.... engineering at it's finest!
Man that's genius. Thank you for that.
I have the same issue. Off to Lowes to get the vinyl stair tread and sealant as you have in your video. Thank you for showing another option. Was going to try auto/marine rubber weather stripping).
this is exactly the idea I had, to make a wind diffuser for the fins. Thanks for saving me the hassle and money from trying out different materials.
Glad it helped!
The rubber is called "cove base"
Wall base
base cove*
The upper piece you added flares upwards. Is the lower piece flared up👆or downward👇?
on a straight lightbar the clear tubes that hold floresent tubes works well and just a zip tie on each end to hold it in the fins like you did here
I thought maybe drilling holes in the fins would disrupt the airflow hmmm. Thanks for the info. Instead of gluing it maybe some short sheet metal screws to hold in place. Or both. Thanks. I’m installing a 54inch on my yukon soon.
You can use the same method to attach a visor to the front underside of the LEDs to stop glare on the windshield and hood.
You should charge for this video 😂
This helped so much!!!!! Thank you for finding this and sharing.
Good to hear man! Glad it helped
Great video, great fix. Thank you for the knowledge.
No problem. Glad it helped
That Howling issue would sound like a Whistling Kettle or you might think it might be something in the engine bay area, I have seen Another video where they just put rubber door trim across the fins and it Fixes the problem.
Worked to perfection. Thanks!
What kind of light bar and brackets did you purchase? I really like the positioning of it.
I stuck strips of foam in every other fin after painting them black works fine too and didnt deflect the wind so it can cool
Thanks for the tip I have the same problem now it works great
You can buy some door trim very cheap and it has the adhesive already on it and do every other fin and it takes the noise away completely and it's black so it doesn't show at all
Jeff Prevett yeah, door trim doesn’t work at all... at least mot for my Jeep. It actually made it worst
God bless you sir you get how awful it sounds with an easy solution 😅
Did you put the piece on bottom of light bar upside down or same direction as the one on top?
Gonna have to try on my Wrangler. My light bar was angled down when I bought it and my dad was like that’s not how it’s suppose to be. He angled the bar up and the noise is just too much. Hopefully this solves the issue
Does it help on the jeep. The jeep soft top is 10x louder than his trucks full enclosure💀
Awesome video on the whistle. What kind of exhaust do you have on your truck?
I'm gonna put a video up about this weekend. It's stock headers, cats, back to a magnaflow, dual in single out muffler. Soon to be Speed Engineering Headers and custom exhaust.
I just installed a 50” curved light bar on my 02 Yukon....it definitely has road noise, but sounds nothing like yours
Its vibration that causes the whistle. They make sleeves that clip over the heat sink to stop that vibration
About how much did you actually use? Looks like maybe an inch or so
Good fix thanks Brother. Enjoyed the test drive video scenery, what part of the country are you in?
North Georgia! We have beautiful roads everywhere!
Wow. Thanks. I won't be installing a light bar .
Just found out what make noise on light bar. The frame who keeps glass had sharp edges and small screws. I did cover them with 1cm wide strip of sound insulation material and from now problem od noise gone. What you need to do is find some material or filler to fill up and smooth that frame.
Frame on windshield
Thank you man....much appreciated.
greek flag!!Thanks for the great video man!-another greek here
Paul Hatzig haha, yep! Proud Ellinas! Glad it helped you out
Did you have to cut it curved to fit the bar or just go straight across? About how wide was the piece you cut it to?
Great idea and I love it! I should be getting my 52inch curved lightbar tomorrow and I plan on doing this cause I'm sure it'll whistle. How wide did you end up having the pieces?
Hey stranger i just ordered my 52 inch bar. Did this video help your whistle? please reply when you can
@@kozmicflush980 i actually went with a kit from autozone for $13 and its worked amazin!
@@shummell624 what kit?, I have tried the edge trim with no luck before
@@brentp4217Blazer international noise reducer inserts. Still holdin good.
Yep, it works. THANKS!!
It worked on my 2008 suburban with a 54 inch light bar I only put one on the bottem and the anoing noise is gone thank you so much I would turn the music up but with newborn twins my girl wouldn't go for that lol
Great video
I have no idea why they just didn’t extend and flare the upper and lower fins on the heat sink. Especially on the higher end lights.
Where did you go and what exactly did you get? I have a 2007 Xterra with a 40 inch straight bar and my noise is more of a wind/storm noise VS a whistle.....if you could comment what exactly you bought so I can do the same! Thanks!
I went to Lowes. You should be able to find it anywhere; Lowes, Home Depot, Ace hardware, etc. It's called baseboard molding. It's a rubberish material. The noise is all the same, some people just describe it differently.
Did it fix for you @Daniel
This is cool!
How did you cut it and measure it?
Measured the light bar and then cut it with a knife and scissor
Nice fix ...what inch is your light bar and what brand? Mine is a Auxbeam 50 inch with 5D lens...I tried the door trim on all the fins all the way across and about 80 percent of the whistle went away, now I will try your method. Thanks
BIGGBULLxxx I bought mine from a site called SoCal SuperTrucks and it came in a kit, so not sure of the brand
Six Speed Southern ...Thanks
What light bar is that I assuming that’s a f250 I have a Ford excursion I want to do that too
What about the hear from the LEDs? Does it melt the silicone or the rubber?
Wow. Thanks so much for sharing. 👍👍👍
Try a flat one my buddy’s can hear me coming from a mile away
Does your light reflect on the hood? I have a white Silverado and the flood light part of the light bar shines on the hood quiet a bit. Really annoying.
Yeah, it does very slightly, so I pointed it slight more upward. Only way to fix that is to probably make some deflector that that sends the light upwards. I just deal with it.
Six Speed Southern a deflector exists. I saw it on a website but i can't remember which one lol
Can I have the specs on the light bar and brackets? I'm looking for a similar setup for my wife's 04 Jeep Grand Cherokee and can't find those brackets. Thanks in advance..
thanks for this information
No after pics?
thank you
Thanks my man!
Where did you get the light bar mounts
www.socalsupertrucks.com/
Best solution for this problem🖒
Thanks for the video 👍
good stuff! Thanks a million!
This is how the Fire in the Sky movie started, run!
Installed mines and have can hear wind where door is not sealing all the way
What kind of wheels are on your truck
Would it work for a f150 because i have the sane noise and its really bad
With the glue and boards you put will it melt away? I don’t use my light bar much but was worried the heat from the light would melt the glue? Is this possible?
Nope! Doesn't get hot enough to do so. Havent had any issues
@@SixSpeedSouthern thank you!
Where did u get the stuff at though
Thanks!
Hi just wanted to know what slots you put them in? The second from top and last one on the bottom?
2nd one from top and 2nd one from the botton
Do you also get radio interference when the lights are on?
Nope. Just make sure that you have a good ground and that it's clean and secure. That's probably causing it
That’s to warn all the lady’s that Dale is coming
U could of showed the cutting and all how u got curve
Did you put a eyebrow tint to block the glare from the light bar?!
Previous owner actually had done the tint, but it does help
door edge guard DOES NOT work on jeep I will try this and update
how did it work out for you...I have a jeep myself
They worked for me. The door guard that is.
How many inches is the baseboard strip after cutting it?
May differ from light bar to light bar, but I cut it down to about 45 inches if I remember correctly. Just put it up to the light bar, make a mark and cut it there.
Tnx for sharing 🌬🌬
How is this DIY fix holding up after this amount of time?
Still perfect! Havent had any issues over 50k miles!
All i did was move mines closer to the roof and no more whistling
Thanks I did the same but only on the bottom fin and it shut that mother up
Yes where you get rubber
What brackets are on your bar?
They came with the light bar, when I bought it