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Old Dec 13, 2023 | 01:28 PM
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Drivers door air leak

Anyone know why the drivers door would be making a wind sound? Door seems to shut fine and weather stripping has no obvious sign of damage.

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w221 ? more like your seats - I don't think you have air in the doors !

earlier Mercs did use pneumatics for the central locking
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w221 ? more like your seats - I don't think you have air in the doors !

earlier Mercs did use pneumatics for the central locking

sorry it sounds like wind coming in hissing
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My S600 has a similar wind sound in my case on the passenger rear door. I changed out the weatherstripping and it is better but still not great. My solution was to increase the volume on the radio.
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You could buy some weather stripping of various sizes and try adding to the existing seal. Experiment and see if the problem goes away.
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you should have total silence - I don't get any wind noise from poor build or bad door seals ? mine has the heat insulated IR windows that are two bits and thus thicker than normal - even so - I'd be looking for issues with damage or the doors not closing correctly - door mirrors can make noises are these fitted OK,
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Is there any alignment issue? Check the paint around bolt of hinge, whether it was original or freshly cracked?
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