Wind noise from Reimo Superflat pop top

[Gary_M]

I have a Reimo Superflat poptop on my T6.1.
For whatever reason, there seems to be wind noise from the passenger side. At first I thought it was the Fiamma awning not being so efficient at higher speeds but if I put my hand inside the pop top on the passenger side I can feel a breeze. This happens at speeds over 50mph ish.
From the outside the pop top looks correct alignment wise but I can force my fingers under the passenger side much more easily than the drivers side.

Anybody else had this? How did you correct it if so?
Or is this to be expected with a poptop?

Thanks all

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

That doesn’t sound right at all.
Pics would help.
Sounds to me like the passenger side is not pulled down tight enough.
What does your pop top use to fasten down ?
Is there any way to tighten that side?

 

[Gary_M]

We use the standard Remio straps to clamp the roof down.
I’ve just lifted the roof to take a look. There’s been no movement at all in the hinges. Both bases have elongated adjustment holes and a centre hole to lock in place.
I’m now wondering if the added aluminium brackets for the awning are contributing.
They sit higher than the roof edges (especially the front bracket) so the passenger side won’t clamp down like the drivers side. I can also see a passageway for air in the front drain channels which obviously I can’t do much about.

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

That all looks fine and I think you are right about the awning bracket preventing the roof from closing as tight as the drivers side.
I’ve got a very similar set up and what I did with the drainage channel holes was I cut and fitted small bits of foam pipe insulation into them and stuck them in with a thin layer of silicone.
Then to make sure they still drained water away I heated up a nail with a lighter then burned a small hole in outside bottom of the foam.
This still allows the channel to drain but greatly reduces wind noise.

 

[Gary_M]

Good idea regarding the drainage channel. It has to contribute.
I was thinking of putting some duct tape over the passenger side and seeing how that manages on the motorway. That’ll at least confirm the thinking.