sunroof wind resisitance noise???

[Heels1010]

The black bar that comes up when you open the sunroof, does yours stick out above the sunroof. Meaning when you look at the car does it stick up above the roof. Mine does and as a result has major wind noise when driving. I thought this was normal but my g/f just bought a mazda 3 and it doesn't do that. It's silent in her car. In fact if I pull the bar down the wind noise cuts down majorly. Also anyone notice that the sunroof only opens half way. on my maxima and my girls mazda the sunroof opens completely. Just curious is maybe its only my car and its something that can be fixed. Its been like this since day 1. I can take pics tomorrow if you need them and post them.

[DAAN.]

It does pop out , keeps rain out; good for smoking

[CoupeVQ35CVT]

Actually my coupe's roof opens all the way back to the last couple inches. Also the little wind deflection bar has the opposite affect for me. If I pull it down by hand, there's more wind buffeting and noise, so I'm not sure why yours seems to be the other way around. Also, it's supposed to stick above the roof line in order to redirect the air over the roof and not violently inside.

But yes, overall opening the roof is noisier but I assume it's simply air doing its thing as it hits an open area of the car. I'm sure the Mazda3's roof may be quieter than ours due to the shape of the windshield and roof overall compared to our cars, which helps the air deflect more quietly over the roof perhaps.