Hood Cowl
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Laughing Gas
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Hood Cowl
I'm almost ready to replace my hood cowl and trying to decide if I should spring $180 for OEM or the aftermarket from Amazon
The Amazon says it's made from ABS, and there's no data of the OEM that I can find. Another option is to have my original coated with Bullit Liner with a smoother texture than what's on the bumpers.
The aftermarket has great reviews but I trust the opinions of our forum members more. Anyone have experience or ideas on this? I'd be happy if the Amazon part lasted 20 years like the OEM did. Another thought is, if I have my OEM coated, I can have them cover the unsightly antenna hole. I removed the antenna as I don't listen to radio and really dislike that ugly antenna.
What direction would you guys go?
The aftermarket has great reviews but I trust the opinions of our forum members more. Anyone have experience or ideas on this? I'd be happy if the Amazon part lasted 20 years like the OEM did. Another thought is, if I have my OEM coated, I can have them cover the unsightly antenna hole. I removed the antenna as I don't listen to radio and really dislike that ugly antenna.
What direction would you guys go?
Tuned
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I have the Amazon one in my cart. Have not pulled the trigger yet. All reports seem to point to a good fit and it comes with the windshield seal. Does not come with screws so you have to reuse or buy new ones.
I also removed my antenna. Cleaner look.
I also removed my antenna. Cleaner look.
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Anyone else have any thoughts?
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Laughing Gas
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I bought the one from Amazon ($117.99). Fits perfect (05 X) and it comes with all the washer sprayers and tubing. As mentioned, no screws come with it.
When I installed mine I also had to replace a couple of the clips for the screws. Here is a link for those https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
When I installed mine I also had to replace a couple of the clips for the screws. Here is a link for those https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Clips and cowl arrived from Amazon now waiting for this weekend to install. I'll report after installation. I bought some plugs to fill the antenna hole but they were too large. It looks like the hole is ~ 7/8" ID. If anyone has found a solution to covering the hole, please let us know.
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Tuned
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Clips and cowl arrived from Amazon now waiting for this weekend to install. I'll report after installation. I bought some plugs to fill the antenna hole but they were too large. It looks like the hole is ~ 7/8" ID. If anyone has found a solution to covering the hole, please let us know.
Be careful it is easy to scratch getting it onto the wiper mount and under the hood edge!
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Laughing Gas
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I installed my new cowl, ordered from Amazon, today. It was a perfect match and it came with the washer tubes, but I didn't like the new pissers so I used the OG's instead. The windshield seal strip didn't fit tight onto its edge, so we will see if that comes off. All told it looks great.
Be careful it is easy to scratch getting it onto the wiper mount and under the hood edge!
Be careful it is easy to scratch getting it onto the wiper mount and under the hood edge!
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Laughing Gas
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Installed mine today with new clips. You’re right, the windshield seal is a bear to keep in place. I installed the seal after the cowl was on and the screws not completely seated. It’s squeezed in by that little lip and the glass. My passenger pisser shoots more than the drivers side. They fit very loose in the cowl so I’m afraid to mess with them. Also I need to paint the screw heads. I’ll do that tomorrow. The job wasn’t hard but crawling around and reaching was a pia...
***Update***
Antenna hole plugs arrived from Amazon so now the hood cowl is complete.
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Laughing Gas
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I hope this helps. It makes a nice clean look...
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