Windshield cowl cover

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skurup

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Hi Guys,

Need a help:
How do I repair this? Is this called the cowl cover? (i'm not sure).
I could actually see the end of the windshield glass because the plastic has broken off completely at some places.
How urgent is to get this repaired?
 

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It's cosmetic so at your leisure.

A new one is somewhere between £100 and £150 I believe and it's an easy thing to swap yourself.
 
Hi,
for change this part,you have to dismantle the windshield wiper (both) and unscrewed few mechanical fastening.Is a 20 min job and I made single.In my country ,this part cost me around,120 euros.
Is not big deal.
 
Very strange how this has got damaged. As previously suggested, it could be over-enthusiastic windscreen cleaning with a large blunt instrument.

Whilst you're replacing the cowling I would recommend that you fit these clips to the wipers as they're prone to wear and are a bit fiddly to fit with the cowling in situ:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/WINDSCREEN-WIPER-LINKAGE-MOTOR-REPAIR/dp/B00XAJ5UJE

You will probably need some of these as well:

https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwj4ucjN_YPYAhUERBgKHcmfDtsYABAeGgJsZQ&ohost=www.google.co.uk&cid=CAASE-Ro_CONpVsQ0YxGA1h4q76iHZ8&sig=AOD64_0ymgehOu_43YVUDnHsOCj1Tzh7rg&ctype=5&q=&ved=0ahUKEwjhlcPN_YPYAhUkSJoKHV0vAUAQwg8IOQ&adurl=
 
[ref]RickRob[/ref], [ref]Dorin[/ref], [ref]skelters[/ref], and others... thanks for the reply.
I will try to buy the part & do it myself and will let you know how it goes.
 
Looking at this has made me think it's worth taking mine off and giving it a coat of paint, looks very tired and grey
 
I replaced the windshield cowl cover yesterday.
 

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Nice work :thumbsup: hope you removed the foliage :lol:

Whats the puller for? The wiper arms should come off with ease.
 
I had to use a puller on mine. Both arms came off with a loud crack. From the size of the compost heap under the cowl I guess my wiper arms had not been moved for years.
 
Just tried to remove the windscreen arms to clean out the scuttle and not one of my pullers would do the job due to the recess they sit in and my pullers all have three arms. Could anyone point me in the right direction to buy a correct puller. Thanks
 
There are a few on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/s/ref=aa_sbox_sort?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3A2+leg+puller&sort=price-asc-rank&keywords=2+leg+puller&ie=UTF8&qid=1516968674

Also plenty on ebay:
https://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2056088.m4084.l2632.R2.TR11.TRC1.A0.H0.X2+leg.TRS0&_nkw=2+leg+puller&_sacat=34998

You only need a cheap one. I think mine came from Aldi £2.99 A year or so ago. Worked perfectly :thumbsup:
 
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