C5 Corvette Cowl
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C5 Corvette Cowl
I've seen this happening on other cars, but it's pretty bad on mine. Has anyone replaced their cowl, or repaired it? This rip is really annoying to look at. Picture below. I have q-bond, but I'd prefer to fix this properly, why does this rubber seal piece separate?
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here are the retainer clips. Mine were pretty damaged once they were out.
https://www.gmpartscenter.net/oem-pa...n-pnl-11561878
Last edited by STRMLNE; 05-21-2019 at 11:36 AM.
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I ended up fixing mine. Mine was on the drivers side though, and not in the middle like yours. I did it at a friends body shop (while he was finishing up and installing a splitter for me. Ended up removing the cowl and weather strip that was separated. Used some cleaner he had to remove adhesive and got every bit off. He then gave me some black goop that's used to seal windshields. I used a toothpick to get it into the groove of the weather strip. Worked like a charm and hasn't separated since.
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Thanks for making a video, this helps a ton! Now I will definitely buy a new one. I have a lot of other things to do under here, (replace leaky oil sensor) so I might as well do this too. Love your car, so clean under the hood and that's my favorite color! I will subscribe to you on youtube as well. I'm really glad I made this post.
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Good video. The cowl comes off fairly easy once you get the wiper arms off - they can be a little bit of a pain at times.
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In my opinion, you don't need a new cowl. That is just a piece of weather stripping that's glued to the cowl. I took my cowl off, removed the worn weather stripping, cleaned up the glue and then replaced it with a "V" shaped weather stripping.
I believe this is what I used: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b...s37203/2519099
No tape/adhesive needed. I've had it on my car for a year now and it hasn't moved. Looks good too.
I believe this is what I used: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b...s37203/2519099
No tape/adhesive needed. I've had it on my car for a year now and it hasn't moved. Looks good too.
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Thanks for making a video, this helps a ton! Now I will definitely buy a new one. I have a lot of other things to do under here, (replace leaky oil sensor) so I might as well do this too. Love your car, so clean under the hood and that's my favorite color! I will subscribe to you on youtube as well. I'm really glad I made this post.
As for the wiper cowl, you have a few options. Like someone said, you can "glue" a new piece of trim to the edge or by a new or used one to replace your existing one. Removing the wipers can sometimes be tricky, as well as the tubing for the washer jets.
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In my opinion, you don't need a new cowl. That is just a piece of weather stripping that's glued to the cowl. I took my cowl off, removed the worn weather stripping, cleaned up the glue and then replaced it with a "V" shaped weather stripping.
I believe this is what I used: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b...s37203/2519099
No tape/adhesive needed. I've had it on my car for a year now and it hasn't moved. Looks good too.
I believe this is what I used: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b...s37203/2519099
No tape/adhesive needed. I've had it on my car for a year now and it hasn't moved. Looks good too.
This is a really good idea. I'm replacing my wiper motor tomorrow and am going to pick some of that stuff up too. Nice tip.