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Replacing the Front Cowl Panel.
I know in the past, people have asked me if the front cowl panel windshield seal can be replaced, since almost all XK's are either missing it altogether, or, it's in the process of coming apart, piece by piece, like mine was.
I took a shot in the dark a while back (about a year or so ago) and ordered an entire new front cowl panel, hoping that the front windshield seal came with it (it doesn't specify when you order the front cowl panel, if the front windshield seal comes with it or not).
Fortunately, the new front cowl panel did come with a brand new front windshield seal, already in place and the entire assembly was fairly easy to replace; This is the part number for the front hood cowl panel which comes with a new rubber front windshield seal attached;
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Re: Replacing the Front Cowl Panel.
This is my old front cowl cover and you can see where the front window seal was pealing apart piece by piece;
Once you get the windshield wipers off, there are only 5 push tabs hold the front cowl in place and you can pull it free with a little effort, no tools are needed for this part of the job, just your hands; Of course, one of the push tabs broke off when I was removing the old cowl, but, the broken tab was removed easily enough;
I took some pics of the old cowl, after I took it off, so you have an idea of where the push tabs are located;
Broken push tab still lodged in place;
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Re: Replacing the Front Cowl Panel.
Wiper arms and rubber seal (sealing the front edge of the cowl to the top ridge of the engine compartment) removed from under the hood;
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Re: Replacing the Front Cowl Panel.
The whole job took me about an hour & a half from start to finish - only because I really took my time and thoroughly cleaned the windshield wiper motor/bay area that was now exposed, after removing the front cowl panel, making sure I removed all the leaves & cleaned the 12 yrs worth of crud out of there.
I've had this brand new front cowl for about a year or so now; I'm glad I finally took the time to replace it.
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