D4 Windscreen cowl fix

[Eric SDV6SE]

Decided to recoat my windscreen cowl today, it was getting seriously greyed out from UV damage. We decided on using raptor system Where to Buy | RAPTOR COATINGS (https://www.raptorliner.com.au/di)
looked so good decided to do a few more things. We Ended up doing two D4’s; windscreen cowls, engine covers, battery and brake reservoir covers, plus transmission pans.

Some before and after photos.

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[Aussie Jeepster]

How easy is it to get the cowl off?

[Eric SDV6SE]

Really easy, used a battery terminal puller to remove the wiper arms. SCA used to sell a dedicated tool, but couldn't find one. You need a puller as the wiper mounts are tapered, levering them off will damage or break the pivot.

Then you need to remove the rubber seal strip around the engine bay, slide a hand underneath and lift up. There's about 8 clips, they should pop out easily and stay on the cowl.

A tip would be to stuff a rag down left and right drain channels to prevent clips from falling down there and getting lost....

[Disco-tastic]

Man I'm now tempted to do the guards and bumpers in that. They are super faded too and the paint friendly restore gel i have only lasts a month or so...

[DiscoJeffster]

Can you get it out from under the A-pillar outer covers without unclipping them?

[Eric SDV6SE]

Yes, no problem there, the cowl slides down and a bit of wriggling gets it out without disturbing the A pillar trim.

On refitting, the PITA is getting the clips to align with their holes, but persistence pays off.

Eric

[Eric SDV6SE]

Man I'm now tempted to do the guards and bumpers in that. They are super faded too and the paint friendly restore gel i have only lasts a month or so...
We were thinking about doing the lower sills, mudflaps and rear bumper. However mine aren’t faded,plus if I end up getting APT rocksliders then there’s no point in painting the sills....