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  1. 16th March 2019, 11:45 PM #1
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    D4 Windscreen cowl fix

    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
    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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    How easy is it to get the cowl off?
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    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....
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    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...
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    Can you get it out from under the A-pillar outer covers without unclipping them?
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    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.

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  7. 19th March 2019, 08:32 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco-tastic View Post
    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....
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