Tegger <invalid@invalid.inv> wrote in
news:Xns9C27DACF92F00tegger@208.90.168.18:

> RC <spam_this@nowhere.null> wrote in
> newspt23517qvqimk0jo7gl356amt5mfk2cus@4ax.com:
>
>> How do I remove the lower windshield cowl on a 93 Civic Del Sol? This
>> is the plastic cover below the windshield. I see how to pull the
>> clips at the top of the cowl, but many of the clips for the rubber
>> hood gasket appear to extend into the vent. Do I just pry and snap
>> them off?
>>
>> It looks like the prvious owner replaced the windshield and whoever
>> did it removed the cowl with a crow bar. The sheet metal where the
>> cowl seals underneath the hood is bent in a number of places. I'm
>> getting engine compartment air sucked into the cabin as a result. I'd
>> like to pull the cowl, straighten the sheet metal, and install some
>> foam weather strip.
>>
>> What's the best way to get the clips out from the lower edge of the
>> cowl?
>
>
>
> Prying is useless and damaging. There is a better way.
>
> I think if you put your fingertips under the rubber gasket you will
> find there is a ledge or flange about 3/4" in width. The clips you
> mention go through holes in that flange and stick out the bottom.
>
> The easiest way I have found to get those clips out is not to pry, but
> to reach under the flange with a set of angled pliers, compress the
> barbs, then PUSH the clips upwards until they are no longer clipped in
> place and may be easily pulled out from the top. You may have to
> rotate the clips so the barbs are positioned so they can be compressed
> with the pliers.
>
>
>


By the way, I have found that is helpful to wiggle/walk the clips upwards
as you push, so as to help one barb at a time release from the flange.

When reinstalling the clips, insert them all rotated the same way around,
so the barbs are easily accessible with the pliers for next time you need
to remove the cowl molding.

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