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Old 05-05-2014, 04:41 PM
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Default Front Windshield Cowl - comparison help please

There is a gap on my 535 at the point where the side of the windshield drip moulding and the front windshield cowl meet. This is on both sides.

Ive attached some pictures. Can anyone confirm that they have the same gap? I park near some cherry blossom trees so i am constantly picking the damn blossoms out of that hole. My feeling is that this is installed wrong.

I feel like i should be trimming the cowl or side window trim to make it fit in the corners snug

The cowl itself doesn't seem to have a bolt holding it down in the corners. Is this normal?

Can someone confirm or even better take some pictures of their car?

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The ends are tucked in under the window trim and it should be flat against the windshield.
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Hmmm in order to do that i think i have to trim the rubber cowl a bit then
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This is what mine looks like. There's a plastic nut with a flat surround screwed down on a bolt.
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Thanks for the pic

Guess im going back to Auto West to grab more nuts...(that sounds wrong)
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