Miata Mailing List: December 1995, Message #124
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   From: mswaney@bcoe.butte.k12.ca.us (Dennis Swaney)
Subject: Re: cowl piece, "thingees"
   Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 20:37:02 -0500

>In a message dated 95-12-01 22:46:01 EST, ssharp@indirect.com (Sam Sharp)
>writes:
>
>> Do you remember what the whole thing (including the
>>thingees) cost?  And whether the little rubber piece was included?  Mine is
>>also cracked (last thingee on the passenger side, but I thought I'd glue it
>>while it was off.
>
>Huh, sounds like your cowl piece did exactly what mine did, cracked at the
>last thingee on the passenger side!  We glued the plastic back together and
>it was fine for several months (unless you looked real closely) until I
>caught a rock on the windshield and had to replace the windshield glass.
> Since we were doing that anyway and knew the cowl would have to come off, we
>opted to fix it right this time around.
>
>As I recall the, cowl piece was about $120 (that's including the +7 percent
>sales tax) and the "thingees" were another $4, or thereabouts (funny that
>they weren't included!).  The little rubber strip is attached to the cowl
>piece and, thankfully, does not come separately.  The whole deal just rests
>along the bottom of the glass and is not glued to it or anything.  As I
>understand it, the purpose is to just keep the lion's share of the water and
>debris out, look nice and protect the edge of the glass from chips.  I'm told
>that the edge of the glass is its weakest link and you must be *very* careful
>not to chip it, or you will start a crack for sure.
>
>You may be able to get a better price from Roebuck.  I just got mine locally.
> Tommy's email address is tommy@ix.netcom.com.  BTW, don't tell anyone that's
>his address, it's a secret!  ;) (wink and grin!)
>
>Roseanne
>SoCal Red '90

I had a similar experience: Mine broke while still under warranty. I had
the dealer install a new one, drove down the street to a store, came out
and a crack was starting in the windshield right where the retainer
("thingee") was installed. The dealer and I surmised that the glass was
under tension, relaxed when the piece broke, and when the new piece was
installed, reapplying tension, the glass cracked. The windshield was
replaced under warranty.

Dennis B. Swaney
Team "Rock hit new glass 3 weeks later"