Miata Mailing List: December 1995, Message #138
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   From: "Edgar Greg" 
Subject: RE: A grilling experience - cowl piece, "thingees"
   Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 13:29:11 -0500

I am seeing a trend here . . . Mine broke in the same spot a couple of years
ago.

Greg Edgar
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From: RMrph@aol.com on Sat, Dec 2, 1995 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: A grilling experience - cowl piece, "thingees"
To: Multiple recipients of list

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