Cleaning / restoring black plastic below windshield

[Jager]

Use "Wipe New" for this, it works great and will last a long time.

[Porsche9]

Sunset Porsche has the cowl at a resonible price.

COWL for 2002 Porsche Boxster

[EJ-Fresno]

How difficult is it to remove the cowl?
Open the frunk, lift the wipers and pull on it?

[JayG]

Pictures, we need pictures
No pics, it didn't happen

[emore93]

You will need to:
1. Remove the wiper arms
2. Pop the cowl bolt covers up (small flat section next to wiper arms)
3. Remove 2 torx head bolts
4. Diconnect washer nozzle from cowl

There is a rubber seal on the leading edge of cowl.
Last time I checked the cowl was around $46.00 and the rubber seal was about $9.00.

I will try to get pictures up describing what I am talking about...latter.

[JayG]

I did a fix to my broken one

I used the plastic that a socket is attached to at a store so it can hang from a rack for the repair piece
I cut it to fit the broken area and then JB Weld to attach it, a dremel to trim it a little for the bolt

Hopefully this will hold and I saved myself $125 for a new cowl

Mine was not faded too badly, but I used Meguiars Ultimate Black Plastic Restorer anyway. Now looks factory new

May not be the prettiest repair, but should be strong enough

[kk2002s]

I've used a couple things Back to Blk and a Turtle wax product for plastic
I used the Back to Black on my jeep's fenders and that lasted all year so it is a good product

I just coat the top surface and leave the sides the faded black, adds a little contrast

I'm guessing to remove you have to remove the wipers also??

My fastening points were broken as well so the bolts really didn't secure tightly
I used over sized SS washers that catch the existing plastic but it's just a matter of time.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by kk2002s

I've used a couple things Back to Blk and a Turtle wax product for plastic
I used the Back to Black on my jeep's fenders and that lasted all year so it is a good product

I just coat the top surface and leave the sides the faded black, adds a little contrast

I'm guessing to remove you have to remove the wipers also??

My fastening points were broken as well so the bolts really didn't secure tightly
I used over sized SS washers that catch the existing plastic but it's just a matter of time.

Yes, you need to remove both wiper arms. I marked the blade location with some blue tape on the windshield to make sure they got back to the correct place

When mine first broke, I used a large washer to hold it. That worked for a while, maybe a month or so

[dbear61]

Any thoughts on some of the Amazon reviews stating these products streak and bleed onto the painted surfaces when it rains? You could avoid driving in the rain, but I don't think you're going to find a cowl shower cap to use when it's time to wash the car.

DBear

[soxfan1966]

Finally had a chance to pick up some Mother's Back to Black and try it out on the windshield cowl this afternoon...

Here is the before picture:




And the after pictures (I did two passes with the product):