cowl panel covering color

[Nimbus117]

Mine's black too.

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Dan - I have an '01 not an '03 so cannot answer based on my car. But the referred website shows the part number ending in -06 (not -02) for model year '01 and forward, and notes the color as black. I think the cowl screw covers changed from round to trapezoidal with the model number change in '01, maybe some other minor changes. But this plastic part is highly exposed to UV degradation, and since I'm in this car for the long haul, I actually thought about painting it for protection. If one was to paint it, it could be any color desired - body color, mock silver, gloss or flat black, etc.

[Mark_T]

I was able to restore my badly faded cowl using a product called Forever Black Bumper & Trim Dye. It also did a good job on those triangular mirror mount pieces.

It might take a couple of applications to get even coverage, but it does work really well.

Another product, Mother's Back to Black, works well too but is not permanent and needs to be re-applied from time to time. I use this on my bumper guards and the wheel trim.