On a cowl replacement what are we talking about? Can it be done leaving the windshield in? How long? Thanks, MIke
cowl replacement on a fj62 whos done one?
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bump.
I'd be curious for an answer.
Is the cowl the part that runs right up to the glass/rubber or the piece directly to the front of it that has the venting? On the former I have some light bubbling and some rust show through.
Is the cowl the part that runs right up to the glass/rubber or the piece directly to the front of it that has the venting? On the former I have some light bubbling and some rust show through.
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Cowl goes from back of hood and has the vents to the rubber on windshield. MIke
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bump. Thanks, MIke
Mike
I beleave the cowl is a welded in peice on the fj60 and fj62.
Pretty sure that i way i never took one off on the ones i have parted out. there where some good ones i cruisers i have parted out and i know i would have taken them off if it was easy.
Let me know if i wrong.
I would think you would have to remove all the body filler .
Then find the spot welds and drill them out or grind the old cowl off.
Then you would have to weld in the new cowl peice.
I would think you would remove the windsheild.
This is just a guess as i have not removed one.
but have seen welded in parts on other cars removed when i worked at the body shop like roofs and that is how you removed those.
Good luck
Brian
I beleave the cowl is a welded in peice on the fj60 and fj62.
Pretty sure that i way i never took one off on the ones i have parted out. there where some good ones i cruisers i have parted out and i know i would have taken them off if it was easy.
Let me know if i wrong.
I would think you would have to remove all the body filler .
Then find the spot welds and drill them out or grind the old cowl off.
Then you would have to weld in the new cowl peice.
I would think you would remove the windsheild.
This is just a guess as i have not removed one.
but have seen welded in parts on other cars removed when i worked at the body shop like roofs and that is how you removed those.
Good luck
Brian
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I figured it was alot of work. I also figured the windshield would need to come out. Wondering how many hours? MIke
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Hi, Old post but…has anyone done it? Thanks
Maybe @kelly saad has an idea?
I haven’t replaced the entire cowl, but I have made pieces to replace the rusty sections along the lower windshield location.