That sucks. On the flip side, my LX sits outside 24x7 and my fix has held up for the last 18 months.
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weather stripping gave me a couple more years last time. When it failed again this summer removing the cowl to re do the stripping broke off 2 of the tabs.
Including the original I’m on my 3rd windshield. I think the problem with the cowl is that is isn’t designed in a way that maintains integrity after a removal and reinstall.
I took my cowl off to route some wires to the roof. Now I’m nervous as hell about a leak.
I have to replace a cracked windshield soon. I Figure I should do a preemptive strike while the cowl is off. Is the “deflector” you speak of any different from the weather stripping shown in the thread?
Anyone think compressible rubber stripping (ala door seals) would age better than the closed cell foam weather stripping?
CharlieS
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I'd have them replace the plastic cowl under the windshield when you get the windshield replaced.
I went the cheap route. I got the idea for the shield from @kwelhand. I used some expanding foam weatherstrip from Lowes. Info here: Water in Passenger Footwell - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/water-in-passenger-footwell.1283532/post-14432979
I went the cheap route. I got the idea for the shield from @kwelhand. I used some expanding foam weatherstrip from Lowes. Info here: Water in Passenger Footwell - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/water-in-passenger-footwell.1283532/post-14432979
Have had two hard rains since putting a piece of weather stripping in, so far all dry.
Fingers crossed!
Fingers crossed!
Well, my fix has finally stopped working. I took the cowl off once and put a new layer of foam in where the old one was, but I'm still getting a leak. Guess I need to look into either ordering a new cowl or figure out what I did wrong this time with the foam.
Got 4 years out of the first fix, so guess that's not too bad.
Got 4 years out of the first fix, so guess that's not too bad.
Is this the part I'd get to replace on my 2017 that has a leak issue now, post-windshield replacement? I've heard the price was supposed to be in the $200's but looks like it's gone up. Thanks in advance!
That appears to be the right part. It's a little cheaper from Partsouq. But maybe not cheaper enough to risk the international shipping. I ordered mine through IMPEX from Japan as that was the cheapest way to get it. It was around 400-450 after shipping. But the earlier ones are a lot more expensive than the 2016+ part. The 2010 part is $300 more so the savings was more drastic. Looks like you can order the new part through Toyota rather than Lexus which means it can be included in the 25% off parts sale. That's probably the way I'd do it.
Cowl Top Ventilator Louver Sub-Assembly #55708-60101 | Autoparts.toyota.com
Improve your Toyota's airflow with our Cowl Top Ventilator Louver Sub-Assembly. Ideal for maintaining interior comfort & preventing windshield fogging.
autoparts.serratoyota.com
It's $422 shipped through the Toyota sale.
