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Old May 21, 2012 | 03:51 PM
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So I took my cowels off to clean and re paint them and the rubber pieces on the ends crumbled... Are they replaceable or what??? Thanks!
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Old May 21, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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So I took my cowels off to clean and re paint them and the rubber pieces on the ends crumbled... Are they replaceable or what??? Thanks!
Not that I know of.
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Old May 21, 2012 | 04:06 PM
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To get replacements of them you will have to buy a completely new cowl which is $150+. So either get some rubber garden define and make your own or just leave it are my suggestions.
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Old May 21, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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just did mine yesterday, first side broke off and i superglued it back on, passenger side i was very careful and it stayed together. there is a good step by step guide somewhere in the forum to make your own. by the way i painted them with krylon paint and it looks pretty good. ended up doing my grill and will prbably do all the plastic i have.
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Old May 21, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by edbacca
just did mine yesterday, first side broke off and i superglued it back on, passenger side i was very careful and it stayed together. there is a good step by step guide somewhere in the forum to make your own. by the way i painted them with krylon paint and it looks pretty good. ended up doing my grill and will prbably do all the plastic i have.
Yea I've been using krylon fusion flat black, did. My bed rails, the chrome inlays on the fan vents, inside chrome door handles and my glove box handle. I'm using it on the cowels and also doing the drop down sunglasses holder. I love that stuff!!! Its chip free after 7 days and easy to make your truck different than the rest and to freshen up the outside plastics. I'll put some pics up when it's all said and done.. thanks for the help guys
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Old May 21, 2012 | 07:51 PM
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Well I found that thread with the how to repair and just got the materials from ace, I'll let ya know how it goes
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Old May 23, 2012 | 12:34 AM
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Mine did the same. Went to Ford tody and they wanted 120 for each cowl piece. If I wanted to be a complete jack*** I would have just taken the lil piece and said screw you! LOL! Please let me know how to make your own kill deer2. Thanks!
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Old May 23, 2012 | 01:46 PM
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Here ya go, get a strip of the rubber floor runner thing, it's in the flooring section at lowes or whatever, Looks like this

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with a pen or sharpie trace the old piece but flex the rubber against it when you trace it so you get the right size with the bends. Then take your time and using a sharp utility knife cut it out. One of my originals fell apart so I just flipped the first one over, traced and cut it out to match the other side. I ended up with this....

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Using gorilla glue or something like it fit and glue into place on your cowl. Looks like this when done, I need to still clean up the extra superglue on it

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Old May 23, 2012 | 02:02 PM
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There you go! Saved $150.00, and looks great!
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Old May 23, 2012 | 02:08 PM
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Not bad, I was washing my truck and mine fell off. Looks like im headed to the flooring dept.
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