Gary Knox

I noticed a listing for a NEW cowl cover on eBay today. No affiliation, just thought some one on Rennlist might be interested in one. Has a Buy it Now price of $50, with free shipping.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-P...item415b6ab3ca

Gary Knox

U-928

What's the difference between that and the OB ones? Never seen a late model 928 under hood....

rixter

it's available thru your local indy shop for probably about the same price

Tom in Austin

Amazing how many flimsy plastic parts we suffer with on our cars. I guess I'm glad they spent the money on aluminum and double-galvanized bodies, high quality paint, etc. but it sure gets annoying worrying about busting these crappy plastic things every time you touch one ...

KLVA

Amen to that.......

DR

Earliest versions 78-82 are missing about one 3rd of the later covers due to the early wiper motor/mechanisum sticking up to far and hitting the full covers.

The Late model version Gary linked to is a one size fits all...with the use of a razor blade.

For 928s with Cowl area Intensive Washer systems, cut out the small square area clearly seen.

ALL 83-86 and later 928s without the cowl area intensive wiper install as is.

For early 78-82 928s use you old one as a template and cut off about one third of it on the drivers side..or call one of your buddies with one and ask for the measurement,.. or call your fav vendor that should know this info. IIRC, one of the "ribs" is a guide that you follow for a nice clean factory look cut.

FYI, if you try to order an "early" cowl cover it will automatically supercede from 928.574.553.04 to 05 to 06 to the late cover discussed here 928.574.157.00, as I said a "universal cover" for all years..just add sharp blade.

U-928

Thanks for that clarification!

UncleMaz

Yup, until that reading, I thought my 80 was missing a piece of that cowl. Thanks DR.

linderpat

The earliest versions weren't as flimsy as the later ones. The cover on my 78 is quite stout compared to the thickness of the later ones. Less apt to break too, I think. Still, be careful as DR says, you can't get these early ones anymore.

James Bailey

Also good to get the little metal clips which hold it in place along the rear edge....they often go missing or get bent open.