Hood cowl replacement?

Tally_4.6 · Apr 1, 2009

I pretty much destroyed my hood cowl yesterday taking it off. My Q is would it be easier putting it back on with the hood off? I have no problem removing those 4 bolts and the hood if it means an easier installation and this new one not breaking.

I'm prolly gonna order it off 5.0 resto for friggen $175 and a new set of nozzles, anybody know if its OEM ford for both?

glittle75 · Apr 1, 2009

i broke mine to taking the hood off for the first time.

i saw the price on that new one from them too, f-that.

I went to the local junkyard, found a few, but they were either way to faded, or had smaller problems with them.

finally i got one from a guy, i believe on this site, that was parting out his car for 50 bucks.

i would look around at classifieds on different sites and look for a car thats being parted out, you can find them all the time.

here, modularfords.com , stangnet.com , corral.net , svtperformance.com , there are lots of mustang forums around. just google it. you'll find one cheaper than the price of a new one.

1996mustangGT · Apr 3, 2009

I have black cowl's if you want them. $50 shipped to you.

GDTrumbo · Apr 3, 2009

Damn! That's a bargain right there...

GT

1996mustangGT · Apr 3, 2009

Shiat called dad and cant find it....will post up if we find it!

riored96gt · Apr 4, 2009

Along the same line, I need one washer nozzle.

Tally_4.6 · Apr 5, 2009

glittle75 said:
i broke mine to taking the hood off for the first time.

You broke it even after you took the hood off? Or because you didn't?

1996mustangGT : is it like new or old?

97GT4.6 · Apr 5, 2009

I need one of the nozzles as well lol. Seems like they are always getting clogged.

glittle75 · Apr 6, 2009

Tally_4.6 said:
glittle75 said:

i broke mine to taking the hood off for the first time.

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You broke it even after you took the hood off? Or because you didn't?

1996mustangGT : is it like new or old?

I broke mine when I took it off, got the passenger side bolt for the hood out, and of coarse it flew way up under that thing, figured I could lift it up a little bit and squeeze my hand in there to grab the bolt, nope. it was old, and brittle, as soon as I pulled up on it the smallest bit, it snapped.

should've went a grabbed the magnet first thing.