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Old May 1, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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I walked out to my car today to find my Black plastic piece where the hood meets the windshield broken. I don't know what it would be called or even if I can find another one unless I got it from a wrecking yard or something. Any ideas would help. It's for a New edge.
Old May 2, 2010 | 11:25 AM
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Hopefully this helps...
Old May 2, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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this is where I got mine from

http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/LRS-02228C
Old May 2, 2010 | 02:56 PM
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Sweet Jesus, $200 dollars? Is it carved out of the highest quality plastic that has ever existed? Ugh!
Old May 2, 2010 | 06:58 PM
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yup I asked the same thing lol
Old May 3, 2010 | 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Visage
I walked out to my car today to find my Black plastic piece where the hood meets the windshield broken. I don't know what it would be called or even if I can find another one unless I got it from a wrecking yard or something. Any ideas would help. It's for a New edge.
I think its cauld the windshield cowl. $200 is a bit steap. You might be able to find one at a local junk yard or pick-n-pull. Or get a good plastic repair kit. Or super-glue the crack back together. Or learn to live with it... Good luck...
Old May 3, 2010 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by petrock
I think its cauld the windshield cowl. $200 is a bit steap. You might be able to find one at a local junk yard or pick-n-pull. Or get a good plastic repair kit. Or super-glue the crack back together. Or learn to live with it... Good luck...
That's what I was thinking. Possibly just gluing it and seeing how bad it looks.
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Hope you can take it off ok, when that thing gets old it get really brittle.
Old May 3, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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That's what I've been reading... Ugh. This is going to be a pain in the butt I can tell already.
Old May 6, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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mine has a crack in it also...ive been thinking about trying to melt the plastic back together with a soldering iron(plastic welding). if that works, id try to fill in any voids with other random plastic and sand smooth. just havent gotten around to it yet b/c the car needs more important things...

check it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuA6d49Z7Rc



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