Just broke my cowl! Grrrrr...

[April Thompson]

Whether or not I attempt the HUD conversion (and all of a sudden my enthusiasm for that project got dialled waaay back!), I'm now committed to replacing my cowl! Bad enough it split into so many pieces I can't count 'em (thank you no much, Sun, for mercilessly degrading the plastic), bad enough my photosensor came loose and I can't fit it in properly (though it is in at the moment)... but I can't even get the shards to budge away from the windscreen! One section, on the passenger side; that was it! And I can't free the rest of the cowl, not without knowing some tricks you guys have figured out by now...

...and by the way: I did not find any harness for the HUD; if I do that one after all, I'll pull a salvage dash... assuming I don't break that cowl as well!

[industrialfish]

Yeah my cowl exploded just warming the car up one winter.

New ones are not expensive, but shipping is :/

[Slick2500]

Well that sucks.

[April Thompson]

This was 200% on me, poking around!

On a different subject, I'm trying to get my car's picture on my signature, but it won't come up; what am I doing wrong?

[April Thompson]

Okay, never mind my last; got it sorted!

[April Thompson]

I think my computer was being deliberately obtuse; took me three tries before I found the cowl on newgmparts.com... odd, though, that non-HUD cowls (aka upper dash trim) are almost $100 more​ than HUD versions!

[industrialfish]

The HUD cowl part number is 10354107 btw.

[spazzz]

This or something equivalent against the window side.
The prybar is what I used. Set in place and twist slowly to break the seal and work your way from passenger to driver side.

[2003 SSEi]

The HUD cowl part number is 10354107 btw.

is that the New revised part number? I know there was a change in part number because there was a new design that didn't break

[April Thompson]

And is that just the HUD shroud or the upper trim panel? Because on that site it presented as the upper trim... Thought that was way too cheap for such a big part...

[April Thompson]

I found a salvage panel that didn't explode when I lifted it up; unfortunately, its connection to that foam rubber base is proving to be stubborn, and I don't have that tool (yet!) or a good enough facsimile, so would a good razor blade work well enough to cut the rubber loose?

[industrialfish]

I don't know anything about a revised part number, so couldn't tell ya.

But yes the HUD pod is part of the long piece that spans across the whole length of the dash.

[April Thompson]

According to the guy I just talked to at New GM Part, it is revised, and also the complete cowl! Also includes the HUD shroud; I asked about that explicitly! So for those with cracked shrouds, it's around $73, with <$28 in shipping! Bargain, compared to other parts...

[industrialfish]

Does anyone know what the revision level is? Or how to tell from the part? The cowl I just received has a manufacturing date in 2004...

EDIT: Nevermind. Found the Genuine GM sticker on the box with the revised part number. And the previous rev is more expensive so not like someone is buying and repackaging them.