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Originally Posted by NC_SS
Yea I checked that DIY but no one talks about how they got the rain tray cowl to go back into the windshield
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The inner filter cover cap/water shield must be back in place perfectly first.
Then, the back of the plastic cowl needs to be positioned aligning it up exactly with the contour of the windshield perimeter gasket. Tilt it so it starts to pop in under the gasket ... then tilt the front edge of the plastic cowl down, slowly pushing the plastic cowl toward back of the car at the same time.
On a side note:
Noticed you are in NC also ...
Took my filter out and blasted it from reverse direction with the compressor air nozzle to dust off the filter and re-used it; lots of pine tree pollen.
Also, while I had the cowl cover off I took some black window screen (with silicone glue in spots) and reached in to the back of the cowl air vent grill placing it across that area; prevents leaves, pine needles, etc. from falling down inside. The screen is hidden from view under the back-side of the grill vents in the cowl.
Noticed the OEM filter has a greyish/charcoal stained color to it that makes the filter look very dirty when it is actually just the coloring built-in to the filter material.
After reverse blasting it with the compressor air gun attachment looks like there is actually a lot of service life left in that so not replacing anytime soon.
Ron