How to Replace Cowl 2000-07 Toyota Highlander
Created on: 2018-02-02
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace a cracked or broken hood cowl on 04 Toyota Highlander
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step 1 :Removing the Wiper Arms
- Mark the position of the wiper blades with painter's tape
- Pry off the wiper arm caps with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the 14mm nut from each wiper arm stud
- Pull the wiper arms off the studs
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step 2 :Removing the Hood Cowl
- Open the hood
- Release the push clip from each side of the cowl with a flat blade screwdriver
- Push in the tabs underneath the hood cowl with a flat blade screwdriver, while lifting the cowl
- Unclip the cowl from the windshield
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step 3 :Installing the Hood Cowl
- Slide the cowl into place
- Hook the cowl underneath the windshield
- Push in the cowl tabs
- Push the push pin into each side of the cowl
- Close the hood
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step 4 :Installing the Wiper Arms
- Line up the wiper arm marked P with the passenger side stud and painter's tape
- Make sure the wiper arm is positioned correctly
- Fasten the 14mm nut onto the wiper arm stud
- Line up the wiper arm marked D with the driver side stud and painter's tape
- Make sure the wiper arm is positioned correctly
- Fasten the 14mm nut onto the wiper arm stud
- Pop the cap onto each wiper arm
- Remove the painter's tape from the windshield
Tools needed
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14mm Wrench
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Painter's Tape
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This wiper is loose, but before I remove it, just kind of eyeball it. It should be there. That's lined up with the other wiper. I'll take some masking tape and just put it right there, just so I know it needs to be at the bottom of the tape when I reinstall it. Do the same for the other side.
Use a small flat bladed screwdriver to pop this little plastic cap off, so I can get to the bolt that's holding the wiper blade on. It's a 14 millimeter nut. This wiper blade's real loose. See if I can get it. Using your ratcheting wrench. I’m just making it loose. Spring tension may start to push it up, you can just push it back down to help you get the nut off. Fold it up. You might have to wiggle it a little bit. It should come right off. I’m going to put that aside, so we're going to reuse it. Do the same to this one.
Open the hood. There's a push clip on both sides. Remove it in the same manner, push in on the center to unlock it. Use a small flat bladed screwdriver to pry up, and then pull it out. Just repeat that for the other side.
You don't need to pull the weatherstripping off. You need to follow underneath, and there's these push clips, these tabs that need to be pushed in. Take a small flat bladed screwdriver, push them in, and then at the same time, lift the cowl trim up. If you have to, go in from the side. Pull it up. Go along. Find them all. You unclip it from under the windshield. It has some hooks set right under there. They just pop loose. Some of these hooks go underneath the windshield. Put this aside.
Reinstall our cowl. These clips are going to go underneath the windshield and this rubber's going to go above the windshield. Start by sliding that in first. I have to go underneath that trim. Once you get them lined up – didn't quite get this one caught. You have to angle it up, and then under. Up. Push them in. Go down. There we go. Reinstall the clips on both sides. Push this back out like that, and then push it in to lock it. Close the hood.
This wiper arm is marked, P for passenger side. Put this one over here. Get it onto the splines, but I want to move it and line it up. I don't quite like where that went. You can always pick it up. Lay it back down. That's where I want it. Put the nut back on. I'll tighten this back up. Should be good there.
This one is marked D for driver side. Down on the splines. That's where we want it lined up. Start the bolt, start the nut. Using the ratcheting wrench on this side, clearance to the hood is tight. Nice and tight. Just reinstall the caps. Take the tape off.
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