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so today i took the festiva out for a quick drive going down the neighborhood and the hood flew up on the festiva!! thankfully the fiberglass hood seems ok ( i didnt look at the hinge aera) the metal hinges tore the cowl aera up. is the cowl aera able to be unbolted or is it wleded to the fire wall? i dont want to take it apart now because it looks like its going to rain. im hopeing i can just replace that cowl has anyone ever replaced a cowl?? the puece by the wipers. im going to cry nothing ever goes right for the festiva!
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Sorry but that piece is welded on.Renegade-Midwest Festiva Inc.Illinois Chapter
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Also I think you have to remove the windshield to replace it.Renegade-Midwest Festiva Inc.Illinois Chapter
93 Festiva L Aspire 5sp Lots of upgrades & mods
99 Dodge Caravan SE
95 Taurus SHO auto 265hp
94 F150 351W auto (for sale)
78 Chevy elcamino 500hp 383 stroker
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03 Harley Davidson Electra Glide
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95 F150 4X4 6 inch lift,38" mudders
95 Iszuzu Trooper LSComment
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Yeah that sucks Its one piece thats welded on.
It's a good thing you don't read the stickies, you might of learned something.
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F@#$!!!! i want to cry what to do???? maybe someone can cut one off i can have it welded on. do you think the window needs to come out?? oh god..............i hate my lifeComment
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That sucks. The cowl is welded on and is a pain to change. I had a festiva with the hinge cowl slice as you do. Probably easier to repair the damage than replace the cowl.
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I was told "everybody forgets to latch the hood at some time". It seems all too common for the glass hoods. Sorry to hear about that.Comment
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yea i will never again and those locks seem flimsy im going to maybe think of a safey some how.Comment
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I used the pins that stay attached to the mount (Roger suggested this) so they are always on the hood and you can see them from the drivers seaat if they are unlatched.Comment
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do you all just use the pins with the fiberglass hoods then? id probably have the luck hot wheels had. i guess i wouldnt want to trust just that. mextiva had his fly up too, wonder how common a problem that is.
yeah thats true :lol:"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." -Mohandas GandhiComment
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Guess that would depend on how forgetful you are....lol."FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
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Just make it fast, Me ,Mextiva also had the same thing happen. It can be a trend for all the fast festivas : )"Look, I have long hair, tats and smoke like a chimney.. All of my customers know it.. Don't like it? Don't turn over my rock."
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Sorry hot_wheels. Good luck with the repair.youtube.com/neanderpaul 88 festiva LX w/BP G25 MR 5 speed waiting for wiring- 93 Festiva GL auto w/ air, waiting for B6t/G4A-HL - 98 Nissan Quest - 02 Mazda protege 5 wife's DDComment
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Oops! I forgot to do mine TWICE!
I know that on mine, the hinges actually BENT... So in addition to having the cowl problem, we needed to replace the hinges too.
At any rate... Just tap the "ripped" cowl down, find a friend to weld it and fill it in to make it smooth. If you forget again, you'll be better off the 2nd time around. And as said... Roger states that "everyone forgets at least once"...Simon - pimptiva.comComment
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where are the welds at does anyone know, I need to remove my cowl, thx to simon ;-)Comment
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