Windshield cowls back in stock

[fattycharged]

I'll buy one and see how it fares against an OEM one I have sitting in the garage, also new. Will report findings.

did you get yours in?

[davidinnyc]

did you get yours in?

Mine had a ship ready date of 1/28, which is now pushed back through the first week of February…

[YYZ-M3]

Here are a couple pics of Amazon vs original OEM on my 2002.

The clips I ordered from the dealer based on RealOEM were wrong so I reused the original.

Differences: the Amazon cowl has the grommets around the wiper motor post molded in (vs OEM cowl where the grommets were a separate piece). The Amazon cowl is missing a seal on the underside. Other than that it seems very similar.




Clip on right is original, left is that I ordered:

[YYZ-M3]

Hardest part of the job was getting the aluminum tapered shim out from the wiper arm :/

[TexaZ3]

Here are a couple pics of Amazon vs original OEM on my 2002.

The clips I ordered from the dealer based on RealOEM were wrong so I reused the original.

Differences: the Amazon cowl has the grommets around the wiper motor post molded in (vs OEM cowl where the grommets were a separate piece). The Amazon cowl is missing a seal on the underside. Other than that it seems very similar.




Clip on right is original, left is that I ordered:

The seal is what seals the water from running down into the engine bay. Likely no a big deal, but definitely not ok. The clips which you ordered are correct - they are the inner part only.

[maw1124]

I think the real market for these will be collision and windshield replacement shops. The one time I had water incursion was on my Allroad 4.2 right after I had a windshield replaced. It was from an improperly installed seal — the smell of the water tipped me off before any computers could get wet under the passenger wheel well.

For this car, I’ve replaced this part with OEM back in the day but I’m sure I’ll need to do it again. Nothing about it said “once in your ownership fix.” So my view is if they fit, assume they’ll be like brake pads and move on with life, have a good day.

maw

[x Spades x]

Hardest part of the job was getting the aluminum tapered shim out from the wiper arm :/

Best way to do that is the push the wiper FLAT to the windshield... then rock left/right (west/east). They come out in like 15 seconds. The key is to PUSH THE WIPERS FLAT. This takes the tension off of the nut.

[YYZ-M3]

That worked for the drivers side. Pass side was a bear.

[George Hill]

Best way to do that is the push the wiper FLAT to the windshield... then rock left/right (west/east). They come out in like 15 seconds. The key is to PUSH THE WIPERS FLAT. This takes the tension off of the nut.

Don't push to hard or you can break the windshield

[TexaZ3]

That worked for the drivers side. Pass side was a bear.

https://www.autozone.com/p/oemtools-wiper-arm-tool-25319/191681

[Kipjames3]

Has anybody received their ECS/Turner one yet? Mine still hasn't shipped out. Wonder if it differs from the Amazon ones at all.

[George Hill]

Mines been here a week or so, I just havent taken it out of the box yet.

[George Hill]

I got my Bremmen out of the box today and it looks pretty good. It didn't come with the clips like a BMW or the foam seal on the back side but otherwise like's quite decent. Certainly not as good as a BMW part but will likely be just fine for 99% of the population.


***Edit, I wouldn't be against buying another when the time comes. Next up will be seeing how the sedan version compares.

[simon_c]

I got my Bremmen out of the box today and it looks pretty good. It didn't come with the clips like a BMW or the foam seal on the back side but otherwise like's quite decent. Certainly not as good as a BMW part but will likely be just fine for 99% of the population.


***Edit, I wouldn't be against buying another when the time comes. Next up will be seeing how the sedan version compares.

Curious to know how this compares to the Amazon one since people are saying they could likely be from the same factory/manufacturer

[George Hill]

simon_c maybe, probably? I don’t have an Amazon acct and am happy with the service from ECS, so I likely won’t ever have an Amazon to compare.