Front Cowl Questions

[4vertical]

isn't the differance when they went to the plastic bodies? before that they were fiberglass. that is when they did away with the bolt on rear fender flares for some years. now i see those are back too on some xrt models..

I know when you pop a plastic front end on an older cart you have to put about a 3/8 to 1/2 inch shim or so under the front windsheild mount as the body sits higher/ the mount is lower to account for the fiberglass

[RudeJoe]

I'm not sure if the cowl on my 89 is original but it is the older style as discussed here and it is plastic not fiberglass.

[invalidsession]

Originally Posted by rose88

Chris,

I wasnt aware of a body cowl change either until this problem. And it is a difference in the cowls, I am looking at 3 in my shop. It appears 92 was the last year of the old style front cowl and fender flares on the rear. Also 92 was the first year for the Kaw FE-290 I believe?

Yeah Rose, I see it now. I think the shadows across the body lines and the missing badge were playing tricks on my old eyes It didn't help that all the listings for light kits I checked also covered all these years of DS. Off track a bit but in a similar vein; I just ran into an issue with a window regulator for an 04 Lincoln LS. ALL the suppliers said the new item would fit 02 - 06 model years but in 04 they changed the complete assembly and they are totally incompatible.
We live and learn my friend

Chris.

[rose88]

No doubt

[Springbok]

I know this is an old thread but here's a pic for posterity showing the cowl difference, side-by-side: