$60-ish per cowl panel, $16 per side for the clips and $3 for 2 pads. Plus color paint matching and clear coat.

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Thanks for your help! I added it up and it will cost me $300 for parts, paint, then time.. Also, they are sold out of clips.. I will just suck it up and have the collision place
do the work and pay $500 ded... and hope my ins premium doesn't go up too much. Just wasn't sure why someone would want those parts. It's not like they are hard to
find. It doesn't help that I just finished 6 rounds of chemo so don't feel very good. It was my first day out and about....

 

And a new antenna ornament/rubber grommet is $22.

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The clips are a 1 time use thing. If they had their windshield replaced and the shop reused they same clips, the cowl panel will fly off at speed.

The passenger side is less prone to go flying because of the antenna grommet.

 

I've had mine fly off on the highway after a windshield replacement like Hannibal stated. passenger side is loose but held in by antenna. Bought one from the dealer and rattle canned it to a matching color.

 

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Buy the part, spray it yourself and save a couple hundred bucks.

 

Sorry to hear this happened to you- it's never fun when your vehicle (and you) are victimized by theft. So often there is so much more damage than just the stolen part.

 

Just out of curiosity, has your windshield replaced at some point in the last few months?

 

No, I've never had it replaced and have had it for 5 years

Just out of curiosity, has your windshield replaced at some point in the last fe

 

Sadly I think it’s the case of greed, someone wants that particular part and rather than purchasing it themselves, they effectively get it for free.

Here in some parts of the UK cars are being stripped for innocuous parts on day to day cars whilst parked up for the day only for the owners to return to something like this:

Greed and sadly the quick and easy way to make a living.

 

When I got my 2007 FJ used, The panels on mine were loose. I read on here that it was an issue if the windshield was ever replaced and the installer didn't use new clips. A lot of folks have had them fly off as people stated above. I replaced my clips and the antenna gromet while I was at it. Someone probably had theirs fly off and decided to rob yours as a cheaper fix. Some people just suck.

 

I highly doubt it was stolen. At some point in the FJ's life the Windshield was replaced and as ststed above whoever did the window job (more than likely Safelite) didn't replace the 1-time use mounting clips which they are notorious for and the panel blew off driving down the road. Thats what happened to mine. I didnt bother spending the money for the painted one. I personally prefer "the pirate eye", arr arr

 

That windshield cowl piece is notorious for flying off. It probably did so as you drove down the road and you just didn't realize it. The clips that hold that piece on are horrible and after that piece is removed, for a windshield replacement for example, they HAVE to be replaced. Otherwise its only a matter of time before they fail. So this piece is a common one people have to get replaced as many have lost theirs. When installing it, try to get it correct on the first try, the clips really don't do well after their first time clicking into place.

 

oh, the trim piece above the windshield may also someday disappear as well for the same reason as the cowl panel

 

Agreed likely flew off. Either way its a shame.

Maybe give these guys a ring - they show having a Voodoo Blue cowl, but I dont see the side panels....they may still have the whole truck.

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Can try and look up others on car-part.com....I searched 'cowl' but some may have it listed under fender or whoknows.

 

She said "And try to get the same part from the other side but probably got caught in the act as there are screwdriver marks..."

 

Maybe someone else lost their cowls driving down the highway and decided to try and swipe this poor lady's