[Yiolli]

I followed a DIY for installing a burger motor sport JB on my car and I just want to make sure that the plastic covering that goes over the wiper assembly in the driver side was installed properly.

It seems like there is a spot that is not completely sealed and I'm not sure if that would leave room for water to get in. Is this thing meant to waterproof?

Could someone shed light on this?

[Billfitz]

Looks bent to me. It's easy to remove, just turn the hex head fasteners and it will lift right off. Once you get it off you'll see how the fasteners hold it down, and the nubs that the fasteners grab. That tells you what you need to know to put it back in place correctly. The last person to put it in place probably didn't fasten it correctly, then closed the hood, bending the trim.

[Yiolli]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

Looks bent to me. It's easy to remove, just turn the hex head fasteners and it will lift right off. Once you get it off you'll see how the fasteners hold it down, and the nubs that the fasteners grab. That tells you what you need to know to put it back in place correctly. The last person to put it in place probably didn't fasten it correctly, then closed the hood, bending the trim.

Ok so just to clarify that piece is definitely not suppose to bend at all? i thought maybe it was like a contour that was supposed to be there

[Billfitz]

The spot circled in red in the first picture should not be like that.

[Yiolli]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

The spot circled in red in the first picture should not be like that.

I took the cover off and it really looks like it was made with this curve...?

I did install it and it looks a little more snug than the first pictures that I posted. Check out updated pictures. Thoughts ? There's definitely a small area completely airtight

[Billfitz]

Yours is a different shape from mine, so it's probably OK. You'll know if it's installed right if there's no bouncing of the trim when you press on it near the latches, and no lifting if you gently pull up on the section that looks like a viaduct.

[Yiolli]

It does seem tightly secure it's just the little space that isn't sealed.

Anyone else with an n20 that has a plastic covering not completely sealed like mine is?

[Billfitz]

I wouldn't be concerned about it not being sealed, water is supposed to get under it anyway. There are drains in the sheet metal below it. The main purpose of the trim is to keep other stuff, like leaves, out so they won't clog the drains. I find that leaves still manage to get under there, so I pull the trim off every six months or so and blow the accumulated crap out with a leaf blower.

[Yiolli]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

I wouldn't be concerned about it not being sealed, water is supposed to get under it anyway. There are drains in the sheet metal below it. The main purpose of the trim is to keep other stuff, like leaves, out so they won't clog the drains. I find that leaves still manage to get under there, so I pull the trim off every six months or so and blow the accumulated crap out with a leaf blower.

I noticed I had a bunch of leaves down there too! Didn't want to stick my hands in and knock anything loose at the time.

But thanks, the water was my main concern.