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Offline gomangoRT/SE

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Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« on: April 16, 2008 - 10:57:41 PM »
The holes (3) on each side are on top of my cowl.  In the same location on each side.   Was this factory or has someone drilled these three holes on each side (on the top) of the cowl?  Look at pics
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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2008 - 11:01:31 PM »
There is an answer to that question on here somewhere, because I had the same thing on my cuda and I can't remember the answer but they are factory. I'll see if I can find it.
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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2008 - 11:05:49 PM »
Found the other thread and I was just kidding we never came up with an answer, just discovered that other cars have them as well.

http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=34224.msg343371#msg343371
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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2008 - 05:59:26 PM »
The holes (3) on each side are on top of my cowl.  In the same location on each side.   Was this factory or has someone drilled these three holes on each side (on the top) of the cowl?  Look at pics

Yep, my 70 R/T SE has them too.  I couldn't see any purpose for them.  They look to be punched out from the inside.

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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2008 - 07:02:17 PM »
My 70 R/T also has/had them.  I just fill out the hole with a little welding.
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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2008 - 10:49:16 PM »
I take it that there isn't supposed to be any holes in the window channel, correct?  If that's the case then I need to fill in a few near the center of the channel.
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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2008 - 10:59:51 PM »
can you take a better close up and another farther back. I am trying to get an idea of where you are referring to.

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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2008 - 06:49:24 PM »
Here is a shot, sorry the bumps don't show up very well.

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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2008 - 07:56:49 PM »
closeup from the other thread.. these holes are on both sides of the car and they look exactly teh same on my car. Looks like a Mopar mystery.
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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2008 - 06:19:06 PM »
i dont see them on my car. Wondering if they are some kind of drainage holes.

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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2008 - 11:21:33 PM »
So noone has a definitive answer for this..............strange!   We have some very talented and knowledgeable people in here.   Nothing from Chrysler anywhere on this??
Some speculation for now but thats all.

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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2008 - 07:41:46 PM »
I have heard that the 3 holes on each side of the cowl are for body alignment, to use with a tram gauge to check alignment after an accident.  Also, the perforated dimples are for the windshield spacers, to help hold the rubber spacers in place so they don't move while the glue sets up holding the windshield in place.

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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2008 - 09:46:55 PM »
Mine has bumps, no holes;


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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2008 - 10:11:45 PM »
I posed this same question on moparts and the answer given to me was the same.  They were used to keep the rubber spacers in place that helped keep the windshield in alignment.   This seemed like a prudent answer to me.

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Re: Three holes in the top of my cowl on both side? Whats this?
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2008 - 11:51:58 PM »
Mine has bumps, no holes;


The holes are a different thing from the bumps.  They're close, but if you don't see them, they were probably filled in at some point.