So, I was driving down the freeway and got hit with a piece of gravel, right on the trim at the edge of the windshield, Passenger side. My windshield cracked within a day or two, and a month later the trim piece, wich looked fine other than a little ding, flew off on the freeway! It runs along the windshield and up on to the roof up to the roof rack. What would I call this piece in order to find a replacement? It's a '98 Forester.

 

By the way, it's held on with 3 or 4 little pegs, so not a real robust piece of engineering. It reminds me of the snap-together models I did as a kid!

 

Thanks!

A pillar molding, windshield molding? something like that.

A search for 'roof rack piece' came up with this recent thread:

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=77619&highlight=roof+rack+piece

 

Is this the same piece?

Call the dealer or a glass shop either one will give you a part #, Glass shop will install it for you. Junkyard would be cheaper

[...]the trim at the edge of the windshield, Passenger side. [...] It runs along the windshield and up on to the roof up to the roof rack. What would I call this piece in order to find a replacement?[...]

It sounds like you're describing a windshield side reveal molding. Go to a site of one of the online dealers that use TradeMotion and "drill down" in the body/collision parts; it should show up there.

It sounds like you're describing a windshield side reveal molding. Go to a site of one of the online dealers that use TradeMotion and "drill down" in the body/collision parts; it should show up there.

 

Yes! That is exactly it! Thanks! I found a dealer that has it for $23.93, which is much better than I was hoping. I'll probably check a couple junk yards. I imagine that with it being December my $24 is going to start sounding really good before very long though.

 

Thanks again! As always, you guys are great!

 

-M-

A search for 'roof rack piece' came up with this recent thread:

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=77619&highlight=roof+rack+piece

 

Is this the same piece?

 

That sounds like the same piece. This was a helpful link, as it talks about the installation. Maybe I'll pick up the piece then arrange to have the windshield replaced and let them install it.

 

Thanks again!

Yes! That is exactly it! Thanks![...]

You're welcome -- glad to help.