Hi dear BriSkoda Community,

 

 

I have a 1999 Octavia mk1 1.8 20V 125 hp (AGN).

Does somebody know how I could take off the plastic cowl (scuttle panel) under the wipers?

 

Mine seems to be held down with some sort of plastic fasteners/clips:

 

They seem to have ordinary thread, but when I try to unscrew them, they do not get out:

 
 
I think there are two different versions of the cowl - one is the older (pre-facelift, like mine):

 
And a newer, after the facelift:

 

Concerning this, would it be possible to retrofit a cowl from the newer style on my car?
Perhaps I should first also replace the windscreen water washer jets. Mine are not rectangular like on the facelift model, but rather with a circular cross-section.

 

Thank you in advance!

 

 

Kind regards,
Nikolay
 

I've no idea about the fasteners, but I'd rather have the old style washer jets than the new "fan jets" which can't be aimed as exactly to your individual tastes on where the water first lands.

Near identical fasteners all over the place on the wife's Mazda. They work by the screw expanding the bit of plastic it retains until it forms a seal.

 

Unscrew them as much as you can, they won't unscrew fully. Once they are as unscrewed as you can get them, lever a small flat blade screwdriver under the retaining plastic (NOT the screw head) and the whole thing should just pop out.

I'd recommend you get some fresh ones to replace them with as I can guarantee you'll break some of the ones you remove, and those that don't break will be very brittle.