I have been ALL over the internet, searching for a replacement wiper cowl, for my 5th gen, 95 Monte Carlo LS. I have searched for wiper cowl, wiper panel, panel grille, etc, etc, (the "play on words" when you can't find what you need). I've spoken with Dorman and Lund to see if they know who's make one. I've even done the switch up and started looking for a 95 Lumina cowl, but unfortunately, I still haven't been able to track one down.

So, I'm wondering if anyone here, has a secret supplier they know of, to get one from. Does anyone have an alternate method? On the wiper cowl, does anyone know what year range will work. The only other option I've come up with is going to the Pull-A-Part yard and grabbing one. With this part being one of the most brittle pieces on any vehicle though, the last thing I need to do is grab one that's been sitting out in the sun for who knows how long. So, what do I do??

 

Okay I am not familiar with this for sure but I will check the service manual that I have and see if there is a different term for it.
That being said getting any parts for the Gen 5 Monte Carlo like that thru Chevrolet is not going to be an option they just won't have them. The only option would be a U Pull It yard!

Alright I found In the service manual it is refered to as the Air Inlet Grille Panel, it appears to be a 2 piece component I will try and attach a photo of the page I found it on.

 

From the service manual.

 

So, I had also ran searches for air inlet and air intake and came up short. I refer to it as a wiper cowl, because majority of the websites labeled them as that rather than what service manuel showed. I decided to run out to the local pull it yard and see what was available. Since the 5th Gen was compatible/Interchangeable with 1995-2000 Lumina, Grand Prix, Grand AM and others, I figured I may have a shot at a decent cowl/panel.

Since my panel was crumbling as I took it off, I wasn't able to bring it with me for reference and didn't think to grab the service manual out of the car. So I grabbed a panel off a 2000 Monte Carlo 3400 and realize that it didn't fit because of the actuator sitting higher up on the 95 and the bolt spacing for the wipers was wider on the 2000. So, I'm thinking round 2 at the pull yard tomorrow and starting early too see what I can match up with the service manual. Will stop me though from searching on eBay tonight though I'm crossing my fingers.

 

Check the junk yard. So many to choose from, there has to be one that's good enough; at least in my experience, for a low-ish price.