dash mats
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dash mats
The interior in my Z is finally starting to show its age. The dash has a brand new crack I just saw today which makes for a total of 2. Sucks since I started our with a flawless one. Time for a dash mat. Any recommendations on distributors/manufacturers? I will get black for sure, but I want something that wont fade.
#3
I learned from a local Z club that peanut oil, instead of Armour-All, is good for dashes and interior stuff. Basically what it said is that Armour-All draws out the natural oils from vinyl and other materials where as peanut oil locks them in. I haven't tried this yet, but it's all from pretty reliable sources...
AutoZone dashmat = $20 or so...
AutoZone dashmat = $20 or so...
#4
Originally Posted by Carl's Z
I learned from a local Z club that peanut oil, instead of Armour-All, is good for dashes and interior stuff. Basically what it said is that Armour-All draws out the natural oils from vinyl and other materials where as peanut oil locks them in. I haven't tried this yet, but it's all from pretty reliable sources...
AutoZone dashmat = $20 or so...
AutoZone dashmat = $20 or so...
The key is to use oil based cleaners rather than water based ones.
I would get an injection molded polymer half dash cover from MSA or VB.
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Well I got an Autozone dashmat and im not to happy with the way it looks. I guess its just because Im used to seeing the nice clean look of the solid dash. It hides the cracks but doesnt look very nice in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by apollo
Well I got an Autozone dashmat and im not to happy with the way it looks. I guess its just because Im used to seeing the nice clean look of the solid dash. It hides the cracks but doesnt look very nice in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by Skully
why dont you get a DASH CAP then...
And it does have the full circles around the gauges. i'll take some pics later
#15
I like my dash mat. It hasn't faded or bunched up. It fits great and looks good. I took it off for a while and it felt weird driving my car without it. I may invest in a dash cap at some point though as a better alternative for covering the imperfections in the original dash. I don't know where my mat came from actually, but there are cheap ones, and good ones... Obviously I was lucky enough to get a good one.
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