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bambooken@gmail.com - 02 Nov 2005 00:31 GMT

Does anyone have an opinion about covering my cracked 1984 dash with a
Dashtop? They look like a pretty good solution. Anyone have one
installed for a while and can commenton it's appearance after a few
years?

Does it look....almost "good as new"?

TIA

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MTI - 02 Nov 2005 06:32 GMT

It depends on what product you're describing. There are carpet style covers
that look like the auto equivalent of a toupee. Palco makes a molded
plastic cap that glues to the original dash. That piece has a beveled edge
that virtually blends the edge when properly afixed (more glue than they
give you and liberal use of duct tape while it dries to clamp it down).

> Does anyone have an opinion about covering my cracked 1984 dash with a
> Dashtop? They look like a pretty good solution. Anyone have one
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> TIA

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Darrell with DieselBenz.info - 02 Nov 2005 13:50 GMT

http://www.dieselbenz.info/dash_cover.htm

> Does anyone have an opinion about covering my cracked 1984 dash with a
> Dashtop? They look like a pretty good solution. Anyone have one
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> TIA

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Colin Fletcher - 02 Nov 2005 15:28 GMT

My dad used one of those on a 300SD - it looks fine, but it must be
installed very carefully. The biggest problem was warping from improper
installation, and it looks somewhat deformed now.

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C

> Does anyone have an opinion about covering my cracked 1984 dash with a
> Dashtop? They look like a pretty good solution. Anyone have one
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> TIA

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Tim S Kemp - 02 Nov 2005 18:15 GMT

> Does anyone have an opinion about covering my cracked 1984 dash with a
> Dashtop? They look like a pretty good solution. Anyone have one
> installed for a while and can commenton it's appearance after a few
> years?

Eeek - as in www.dashtopper.com - I think I'd stick with a cracked
dashboard...

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