Re: Were padded dashes standard?

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/3/29 18:06:00

mikec, I doubt that, I own a very late car (built/delivered in early June) and have seen several later ones, including the very last Caribbean, and they all had their dash pads. These cars were shipped in June, several just days before the plant shut down. But plastics of that era certainly didn't have the UV blockers of today's synthetics and I suspect if a particular senior is missing its pad, it was removed at some time in the past because of deterioration of the outer skin, or more likely the inner foam which when aged turned into sort of a slimy goo.

The new repro dash pads made by Just Dashes are just superb, but VERY expensive, plus you have to remove and send them the dash panel.