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Old Sep 18, 2014 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 00birdls1
Has it changed looks or quality since you bought it?
It shrunk a little after I washed it a few times
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Old Sep 27, 2014 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by DirtyBirdMKE
Lethal Interiors has the BEST lookign one on the market

http://www.lethalinteriors.com/dashpadcovers.html


i looked around a bit more and the lethal interior is good and pretty cheap i mean 50bucks is perfect, but hows it look? my dash is cracked will this go right over it or replace completly
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Old Sep 27, 2014 | 09:41 AM
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I parked my car outside in the sun recently while I had to have the garage clear all day and to my amazement my dash cracked so I bit the bullet and ordered one of these;
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-comments.html
it came in yesterday and I will try to install it this weekend, tip for those that want one and see this on ebay, "make an offer" they will come off the price
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 12:36 AM
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I thought about getting a roll of that carpet from Walmart or a parts store and making my own...should be cheap and easy
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 99'CajunFirehawk157
I parked my car outside in the sun recently while I had to have the garage clear all day and to my amazement my dash cracked so I bit the bullet and ordered one of these;
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-comments.html
it came in yesterday and I will try to install it this weekend, tip for those that want one and see this on ebay, "make an offer" they will come off the price
Impatiently waiting for you to accomplish this!
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by RebelExtrm02
Impatiently waiting for you to accomplish this!
Same here. My dash is fine (for now), but I wouldn't mind picking up a good spare for the when the cracks start to happen.
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 10:13 AM
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I think Id rather have a cracked dash pad than put a piece of carpet on my dash, god that looks like ****.
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Old Oct 4, 2014 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TechCam97
Same here. My dash is fine (for now), but I wouldn't mind picking up a good spare for the when the cracks start to happen.
See my post #63 installed today
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18460251
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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 03:00 PM
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In my attempt to make my own this is what I have so far...it looks like crap right now I know but keep in mind I still have a lot of work to do to get it exactly how I want it
Attached Thumbnails dash cover on 4th gen fbody-imag0973.jpg   dash cover on 4th gen fbody-imag0974.jpg  
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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 08:29 PM
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Wow! I did not think it was possible to have somthing look worse than MIDNITE Z's dash cover.... But there it is.
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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 09:06 PM
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I'm still working on it...its a project just to see if I can do it...its not finished yet just like I said in the previous post...if it doesn't look that good when its done ill take it off...I dont have 200 and something bucks to replace my dash so im tying to protect it on a budget
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by DirtyBirdMKE
Lethal Interiors has the BEST lookign one on the market

http://www.lethalinteriors.com/dashpadcovers.html
Perfect. Ordering one now.
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Old Nov 6, 2014 | 07:51 PM
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Here's my lethal cover. I originally ordered it with the mesh over the defrost vent but it was somewhat wavy, so I cut it out and it looks much better this way.



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