I saw a dash cover advertized in "National Parts Depot" catalog and want to know if some of you have used it and how it fits. This is not a repro dash pad but just a plastic cover that mounts on top of the existing pad with a silicone glue and simulates the original material. I'm considering it because it sells for around $69.00 and I'm trying to save for the Deluxe front door panels that my car needs which cost $300.00 a pair. Any comments on this will be appreciated.

The majority of the parts that I have ordered for my car came from NPD. I have the dashpad (not cover) and deluxe door panels & they fit well. As I recall, we broke a lot of retaining clips putting on the door panels, but I don't think that is their fault !

Also, parts from NPD were used to restore the Baldwin Motion Camaro on that Speedvision show with the Canadian dude. (Sorry, I can't remember the name of the show right now.)

I believe the cover you are talking about is made by "cover all" or something like that. I've heard they fit pretty good, but they are kind of a "cobble" used car lot type repair. They are installed directly over the old dash pad and are siliconed on.

"Angie", I'm going to order my door panels from NPD but the shiping charges are going to kill me, thanks for the info. For the dash panel, maybe I wait a little longer and save for the repro. "Austin", Just wanted to know if someone have already installed one. Thanks...

Hey I have put two of these on different Mercedes for Friends & they looked great on them! Unless you Actually get a hold of the you wouldn't know the difference! One has been on for over 6 years & it still looked great last week! Make sure that you follow the directions & clean the old dash & trim down the bad spots & fill them if necessary use plenty of glue & use old phone books to hold them in place till the glue sets real good.

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johnny

I had a toyota FJ40 that needed a dash pad real bad, tehy were too expensive so I got a Cover it kit.. I was very happy with the result, follow jonny r's advice and clean it with laquer thinner to remove any Armor all that has been purt on over the years
John