The other day since my Lincoln is being serviced, thought I would take my old W126 (now moms car) to town. I was amazed when I got in it and discovered that the dash pad had about a 6 inch crack that wasnt there at all before! Now it does have a couple of small cracks, which seems normal for these old pads, but this one is long and so unattractive and just came out of nowhere (no time to get used to a small crack getting longer, as this just popped a long crack at once and stopped just before the front of the dash curves down (just left of center). We did have temperatures plunge to well below normal last week (to around 13° one morning), so I am assuming the extreme cold caused it to pop one night/morning. Is this typical? When I think of a dash crack, I think of it cracking a little at a time... not a 6 inch crack out of nowhere.

Now the rest of the interior is nice save for this. Mom hasnt seen it (she dont drive much), but I told her.. she said maybe she can get a cover for it. I know my old W126 had a plastic cover over the original pad, but it was not that attractive. I was wondering if those "cloth" custom fit covers are available for a W126 and the best place to get one?

Thanks in advance.

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2004 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4wd
1991 Lincoln Town Car Executive
1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1988 Mercedes 300SEL
1972 Chevrolet Caprice Kingswood Estate 9-passenger wagon
1973 Pontiac Grand Ville
(Prior MB's: 1974 240D, 1985 380SE, 1984 190D, 1993 400SEL)