I'm thinking of getting one for my '79 MB 240D to cover
up the cracks in my dashboard...

The price is good, at about $24 plus $5 shipping:

http://www.godashmat.com/Dashmats.asp

However, I was wondering how this solution compares to
getting one of the dash cups sold by Performance Products
for over $100...

Opinions...? Ideas...?

It's a totally different product. The molded cup is suppose to replicate the OEM appearance. The mat is just a cheap cover up. It depends on your own personal taste. Personally I find the matt veering awfully close to ballfringe around the windows.....

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Bill Reimels
Now down to one:
1972 300SE 3.5 W109 (Euro delivery)

Beats looking at cracks............................

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Oh come on....I was planning on fringing my windows with dingleballs next month....

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I wonder if it comes with a matching pair of fuzzy dice?

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Bill Reimels
Now down to one:
1972 300SE 3.5 W109 (Euro delivery)

Those come with the 3" faux fur upgrade kit.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I think the replacement skins are too daggone shiny. I've got replacement skins on both Lilly (blue) and Marlene (black) and at certain times of the day, the sun's reflecton off of the back of the instrument hump and onto the windshield would blind you.

One of the parts cars had a dash mat that Colleen snagged and put on the 300D. It may look like hell but it works.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

Colleen, that's a good 300TD name...

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Bill Reimels
Now down to one:
1972 300SE 3.5 W109 (Euro delivery)

I have a coverlay dash cap, and it bothers me because it is a tiny bit warped in a few areas that make me notice it over and over again, however if you didn't know it was capped you probably wouldn't realize it. I've had other w123 owners glance in and say, "WOW, what a nice looking dash!" I kept my mouth shut about the cap and let them think it was stock.

However, a friend of mine has a 300D with the carpet dash cover, and while it is obviously a dash cover, it doesn't look out of place at all. It limits the glare off the inside of the car, matches in brown interior pretty well, and looks fine. Not 'dingleberries' at all.

peace,
sam

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"That f***in' biodiesel is makin' me hungry."

1982 300TD Astral Silver w/ 250k (BIO BNZ)
2001 Aprilia SR50 Corsa Red w/ 5.5k (>100 MPG)

I think those dash carpets are butt ugly. I installed a dash cap from ebay it was a lot more (80 bucks) but no one notices unless I tell them.

You're such a comedian! Colleen is SWMBO. Lilly, the 300D is her ride.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

Heck, for $30 bucks you can't hardly go wrong. If you don't like it, offer it to someone here. I know for sure it looks better than the cracking. My cracks are starting to get cracks.....
I wonder what the velour one looks like? They didn't have one of the molded fabric ones for our cars.
Would navy blue be the match I guess for the blue interior. The closest match that is.
And uh, Billwhatever, I think Colleen is his wife.

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Get the Zebra fake fur and glue it on........

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Are you kidding??? When I get Zebra it's going to be the real thing!!!!!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I used dashmats for all my 240 Volvos to protect the dash and for the money, I was well satisfied. I also had one on my 300TD--'81 and it worked as well. A Cheap investment to protect the dash. I know of a DashCup in my area but its going on my 240D. I have a self made dashmat on my '99 VW NB TDI that I custom made. I fabricated a paper template and then used a piece of carpet cut from the template-however my VW Dash is Completely flat so it was an easy make. I used dull black carpeting and then had the sides trimmed with Red vinyl piping--looks great ! May be difficult on a MB as the air ducts may be difficult to achieve a perfect fit on and around . Still may be worth a try as you then could use a nice piece of high grade carpet. My only complaint on the Dashmats is the material was kind of light-still they never deteriorated and I had 3 of them.