Anyone ever put a dash cap on their 123

[Biodiesel300TD]

I want to replace my 240's dash, but as we all know perfect dashes are really hard to come by. Anyone ever put a dash cap on their 123? Anyone have pics of it? It's a much cheaper option but I don't want to see any seams.

[vstech]

i didn't put it on, but one of the cars I have has one. I'll get a pic tomorrow for ya!

[Biodiesel300TD]

Sweet. Can you tell that it's there or do you have to look pretty hard to see it?

[vstech]

welll, I don't drive the car... but it looks ok. you can tell around the vents.

[charmalu]

Hey Andrew, remember at last years GTG at the Goose? RCOUNTS has one on his CD. It didn`t look too bad.

Charlie

[Biodiesel300TD]

I guess I should have looked a little closer, but I didn't pay attention then.

[Jeremy5848]

I put one on my 124, didn't fit well, returned it. Ended up replacing the dash on it as well as on my 123, before I sold the latter.

Jeremy

[ImBroke]

One of mine had one, it was ok. The heat eventually took its toll on that too, as it started warping. So, I replaced the dash with a black one.

[JHZR2]

They are hard plastic, so there is a bit of feel issues to it. I had one that i didnt glue down - so it wouldnt stay in place.

I suppose it looks better than none, if the dash is really cracked, but it is a compromise. Makes it look good/functional, not like new.

[JB3]

I got one of those carpets for my old 300D, which was a good dash, I just wanted to protect it from the sun. Looked pretty good and of course then I could put stuff up there like the cell and remote for the stereo. (disregard the gauges, went a little nuts on that car )

[Zerohour3k]

Go for a VelourMat. I got one from global accessories for under $45 or so, to protect my black dash from any cracking (the dash is near-mint, with only one small crack on the far right.). So far, it's done a great job, reduced reflection off the dash on sunny days, and looks pretty good to boot. A friend even bought one for his older BMW after seeing how well the mat worked.

[Biodiesel300TD]

I had a dash mat on my wagon when I bought it. I'm not really a bid fan of the mats. The weather here in my neck of the woods is pretty mild so the dash doesn't get sun beaten like in other places.

[Renntag]

I never liked the mats, but now that I have a hard plastic cover on the one of my cars....I can say I might prefer the mat. As mentioned above, its probably better than a bad looking dash, but it is still a compromise. Very clearly it is evident at the vents. I have to admit I overlooked this at the time of purchase. The dash looked ok, the car was very very clean, and I wasnt overly concerned. The next time I shop one of these cars, I will be sure to examine more closely.

My '86 SDL has the cover. Some where down the road I may attempt to swap the dash, but it is a low priority at the moment. The cover is warping from the hot sun here in the mid-atlantic.

Again, if I had to do this, I would first choose a complete replacement, option #2 would be a dash carpet as a reasonable compromise.

[123Guy]

I put one on Elvira about 10-years ago (the dash was cooked from years in the Texas sun), it looks great and no one has ever noticed it. I've actually had people say, I can't believe your dash has stayed that perfect.