It's time to do something to my wife's 1981 300SD's dash. It has many small cracks and one significant crack. A dash cap appears the be the best solution. Unfortunately, this model has the in-car temp sensor in the middle of the dash and most of the dash caps do not have that opening.

Has anyone had experience with using a dash cap with no hole this application. I don't have any problem marking and cutting a hole, but will the sensor sit down OK? It looks like there might be a slight depression for the sensor in the original dash.

Also, has anyone found one particular brand of dash cap to be better than others?

Thanks.

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Tom Evans
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