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I finally got a dash pad installed.
First I tried the standard Dashes Direct pad, and when I wasn’t super excited about the fit I tried their “OEM tooling” version that was double the price.
Cant say I was really excited about either product. But the “OEM tooling” dash pad was a better fit.
Both pads arrived with issues. Both pads arrived with two holes to secure the pads missing or misplaced. The “OEM tooling” pad didn’t have one of the relief cutouts for the dash mounted clip nuts.
The “OEM tooling” pad had a different internal profile on the tips of the “wings” than the standard pad. Also the OEM tooling pad had a contour that better fit the center bezel above the map light. The non “OEM tooling” pad was very tight there
The green tape in the pictures was applied to the “OEM tooling” pad.
First I tried the standard Dashes Direct pad, and when I wasn’t super excited about the fit I tried their “OEM tooling” version that was double the price.
Cant say I was really excited about either product. But the “OEM tooling” dash pad was a better fit.
Both pads arrived with issues. Both pads arrived with two holes to secure the pads missing or misplaced. The “OEM tooling” pad didn’t have one of the relief cutouts for the dash mounted clip nuts.
The “OEM tooling” pad had a different internal profile on the tips of the “wings” than the standard pad. Also the OEM tooling pad had a contour that better fit the center bezel above the map light. The non “OEM tooling” pad was very tight there
The green tape in the pictures was applied to the “OEM tooling” pad.
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