Dash repairs

[damonat Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close damonat]

i also have a dash mat, and the prado's dash pad is not the largest,
it does give off a fair amount of glare, and for this reason, and for future dash protection, i got a dashmat.
very happy now doing long trips in the vehicle, with little to no glare hitting the screen.
worth the $20 i paid

[David See Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close David See]

Never thought of those benefits...where did you get yours? On the Coast?

It's funny, I always thought of a dash mat as one of those "grandma and grandpa" accessories that you didn't really need.

I could be wrong, though!

[David See Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close David See]

The only one on eBay I could find has a funny looking flap for the airbag opening area, I presume.

Is this how all of them look?

[damonat Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close damonat]

david, i got mine off ebay.
or 40-50 from retailers

[damonat Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close damonat]

The only one on eBay I could find has a funny looking flap for the airbag opening area, I presume.

Is this how all of them look?

what mat are you looking at?
mine has this section missing

[David See Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close David See]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Dash-Mat-Dashmat ... m153.l1262

Is the only one I could find unless someone could steer me right...

[David See Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close David See]

...or there is this one, but it still has a flap of some kind...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TOYOTA-LANDCRUIS ... 18Q2el1247

[damonat Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close damonat]

this item doesn't look that great.
maybe better in real life.
mine doesn't have that flappy thing.
but would do the same thing.
another advantage is, without a dashmat, you get that dirty white film that starts on the base of the screen.
that you have to keep cleaning the screen every 3 months or so.
i've been told that this is the residue coming from the dashpad.
would have to agree in some way, as i haven't had this residue problem for some time.
maybe it takes alot longer for it to accumulate enough to see it and therefore clean it off.

[David See Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close David See]

...any chance of showing us a picture of yours? Do you remember what brand it is, or was it a generic one?

Cheers

[damonat Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close damonat]

generic brand. i thought poor quality when it arrived.
but after looking at those pics, i very happy with my dashmat.
will try and take a pic when the sun is up.

[David See Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close David See]

Thanks!

[damonat Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close damonat]

it was getting dark as i took the pic, but you get the idea