Dashboard carpet
Nov 5th 2008 | 1:59 pm
#31
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Re: Dashboard carpet
Must admit I thought the OP was talking about people putting household carpet on their dash similar to the way some peeps used to carpet their cars with household carpet when I was a teenager.
Nov 5th 2008 | 2:03 pm
#32
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Re: Dashboard carpet
Brown vinyl roof anyone?
Nov 5th 2008 | 2:16 pm
#33
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Re: Dashboard carpet
Nov 5th 2008 | 2:22 pm
#34
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Re: Dashboard carpet
I've seen it. A lot of taxis have it too.
Am i missing something here? Wouldnt it be a much better idea to actually make the dashboard out of material that doesnt crack in the first place, or is that hoping too much in the 21st century??
Am i missing something here? Wouldnt it be a much better idea to actually make the dashboard out of material that doesnt crack in the first place, or is that hoping too much in the 21st century??
Nov 5th 2008 | 2:23 pm
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Re: Dashboard carpet
When I first met the husband, his Viva was covered in fake fur on the inside - ceiling, side panels, seats the lot 
His handbrake, gear stick, steering wheel wands were all different sized pistons and his piece de resistance was his 8 track player on which he played ELO 24/7 (unless I turned it off in disgust). Who wouldn't have fallen in love with that 
Carpet on the dash sounds positively tame
His handbrake, gear stick, steering wheel wands were all different sized pistons and his piece de resistance was his 8 track player on which he played ELO 24/7 (unless I turned it off in disgust). Who wouldn't have fallen in love with that Carpet on the dash sounds positively tame
Nov 5th 2008 | 2:25 pm
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Re: Dashboard carpet
When I first met the husband, his Viva was covered in fake fur on the inside - ceiling, side panels, seats the lot His handbrake, gear stick, steering wheel wands were all different sized pistons and his piece de resistance was his 8 track player on which he played ELO 24/7 (unless I turned it off in disgust). Who wouldn't have fallen in love with that
Carpet on the dash sounds positively tame
His handbrake, gear stick, steering wheel wands were all different sized pistons and his piece de resistance was his 8 track player on which he played ELO 24/7 (unless I turned it off in disgust). Who wouldn't have fallen in love with that Carpet on the dash sounds positively tame
Nov 5th 2008 | 2:28 pm
#38
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Re: Dashboard carpet
When I first met the husband, his Viva was covered in fake fur on the inside - ceiling, side panels, seats the lot His handbrake, gear stick, steering wheel wands were all different sized pistons and his piece de resistance was his 8 track player on which he played ELO 24/7 (unless I turned it off in disgust). Who wouldn't have fallen in love with that
Carpet on the dash sounds positively tame
His handbrake, gear stick, steering wheel wands were all different sized pistons and his piece de resistance was his 8 track player on which he played ELO 24/7 (unless I turned it off in disgust). Who wouldn't have fallen in love with that Carpet on the dash sounds positively tame
I bet you had some happy memories in there
Nov 5th 2008 | 9:10 pm
#40
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Re: Dashboard carpet
Our first car came with one & we thought it amusing, the next one didn't & after a few hot days we soon splashed out on one, I don't care how silly people think they look, the time it saves on cooling the car down is more than worth it.
Nov 6th 2008 | 12:01 pm
#41
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Re: Dashboard carpet
cresta- I have to admit they always seemed a pretty weird idea to me-(a bit like leaving the plastic on your new sofa) I was never convinced by the 'cracking' argument as, lets face it, the damage the sun does to the cars paint by fading etc etc it seemed a bit pointless to 'protect' one bit of a car and not the rest, but are you suggesting that the dash carpet keeps the car cooler (or enables your car to cool a lot quicker)? that would be something worth considering in that case...
Nov 6th 2008 | 12:06 pm
#42
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Re: Dashboard carpet
cresta- I have to admit they always seemed a pretty weird idea to me-(a bit like leaving the plastic on your new sofa) I was never convinced by the 'cracking' argument as, lets face it, the damage the sun does to the cars paint by fading etc etc it seemed a bit pointless to 'protect' one bit of a car and not the rest, but are you suggesting that the dash carpet keeps the car cooler (or enables your car to cool a lot quicker)? that would be something worth considering in that case...
Just found one for my two-seater.
