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Post by pila Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:03 pm

I finally bought a dash cap/cover, and painted it yesterday. Today I installed it. It covered all the cracks !
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Post by 77mali Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:52 pm

I hope you didn't get one from "Coverlay". I tossed mine there was a gap of about 1.5" to the windshield & the defroster openings were off too as a result.
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Post by driveit Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:29 am

Do those replace whats there from the factory or just install over top of it?
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Post by Limey SE Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:03 am

Over the top of the factory dash
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Post by pila Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:12 am

Yeah, just over the original.

https://s561.photobucket.com/user/steelybill/library/El%20Camino%20Restoration

The link to my pics isn't working right, so here it is again....

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Post by SSTOOLMAN Mon Sep 16, 2013 10:15 am

Pila. Where did you get your cap?
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Post by JB2wheeler Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:09 pm

Personally, I liked the dashes before they started putting all that padding on them. JB
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Post by 77mali Mon Sep 16, 2013 2:36 pm

Yours actually looks nice.
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Post by pila Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:59 am

I bought the cover from NPD  (National Parts Depot)  It was about 130 bucks with shipping, in a huge box !  I put that same cover on the dash in my Malibu, so now they look alike, with the same color, same radio, and same mini gauges ! I guess I'm a creature of habit:D 

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Post by 74 chevelle malibu Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:38 am

So I have been looking into these but want to know if the Coverlay one is that bad . I can get one for 85.00. Or is it worth the extra money for the N.P.D. one?
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Post by 77mali Fri Jul 25, 2014 3:01 pm

Coverlay is total  Turd you might as well take out 4 andrew jacksons & an abe lincoln & use them as kindling.
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Post by thatfnthing Fri Jul 25, 2014 3:36 pm

77mali wrote:Coverlay is total  Turd you might as well take out 4 andrew jacksons & an abe lincoln & use them as kindling.

Wait, you forgot shipping.
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Post by 77mali Fri Jul 25, 2014 5:23 pm

That's right!  I blew $110.00 w/ shipping that could have gone to a much better cause.  The grain on their caps is all wrong (not even close!), the openings around the A/C vents are way off and in my case- the Farcking thing didn't even reach the windshield- the openings for the defroster vents laid down about an inch too short.  Total crap.

Maybe the one Pila got from NPD was a different manufacturer or maybe I just got really unlucky.
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Post by 74 chevelle malibu Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:38 pm

Thanks, well no need to risk it then . There are some also on eBay but thinking they are Coverlay also . If I could find someplace remaking originals I would go that way .
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Post by KC77Monte Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:40 pm

Has anyone tried this place out?

http://qualitycarinterior.com/1973-1977-chevrolet-monte-carlo-full-dash-cover-with-ac.html
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