My 1987 Two Door Crown Victoria AKA THE BROWN BLOB

[Mainemantom]

I am super pleased with the newly installed dashcap on the LTC. Once I drove it during a hot (80 degree) day it settled down into the original dash pad. Mine has no rattles so far. I could have used more adhesive in the middle. I have had other cars with the dash caps. Those vehicles were resales so the purpose was for looks. Buying a pre painted if the color is available is a big plus. Years ago that was an extra cost option.

I wash my carpet dash covers in Woolite in the bathtub. Hang dry. Gets the dust/dirt out.

[DerekTheGreat]

If the dash is already shot, thats really not much of a concern. If its not shot, there isn't any reason to put a cap on, so win either way?

I agree with that, but knowing David, I doubt the dash is shot lol. Thin materials aren't going to offer much UV resistance or heat insulation. That's my beef with the cover... WTF would I know though? I've only got the carpet fuzzies on my rides.

[87gtVIC]

Its toast. Impossible to find good one....Hence the dash carpet pad all these years. Ill post pics. Crack on p.side side just starting to creep past the carpeted cover over the lip above glove box...This will take care of that and the busted speaker grilles and other cracks.

[packman]

I got an Autofab cover from JC Whitney a while back because the clean dash pad I got from an '88 Colony Park cracked a couple years after installing it. And I kept it cleaned and applied dressing every few months.

[87gtVIC]

Coverlay DashCap Install

Did the deed this morning....

Carpted dash:



What lies beneath:







And capped:













I went the conservative...non committal route and just placed it on top without using the supplied silicone or drilling screw holes. I just have an ancient budweiser frog wedged between the glass and the pad in the center holding everything in place. I am quite pleased and can always fall back to the carpeted pad if needed without fuss.

[gadget73]

Looks good, certainly a huge upgrade over the cracked dash.

[Mainemantom]

Looks great. Clean look. Once you get comfortable with the dashcap, you may glue it on.

[slack]

Looks really nice. Is it the camera or is the dash cover a bit lighter than the original dash pad? It looks like it matches the plastic on the glovebox, steering wheel, etc pretty well though.

Also, any issues with the auto head lights? It looks like the sensor holes are a little different.

Is it wiggly with it not being screwed/glued down? I've been curious about these Coverlays for years.

[87gtVIC]

Looks good, certainly a huge upgrade over the cracked dash.

Indeed.

Looks great. Clean look. Once you get comfortable with the dashcap, you may glue it on.

I dont know about that one. Its the issue with teh screw holes near the vents and the two on the sides (seen when door open) I dont want to mess with because the vents ones only would partially secure panel and the side ones would show the black plastic where you drill the hole. This way I get everything covered and no unsightly screw holes.

Looks really nice. Is it the camera or is the dash cover a bit lighter than the original dash pad? It looks like it matches the plastic on the glovebox, steering wheel, etc pretty well though.

Also, any issues with the auto head lights? It looks like the sensor holes are a little different.

Is it wiggly with it not being screwed/glued down? I've been curious about these Coverlays for years.

It is a lighter shade than the original. I went with the light brown color from coverlay. To be honest I never understood why the dash pad was a darker color than the rest of the interior so everything kinda turned out matching better in the end.

Ill report back about the autoheadlights. I know Jason had no issues with his install as they still operated as intended.

The shape is awfully close to the original so it sits over the existing pad quite well. With the addition of the frog wedged in place front and center I dont believe it is going to go anywhere. If I find it does move too much for my liking I think I will resort to some low tac double sided tape before gluing still as I want to remove cap and then remove dash pad if I ever need to service anything behind them. The cap does a good job at hiding all screws and gives a much cleaner look.

[gadget73]

Could maybe use that putty people use to stick pictures to the wall so they don't swing. Blue-tack is one brand of it, but its basically clay that is just barely sticky. Enough to keep things from moving freely but you can just pull it apart. A couple dots of that to keep things from rattling if needed might be the answer.

[87gtVIC]

Yes. Good suggestion.

[Mainemantom]

Could maybe use that putty people use to stick pictures to the wall so they don't swing. Blue-tack is one brand of it, but its basically clay that is just barely sticky. Enough to keep things from moving freely but you can just pull it apart. A couple dots of that to keep things from rattling if needed might be the answer.

That is a very good suggestion. I have used it to hold antiques on a shelf. It worked good when I lived in Ca. Earthquake country.

[gadget73]

I've used it for ballast in turntable headshells. I have one that is supposed to use a metal plate in there as a mount bracket but I made something out of plastic that weighs less. Needed some weight and didn't want to tape a penny to it so I packed some up inside.

[mitymerc]

I used to use it for hanging posters but it would discolored the wall & the paper.

[packman]

Looks great.

Mine has been sitting in the basement for years; waiting for me to pay attention to the interior of my CV. LOL