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Old Nov 24, 2025 | 02:00 PM
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Default Dash Pad, what do you guys think?

Heroic glare blocker or trashy looking junk?


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Old Nov 24, 2025 | 04:52 PM
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I vote junk
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Old Nov 24, 2025 | 04:56 PM
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Is glare a big problem for your car?
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Old Nov 24, 2025 | 08:51 PM
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The glare is awful no matter what and I’ve never seen a dash pad that didn’t look like….a dash pad.
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Old Nov 25, 2025 | 02:05 AM
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The pad looks junk but the glare is almost a high risk in some situations. So you might live with the pad
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Old Nov 25, 2025 | 09:39 AM
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I agree it looks junky as hell.
But on a sunny day, driving into the sun, the glare is not just significant on my gloss grey dash, its terrible.
With this crappy looking thing the glare is totally gone.
That's why I'm so torn.

Looks cool from the outside though.



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Old Nov 25, 2025 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mainsoda
I agree it looks junky as hell.
But on a sunny day, driving into the sun, the glare is not just significant on my gloss grey dash, its terrible.
With this crappy looking thing the glare is totally gone.
That's why I'm so torn.

Looks cool from the outside though.


just let the dust collect on your dash- cuts the glare right down 😁
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Old Nov 26, 2025 | 08:27 AM
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I think it looks trash. But yes the glare is terrible in these cars. It’s the shininess of the dash combined with the flat shape up top.

Were these dashboards this shiny when these cars were new or is it something that happens with age?
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Old Nov 26, 2025 | 10:07 PM
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Mat black paint???
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Old Nov 29, 2025 | 11:31 AM
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I think part of the reason it looks rather unappealing is how loose the fit is on the dashboard. I actually have a similar dash-mat on my GS460, I attached some velcro pads to the underside of the mat with matching pads stuck to the dash. It holds the mats down tight and prevents it slipping around. I live in Auckland New Zealand where, while the temps may be moderate, the UV ratings through summer are nearly always very high or extreme (i.e. off the scale) - it is the UV that is the killer (coupled with the glare). A suggestion for what it's worth.

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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 10:00 PM
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I suggest to iron steaming your pad to solve the wrinkles and smooth things out.
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Old Dec 22, 2025 | 08:48 AM
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I appreciate the suggestions everyone, I just took the trashy looking thing off.
I'll take glare over the ugliness of a dash pad.



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Old Jan 1, 2026 | 02:48 PM
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My glare is horrible and dangerous so I put a dash pad from weather tech I believe? Needed to massage it for about a week and stick it down with 3m double sided.
it will occasionally need to be vacuumed but worth it as is deletes the glare.

An alternative option is to wear polarized sunglasses as I’ve found that to delete the glare from my position
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