Thread: Dash mat ??????

Thanks for all the positive replies, now I will hafto buy one!!!!

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I recently bought one for mine, all update (late 93' up ) D1's are the same dash so will fit but if you have pass windbag it will need the cutout.

ooooh! a cut-out for my passenger side windbag!!!

OW!,
yes Dear,,,
sorry Dear,,,

here you go :

http://www.protectomat.com.au/dashmats_cathondafr.html

http://www.protectomat.com.au

you can order them from auto one, i got mine ages ago and proper land rover discovery floor mates with the logo and everything embroided. Dash mat was 40 bucks if i remember rightly, mine is a 98 model.

On my D1, the dash is in excellent condition and I want keep it that way.
Up here in the tropics the dash can get pretty hot and bugger up in just a couple of years.
So I just folded a towel and placed it across the whole dash, works a treat, good protection, can be washed and doesn't look out of place,
cost me nothing as I pinched it out of the wifes linen press !
In fact most people dont even know its there untill I point it out.
Cant beat the old style do it yourself bush blacksmithing !

I've Just Ordered mine from same placed
in SA. for D1 97 . thanks Guys Great Post.

Originally Posted by Sly

The copilot would like a dash mat for her disco, but never having seen one in a late S1 disco maybe they dont exist ????.
Or do they.

Originally Posted by EchiDna

what is the attraction of these things? they just look very ugly to me!

sure if you have a stuffed dash and want to cover it up, but otherwise?

I have one in three different vehicles, I wouldn't be without one.
The single reason I get them is to prevent the glare from the dash on the windscreen on sunny days. Oh and it prevents the dash cracking.

Originally Posted by HangOver

I have one in three different vehicles, I wouldn't be without one.
The single reason I get them is to prevent the glare from the dash on the windscreen on sunny days. Oh and it prevents the dash cracking.

Admittedly I'm in a 110... er... what glare and...umm what dash? you could leave the dust on the dash - this helps to cut down the glare too!!


I know I probably sound like a goose, but I have a family history of people who try to retain things in 'as new' condition forever and it annoys the heck out of me! Worst example was my grandparents (now long departed) who had a HZ from new with carpet cut to fit over all surfaces and rugs over all the seats... after they died and the car was cleaned up for sale, it still had plastic from the factory on the seats and door linings! It was pristine underneath all that crap... but for nearly twenty years they drove around in a car that they couldn't enjoy the 'accomodations' in for fear of damaging them... guess what - the car made maybe $500 more than a typically used version which was shared between 10+ benefactors. I say use it, enjoy it and if/when it gets damaged, fix it....

I aint mentioned the chest freezer with the cardboard box left surrounding it for 15 years either in the middle of the kitchen! was it going to hold more resale value?