What is the difference in dash caps?
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Did ya ever hear the saying
’You Get What You Pay For’
Or
‘The Bitterness of Poor Quality Remains Long After The Sweetness of Low Price Is Forgotten’
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Although, you don't -ALWAYS- get what you pay for!
I would look for forum reviews and pics, and go with something that has known good results..
This is the only one I've seen in detail and it looks pretty good to me.. (more pics on the next page)
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I would want the best fitting piece I could find (if the max difference is $100).
I would look for forum reviews and pics, and go with something that has known good results..
This is the only one I've seen in detail and it looks pretty good to me.. (more pics on the next page)
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I would want the best fitting piece I could find (if the max difference is $100).
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Let's amend that old saying to be "You get what you paid of, AT BEST."
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That's a tough one to answer, without a detailed listing of the materials used to make them. But, IMO, the Dashcap brand is ~$100 more than the eBay brand, and it is unlikely that the difference is pure profit. Thus, some of that difference is most likely in the cost of the materials themselves.
Extra cost might indicate a more focused plan for fitment, too. All good things to consider; read reviews.
Sometimes your dash board get chilly so its like a hat … but for your dashboard
the bottom line is a cashcap may be a bad idea should the need arise to ever do anything that requires the instrument cluster or dash trim to be removed because a "cap" goes on top of some of those pieces that need to be removed in such a event. just food for thought.
A new dash can be replaced in a day, weekend, etc prices may vary I haven't priced one recently they were hovering around $550-600 in the past depending on where you shop, there is always the stupid high priced advert's online, you gotta be a bit more savy to find the reasonably priced ones.
some people have repaired them with reasonable success but personally if I am going to take the time to yank the pos out I am going to just replace it with a new one.
I play that game often around here.
Going to chime in here and agree. Harken back to a time long ago (spring of 2020) and I was fed up with the constant rattle of the broken dash in NBS Tahoe (2003) so I researched how to remove and repair. I determined that a hot staple gun would work to "stitch" broken piece together and then use JB weld to strengthen joints. In my case, with the cost of supplies, my time, and then again going out to a pick a part site after yeeting my original dash across the yard in frustration - just buy a replacement. The repairs only lasted about 6 months and I essentially wasted good money and a lot of time.
Like many on here - I now have another truck with a inferior (looking at you GM) dash panel that is broken and rattling again but will buy a replacement and replace once.
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