Dashmat or not
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From: Waldorf Maryland
Dashmat or not
Hey, all you C6 owners in the sunbelt:
Do you have a Dashmat? Problems? Worth it?
Presently live in Maryland and will be moving back to Arizona in 2 years, so I'm seriously considering purchasing one.
Thanks for the feedback.
Jim
Do you have a Dashmat? Problems? Worth it?
Presently live in Maryland and will be moving back to Arizona in 2 years, so I'm seriously considering purchasing one.
Thanks for the feedback.
Jim
Safety Car
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From: Spicewood, Texas, USA TX-Texas
Originally Posted by DocJim
Hey, all you C6 owners in the sunbelt:
Do you have a Dashmat? Problems? Worth it?
Presently live in Maryland and will be moving back to Arizona in 2 years, so I'm seriously considering purchasing one.
Thanks for the feedback.
Jim
Do you have a Dashmat? Problems? Worth it?
Presently live in Maryland and will be moving back to Arizona in 2 years, so I'm seriously considering purchasing one.
Thanks for the feedback.
Jim
Lloyd's made one for my C4 that was made from high quality carpet, and it kept my dash pad looking new. They don't seem to make a dash mat for the C6. California Car Cover has C6 dash mats in either velour
, or carpet, but they don't show a picture of it installed.
Burning Brakes
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From: Nashville Tennessee
Dash Mat
Originally Posted by DocJim
Hey, all you C6 owners in the sunbelt:
Do you have a Dashmat? Problems? Worth it?
Presently live in Maryland and will be moving back to Arizona in 2 years, so I'm seriously considering purchasing one.
Thanks for the feedback.
Jim
Do you have a Dashmat? Problems? Worth it?
Presently live in Maryland and will be moving back to Arizona in 2 years, so I'm seriously considering purchasing one.
Thanks for the feedback.
Jim
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From: Heaven, for the climate; Hell, for the company
I think one of the forum vendors is coming out with a special "Aunt Bea Package" for the C6. It includes dash mat, clear plastic seat covers, doily for the console, hand-crocheted cover for the shift ****, cocoa fiber shoe cleaner mat for the sills, and piney scented air freshner to hang off the rear view mirror. There is a special adapter available if you have a mirror-mounter radar detector. When it was offered to Fred Beans, he had to be talked down from the roof of the Sears Tower by Dr. Ruth.
Safety Car
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From: Spicewood, Texas, USA TX-Texas
Originally Posted by ALFONSE
Gosh, they are really ugly! Why not do what the the folks in Arizona do and get the window shade...
Have trouble remembering to "crack" your windows?...You would have just as much trouble remembering the shade. And, if you aren't anally persistent in using it, the top of your dash will be cracked like black-land dirt in a drought (This analogy will be totally wasted on northern city people).
In contrast, a dash mat does its job just laying there; no muss and no fuss. The trick is to find one that will look attractive while it lays there. Anyone that thinks a dash mat is a fuzzy-dice-esque geegaw to take a fool's money has never spent much summertime in the southwest. I used to live where water is wasted; now, I'm a believer.
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From: OIB North Carolina
St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by JmpnJckFlsh
If you're moving BACK to Arizona, you know you're going to need it...big time.
Lloyd's made one for my C4 that was made from high quality carpet, and it kept my dash pad looking new. They don't seem to make a dash mat for the C6. California Car Cover has C6 dash mats in either velour , or carpet, but they don't show a picture of it installed.
Lloyd's made one for my C4 that was made from high quality carpet, and it kept my dash pad looking new. They don't seem to make a dash mat for the C6. California Car Cover has C6 dash mats in either velour
, or carpet, but they don't show a picture of it installed.I have used one on all my Vettes, I have never had a problem and it cut down (on the C4 and C5) HIGH sun reflection that washed out the windshield at times...
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From: Spicewood, Texas, USA TX-Texas
Originally Posted by ttomczak
...it cut down (on the C4 and C5) HIGH sun reflection that washed out the windshield at times...
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Originally Posted by rosemaryburm
I think one of the forum vendors is coming out with a special "Aunt Bea Package" for the C6. It includes dash mat, clear plastic seat covers, doily for the console, hand-crocheted cover for the shift ****, cocoa fiber shoe cleaner mat for the sills, and piney scented air freshner to hang off the rear view mirror. There is a special adapter available if you have a mirror-mounter radar detector. When it was offered to Fred Beans, he had to be talked down from the roof of the Sears Tower by Dr. Ruth.
Drifting
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Let's see, for maximum protection, I need to purchase:
-Dash Mat
-Mud Flaps
-Protective Clear mats over the floor mats
-Saran wrap (or whatever it's called) applied to front of car and mirrors or a bra
-Door sill protectors
-Door bottom scuff protectors
-Seat covers
-Mat over rear cargo carpet with protective clear mat over that
-Nav screen protector
-Windshield shade
Have I forgotten anything?
-Dash Mat
-Mud Flaps
-Protective Clear mats over the floor mats
-Saran wrap (or whatever it's called) applied to front of car and mirrors or a bra
-Door sill protectors
-Door bottom scuff protectors
-Seat covers
-Mat over rear cargo carpet with protective clear mat over that
-Nav screen protector
-Windshield shade
Have I forgotten anything?
Safety Car
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From: Lewes DE
well, for me, that would just ruin the enjoyment of the car --
a big part of my enjoying the C6 are it's GREAT looks, so this is not an option for me. MUCH better just to open up the window shade when I park, roll it up when I leave.
your decision, but a definite NO in my book. I think if you really only cared about function and not about looks at all, you would be driving a Toyota Corolla.
a big part of my enjoying the C6 are it's GREAT looks, so this is not an option for me. MUCH better just to open up the window shade when I park, roll it up when I leave.
your decision, but a definite NO in my book. I think if you really only cared about function and not about looks at all, you would be driving a Toyota Corolla.
Racer
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From: CA
Wait till you get in the car that has been sitting in 115 degree Arizona sun for 8 hours and see what you think. The life span of the cheap C6 interior will be cut in half by the UV rays and dash heat. I have never used one in any of my Vettes, but I have been in Arizona in the summer and it ain't no picnic. Go with whatever works for you. I have seen mods on this forum that look ridiculous to me, but all that matters is what you like - that is all that counts. 
Drifting
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From: OIB North Carolina
St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by AMF
Let's see, for maximum protection, I need to purchase:
-Dash Mat
-Mud Flaps
-Protective Clear mats over the floor mats
-Saran wrap (or whatever it's called) applied to front of car and mirrors or a bra
-Door sill protectors
-Door bottom scuff protectors
-Seat covers
-Mat over rear cargo carpet with protective clear mat over that
-Nav screen protector
-Windshield shade
Have I forgotten anything?
-Dash Mat
-Mud Flaps
-Protective Clear mats over the floor mats
-Saran wrap (or whatever it's called) applied to front of car and mirrors or a bra
-Door sill protectors
-Door bottom scuff protectors
-Seat covers
-Mat over rear cargo carpet with protective clear mat over that
-Nav screen protector
-Windshield shade
Have I forgotten anything?
Slacker, you forgot the rear cargo cover that hangs out over the bumper so when you put items in the back you don't scratch the finish and also you forgot the plastic flap in the gas door to protect the finish from scratchs due to inserting the gas nozzle...
P.S. Don't forget the plastic shields for the headlights and foglights...
Team Owner
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From: San Francisco CA
Is the gas flap a good idea to protect your paint from gasoline spills?
Originally Posted by ttomczak
Slacker, you forgot the rear cargo cover that hangs out over the bumper so when you put items in the back you don't scratch the finish and also you forgot the plastic flap in the gas door to protect the finish from scratchs due to inserting the gas nozzle...
P.S. Don't forget the plastic shields for the headlights and foglights...
P.S. Don't forget the plastic shields for the headlights and foglights...
Team Owner
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From: San Francisco CA
If you install seat covers of anytype i.e. sheepskins won't it stop airbag deploymen?
Originally Posted by rosemaryburm
I think one of the forum vendors is coming out with a special "Aunt Bea Package" for the C6. It includes dash mat, clear plastic seat covers, doily for the console, hand-crocheted cover for the shift ****, cocoa fiber shoe cleaner mat for the sills, and piney scented air freshner to hang off the rear view mirror. There is a special adapter available if you have a mirror-mounter radar detector. When it was offered to Fred Beans, he had to be talked down from the roof of the Sears Tower by Dr. Ruth.
Burning Brakes
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From: Folsom Ca
Originally Posted by bugman
well, for me, that would just ruin the enjoyment of the car --
a big part of my enjoying the C6 are it's GREAT looks, so this is not an option for me. MUCH better just to open up the window shade when I park, roll it up when I leave.
your decision, but a definite NO in my book. I think if you really only cared about function and not about looks at all, you would be driving a Toyota Corolla.
a big part of my enjoying the C6 are it's GREAT looks, so this is not an option for me. MUCH better just to open up the window shade when I park, roll it up when I leave.
your decision, but a definite NO in my book. I think if you really only cared about function and not about looks at all, you would be driving a Toyota Corolla.
While you are at it...put plastic covers on your furniture...
For a Corvette (?) get real.........
