My first DeLorean, a 1981, came with a custom made dash mat made by a company called DashMat. The mat was mid-gray and looked OK on the first car, which I traded to DMC Texas. I kept the mat and my refurbished car , a1982, had a lighter color gray interior than the old car. I decided to wash the mat in the machine and used Woolite. I doubted the mat would survive the washing.The wash water was very dark and the mat came out looking brand new and light gray. I have used it ever since to hopefully protect the dash from UV rays. Frankly I don't know whether it does so or not but It seems to me that it could not hurt and it looks fine. At car shows I remove it. I also bought the windshield sun screen for use when the car is parked outside. I have no doubt the sunscreen blocks a lot of damaging rays. I also have a custom made car cover for use on the car on trips. In addition to protecting the car from the weather it saves a lot of cleaning time. It just seems to me that something is better than nothing to protect the dash. Rod 10921 sweetp01569 <paul.sweet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: My dash is in relatively good shape. There are no heat-related cracks, but know that vinyl is brittle (I dropped a wrench on the surface of my glove box last year and a quarter sized section "shattered" on impact. I suspect any part of the dash could crack under further sun exposure. Is it wise to cover it with a dash mat, or is a sunshade for the windshield good enough. If a dash mat is recommended, what brand do people rely on? Thanks, Paul --------------------------------- It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/