Cuda Dash Pad?

[moparblood]

i have a 73 cuda, mine needs repair, so reading the reviews got alot of mixed feelings.
ultimate rides ,abc, just dashes etc..
would i be better off with a dash cap?
not looking for perfection.
thoughts?

 

[moparleo]

Dash caps are cheap. Will cover the cracks.
The better you prep for the cap, the better it will look. But nothing like a new one.

 

[moparmarks]

ABC.

 

[57fury440]

The 74 Barracuda my son owns has a cap. Like moparleo said if you prepare the dash before installing you can get a cap to fit nicely. His has been on for 20 plus years and still looks good. He drives his car. A show car needs a new pad.

 

[themechanic]

My 70 Cuda had a dash cover/cap when I inherited it. I'm replacing the original dash pad ASAP. Whoever installed it didn't bother preparing the original pad or glueing. They just popped it on. It looks better than the cracked original pad but it doesn't have any provision for the underlying Barracuda emblem on the original pad to show.

 

[57fury440]

On the newer pad there is a recessed area for the nameplate to go on. Yours is a one year only and I can see how that wouldn't look right. With the cap it has to be fit properly to look good.