Re: [T3] Dash Repair

["Wayne Collins" <wdc72dakdak@hotmail.com>]

> Don't know about the UV blocking sunscreens for the dash, but....
>
> UV light certainly gets through the glass, especially on cars as old as
> ours.  New car glass has some UV blocking built into it, but we still use
> additives in the plastics for the interior components that make them
> resistant to UV degradation.  Unfortunately these additives were not
> available when our cars were built or were certainly not as effective.  UV
> degradation is certainly a contributing factor, along with the heat, to
the
> cracking of the dashpads on our T3s.  Not sure what we can do about it,
but
> it is there.  The cardboard folding sunscreens are probably very
> effective....but please don't use them while driving!! 8^)

Try a T3 Dashmat.  We have them down under.  They can protect them a fair
bit.  I don't who sells them in the US though.

Regards,

Wayne


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