Soft Pillar Pads
In hopes I can help others and raise some awareness to those that produce reproduction parts im gonna start sharing my experiences with buying and trying new parts.
Im not clear on how many players are in this space, but i decided on the Dashes direct pillar pads. Both of my originals were cracked and I had only found one good drivers side.
Pictured below is the dashes direct piece along side a re dyed original. Top is the repro, bottom is the original.
The repros is washed out in the grain and its just not defined evenly or as deeply as the original. The piece does have a deep thin metal back bone and you can reshape the piece to fit the pillar. The small ear that lays down on the dash has no metal backing and when installed sits up off the dash.
Conclusion for me was to send the reproducitons back and find a usable passenger side.
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