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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 08:17 AM
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Question Daystar Upper Dash Panel

Just wondering if any of you have ever bought this - and if so how you are liking it. Is it made of a material that could in any way scratch or damage the orginal dash piece it goes on top of? Just curious of some feedback from any of you who may have bought it?

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http://www.quadratec.com/products/12500_230.htm
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 08:19 AM
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it replaces the existing panel so there is no way it can scratch it
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 08:32 AM
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I personally do not like it. In sted of making it one big flat area with raised sides, the tried to get creative and make two slots. I knew this going in, but thought it would hold my stff. Turns out that neither my phone or shades fit well. I may go back to the stock pannel.
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 08:41 AM
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I've got it and it works for what I want to put up there.. I've put some non-slip kitchen drawer material in the slots though. Keeps small items from sliding around..

It's really easy to put on too..
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 09:08 AM
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I've got one, and I love it. I did the mod to it I found on this forum. It keeps my phone and stuff from sliding around. IMO, Definitely worth it. Makes the interior more useful.
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 09:13 AM
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I have one and love it. A few things to note.

1.) Make sure you reinstall the compass correctly. The compass is bolted to the underside of the factory dash piece. There's a place to mount it on the Daystar pannel, but if you put it in backwards your compass will be reversed.

2.) Your cell phone may interfere with your digital compass if left on the dash. If you have GPS this isn't really an issue.

3.) Get some rubber matting and cut it to fit. I used tool-box liner. Its a puffy rubber material like what you'd use to keep rugs from slipping. I used Glue Dots (get them at the office supply store) to afix them. The Glue Dots also work great for posters and IR flashers for home theaters. They're cheap, like $3 for 60 of them. I used 4 on the smaller compartment and 8 on the larger.
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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Love mine works awsome for cell phone, digital video camera and sun glasses.
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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If someone wants to trade me, I'd do it for free.

Mine is in perfect condition.

Here's the deal: Ship me your scratch free stock upper, I'll swap out my Daystar upper and ship it to you in the same box you shipped to me. The only cost to you is having no upper while you wait on the swap. I can live with the Daystar so don't care if this happens or not, but I'm not willing to drive around with a hole in my dash.
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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I guess you could also have problems if you have a MyGig.
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by BadTime
I guess you could also have problems if you have a MyGig.
Why? Mine works just fine?

If you're refering to the cellphone interfering with the satellite reciever, thats in the roll bar, not the dash.
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