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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 03:38 PM
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Dashmat length?

Hey you guys with DashMat's when you first put it on was it like to short to cover from end to end? Does it like gotta stretch or something. Cause I got one and it doesnt reach all the way and the guy told me that the sun has to make it stretch out..

true or not?
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 07:32 PM
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Mine is still a little short and over a year old. Dont know why, but it seems that Dashmat makes them a little too small.
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 10:09 PM
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Mine was a bit short and over the years it has shrunken! Its 2" too short now compared to 1" when I got it.
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 10:15 PM
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From: Winston salem, NC
Car: 1987 1SICIROC.....1999 TransAm
Engine: 385 HSR.....LS1
Transmission: 700R4 with Midwest 3400 2.4str...M6
Axle/Gears: SLP Zexel Posi unit 3.42's...3.73's
well that sucks? So do the new ones fit right? or are they short too? You know like the ones at Advance or AZ..
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Old Apr 23, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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take it back and get a new dash pad!
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Old Apr 23, 2003 | 02:07 PM
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From: Winston salem, NC
Car: 1987 1SICIROC.....1999 TransAm
Engine: 385 HSR.....LS1
Transmission: 700R4 with Midwest 3400 2.4str...M6
Axle/Gears: SLP Zexel Posi unit 3.42's...3.73's
do you have one? Was your the correct length? Mine is like alomst 3/4 to short on both ends...the dash vents on the ends are particially covered up when I try to split the differnence. When I line it up right on one side its way short on the other...heres some pics..


lined up on drivers side:
Attached Thumbnails Dashmat length?-lined-up-driversside.jpg  
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Old Apr 23, 2003 | 02:08 PM
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Car: 1987 1SICIROC.....1999 TransAm
Engine: 385 HSR.....LS1
Transmission: 700R4 with Midwest 3400 2.4str...M6
Axle/Gears: SLP Zexel Posi unit 3.42's...3.73's
and heres how short the passenger side is...
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Old Apr 23, 2003 | 03:56 PM
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Mine's like that too, but not nearly that bad.
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Old Apr 23, 2003 | 04:31 PM
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Car: 1987 1SICIROC.....1999 TransAm
Engine: 385 HSR.....LS1
Transmission: 700R4 with Midwest 3400 2.4str...M6
Axle/Gears: SLP Zexel Posi unit 3.42's...3.73's
what should I do?
I got it off ebay...and the person I bought it from said I can send it back to him and he will refund my shipping too....Are they all like this?
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 10:11 AM
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Originally posted by Wishmaster's87IROC
what should I do?
I got it off ebay...and the person I bought it from said I can send it back to him and he will refund my shipping too....Are they all like this?
I would send it back, it shouldn't be nearly that bad.
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 11:40 AM
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wow....thats a big difference on the pass side.....i say just send it back and keep a lookout at the junkyards
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 06:51 PM
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what should I do?
I got it off ebay...and the person I bought it from said I can send it back to him and he will refund my shipping too....Are they all like this?


I hope you returned it, I just brought one from Strauss auto parts with "DSaint" engraved on it and it fits perfectly.
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 06:55 PM
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From: Winston salem, NC
Car: 1987 1SICIROC.....1999 TransAm
Engine: 385 HSR.....LS1
Transmission: 700R4 with Midwest 3400 2.4str...M6
Axle/Gears: SLP Zexel Posi unit 3.42's...3.73's
Yeah I returned it. I snet it back to him today as a matter of fact.
Hey how much was yours? and who makes it? you got a picture of it?
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 07:34 PM
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Originally posted by Wishmaster's87IROC
do you have one? Was your the correct length? Mine is like alomst 3/4 to short on both ends...the dash vents on the ends are particially covered up when I try to split the differnence. When I line it up right on one side its way short on the other...heres some pics..


lined up on drivers side:
Mine was like that. Now that its shrunken, it covers up both vents!.
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 07:46 PM
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Dashmat makes them and i paid $60.00 to $70.00 with the letters sewn in, without the letters I think about $40.00 to
$50.00. I'll post pics later.
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