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I've been lucky enough to have been blessed with an uncracked, good original pad on my '85. All I've needed to do is to re-finish the faded pad with SEM vinyl dye. I do notice a lot of ads for the dash pad covers (dash caps)..... both J.C. Whitney and the exiled, edited, and censored three-lettered source you noted advertise them. I did use one on an older Mustang and was very happy. No need to worry about it ever cracking again, at least.....
aparently? i dunno. I used one of the carpeted ones out of jc whitney on my 84 .. and it didnt look all that bad. Still actually have it if u have a grey interior and want one really really cheap.