Protege5 Dash Covers

[ZinkyZoink]

Does anyone know where I can buy a dash cover for my Protege5? Are the dashes for the Protege and the Protege5 the same dimensions?

 

[+ friction]

Do you mean the bezel, or a cover for the top part of the dash (literally the dash I suppose...)?

 

[ZinkyZoink]

For the entire dash (the top part, I guess).

 

[+ friction]

Well, that's a tough one...the only thing I recall seeing is custom-made. I'm certain the P5 and Protege dashes have the same dimensions, but as far as a product out there - never seen one.

Here is a member's thread where he started covering the front of the dash w/suede:

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74897&highlight=suede

Good luck, and bump for someone who might know...

 

[ZinkyZoink]

Thanks for the info friction. For some odd reason, I didn't think to call my local Mazda dealership to see if they had any. So, I called and talked to the parts department and they said they had custom dash covers for about $50. Sorry I wasted your time and thanks again for your quick responses.

 

[+ friction]

n/p...actually my "help" was ignorant. I didn't even realize Mazda makes a cover for the Protege dash.

Cheap, too!

 

[aceP5]

$50??? That is way too much.

Open up your yellow pages and look under auto. There will be tons of places that make dash covers. Got mine for $28 from a local shop. The protege and protege5 are the same dimensions, I got just a "Protege" dash cover. IT was plain black, no emblems or anything. But they said that they would redo the piping in another color for $5. (I will do yellow piping but need to find the fabric or whatever first. Also consider taking it to an embroidery place, I was gonna put "mazdaspeed" on mine but the guy there couln't do it. So I may take it to another place and see if I can do that still. Or I may justv put "zoom-zoom" on it or something. I only have one picture of the dash cover, it is actually a picture of my tint strip, but you can see the dash in it anyways. I am sure that you can fins a dashmat/dashcover store in your area. Much cheaper and not bad at all. It takes a while to get used to the look of the dash but I like it now, I guess, I will customize it though, in the future.

 

[cyc]

$50??? That is way too much.

Open up your yellow pages and look under auto. There will be tons of places that make dash covers. Got mine for $28 from a local shop. The protege and protege5 are the same dimensions, I got just a "Protege" dash cover. IT was plain black, no emblems or anything. But they said that they would redo the piping in another color for $5. (I will do yellow piping but need to find the fabric or whatever first. Also consider taking it to an embroidery place, I was gonna put "mazdaspeed" on mine but the guy there couln't do it. So I may take it to another place and see if I can do that still. Or I may justv put "zoom-zoom" on it or something. I only have one picture of the dash cover, it is actually a picture of my tint strip, but you can see the dash in it anyways. I am sure that you can fins a dashmat/dashcover store in your area. Much cheaper and not bad at all. It takes a while to get used to the look of the dash but I like it now, I guess, I will customize it though, in the future.

Is it me or does the dash cover doens't fit 100%? The reason is that it covers a bit the center console.

 

[Projectp5NA]

mine doesnt fit right either and it only came with the cheap ass double sided sticky that sucks in AZ heat oh btw the dealer gave it to me fo'free just filled out the stupid 5 question survey and then went to parts department to pick it up

 

[JOS3]

it looks like you have astroturf on your dashboard. at least it isnt green (dunno)

 

[jophus14]

doesn't dg motorsports have a fiberglass dash that's primed for sale on their site?