Best Fitting Dash Cover

Hey there, new guy here. I've got a bone stock, plain jane '08 Tacoma and even though it's creeping up on 300,000 miles, overall it's in excellent shape and the interior is mint. I'd like to get a nice dash cover for it before the Central California sun starts to take it's toll. I suspect it had one before but the previous owner tossed it before selling the truck to me. I ordered a dash cover right after I bought it a couple years ago but ended up returning it. The thing looked like Stevie Wonder sewed it with his feet and it didn't fit worth a damn. I don't mind paying a little more for one that fits properly. I considered the Carhartt one but I've never seen one in person so I'm not sure how they look up close. Any suggestions/phots of yours?

Thanks, Mike

 

I'd do ceramic tint + reflective windshield screen before a dash cover. Those covers always fit like crap and IMO they look ugly. And to top it off, they often ruin the dash once removed. A previous owner of my truck clearly had a dash cover because there are small grey squares all over the dash from where the adhesive pulled off the factory dash coating.

 

The side/rear windows are already tinted. I hate those silver reflective things, they're always in the way when not in use and a hassle to keep putting them up and taking them down.

 

Wasn't talking about the side windows. I was talking about the windshield. You can get ceramic "tint" which is essentially clear rather than dark like your side windows. It blocks 99% of UV light which will not only protect your dash but help cut down how hot it gets inside the vehicle.

Its sorta one of those things you gotta feel to believe. I was skeptical when a friend told me about it. Then I bit the bullet and did the windows and windshield of my wife's CRV. It's kinda crazy, with regular tint I can still feel heat on my skin from the sun coming thru the glass, with ceramic tint I don't feel the heat. Ceramic tint immediately became a "must have" for all of our vehicles. Worth every penny, IMO.

 

Huh, never heard of ceramic tint before, I'll have to look into that. Thanks for the heads up.

 

Ceramic tint windshield 55% cab 10%

 

I know prices can vary, but roughly how much could I expect to pay for this type of tint?

 

$150