Dashboard color don't match interior

[DaveT]

Hey guys,

My 92 Accord that I bought has tan interior (carpet, seats, etc.) but it has a black dashboard. Was this common in that year, to not have same color interior? My friend has a 91 Accord just like mine, but his has all brown interior.

Dave

 

[N.E.Ohio Bob]

That's the way it was. Most noticeable on the tan interiors. My blue one looks the best, in my humble........ bob

 

[Eric]

Hey guys,

My 92 Accord that I bought has tan interior (carpet, seats, etc.) but it has a black dashboard. Was this common in that year, to not have same color interior? My friend has a 91 Accord just like mine, but his has all brown interior.

I believe that Honda's goal with the black dashboard was to minimize the amount of reflection that would occur on the windshield with lighter colors.

Eric

 

[Jason]

Hey guys,

My 92 Accord that I bought has tan interior (carpet, seats, etc.) but it has a black dashboard. Was this common in that year, to not have same color interior? My friend has a 91 Accord just like mine, but his has all brown interior.

Dave

One solution would be a professional dashboard cover. Make sure that it is a darker color such as dark brown. I once purchased a light gray dash board cover and it reflected in the window during the daylight hours. I gave it to someone else and purchased one that was dark brown and it does NOT reflect in the window during the daylight hours. I don't know why companies sell light colored dashboard covers.

 

[JC]

One solution would be a professional dashboard cover. Make sure that it is a darker color such as dark brown. I once purchased a light gray dash board cover and it reflected in the window during the daylight hours. I gave it to someone else and purchased one that was dark brown and it does NOT reflect in the window during the daylight hours. I don't know why companies sell light colored dashboard covers.

Because people buy them. Simple supply and demand.

 

[DaveT]

Whao, thanks guys!! The input really helped my worries about flooded or accidented car.

 

[JC]

Whao, thanks guys!! The input really helped my worries about flooded or accidented car.

Well, I really wasn't answering your question.....

 

[V.H.]

Whao, thanks guys!! The input really helped my worries about flooded or accidented car.

This practice is actually fairly common across brand nameplates. Lexus did this same thing with the tan colored interiors of their IS300 sports sedan. The dashboard is black, but the carpet, upholstery, etc. is tan. I'm not too crazy about this type of interior coordination in any make of car, but it doesn't look all that bad. If I found a good deal on a used car that had this type of interior combination, I could easily look over it.

V.H.

 

[Ernest Cassirer]

This practice is actually fairly common across brand nameplates. Lexus did this same thing with the tan colored interiors of their IS300 sports sedan. The dashboard is black, but the carpet, upholstery, etc. is tan. I'm not too crazy about this type of interior coordination in any make of car, but it doesn't look all that bad. If I found a good deal on a used car that had this type of interior combination, I could easily look over it.

V.H.

If you were tall enough you could look over it. Otherwise you'd probably overlook it. Sorry (not really), I just couldn't resist that smartass response.

 

[V.H.]

If you were tall enough you could look over it. Otherwise you'd probably overlook it. Sorry (not really), I just couldn't resist that smartass response.

Dickheads of astronomical proportions CAN'T resist posting smartass responses!

V.H.