Like almost every dash, mine has a few cracks along the vents and elsewhere... while dash replacement is high on the list of things to do, for the moment with little money, i looked into different types of dash mats... i never liked the look of carpet on a dash, even temporarily, and was hesitant about any type of cover... i then found a company on ebay of all places that sells different materials of dash mats. for 40 bucks i thought it would be worth a try and bought a "black suede" dash mat. got it in yesterday and i am actually <i>very</i> impressed with the materials and stitching... i'll take some pictures for ya'll to see for yourself, but for my purposes, its perfect. again not a long term solution but it really doesn't look out of place either...
my $.02