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"dash panel" refers to the control panel located on the dashboard of a vehicle. It typically contains various buttons, switches, and displays that allow the driver to operate and monitor different functions of the vehicle, such as the lights, wipers, climate control, and audio system.
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Models produced in late 2013 - onwards received a range
of dash panels which vary depending on trim level.
The leather - wrapped steering wheel and
dash panel with silver stitching detail are new for 2018 Legacy.
There's also a silver metallic and black gloss finish
center dash panel and the leather - wrapped steering wheel and shift handle are highlighted with silver stitching.
There's some fashion sense here, with its clean lines and, on some versions, color -
matched dash panels.
An
updated dash panel, upgraded technologies and optional leather round off the redesigned cabin.
Two - tone, soft - touch door and
dash panels add an upscale feel, as do the plentiful use of high - quality wood trim.
The upscale dashboard features flowing lines, premium materials and an attractive
contrast dash panel.
The
LCD dash panel is similar, right down to the start - up screen, with its picture of the car.
There's no diesel offering and a couple of the underside
dash panels in one of the cars we poked around in wasn't as flush fitting as you'd find in most of its Japanese - designed rivals.
Engineers have highlighted the exposed mid-frame below the handcrafted
leather dash panel as a nod to a «naked sports bike» — one of the NSX's primary design inspirations.
If you have a leaky heater core you will see coolant coming out of the heating ventilation Air conditioning (HVAC) drain down low on the engine side of
steel dash panel (right in front of the front seat passenger).
The interior has been upgraded with black simulated carbon fiber finish on the center
dash panel as well as the front and rear door panels.
We can also see a fair bit of aluminum and chrome - colored detailing, notably on the steering wheel's lower spoke, around the instrument cluster, on the glove box latch, and on the passenger's
side dash panel.
The
upper dash panel features a new design, including integrated air vents, while the steering wheel has been adopted from the 918 Spyder.
The Corolla Special Edition comes with 17 - inch alloy wheels, black mixed media seats with red contrast stitching, red
accented dash panel and door trim, and Special Edition floor mats.
There are plenty of soft touch materials with a quality feel, but you don't have to look far to find scratchier, harder plastics, and the
central dash panel has a slightly cheap edge.
For those considering audio upgrades, the Miata isn't particularly aftermarket - friendly, with a custom,
rounded dash panel covering the stereo.
In addition to TRD seats, the cabin of the concept Highlander has been completely redone in dramatic full black with red accents,
from dash panel to door panels.
In the latter, it has the same look from recent Mario
Kart Dash Panels and is used to launch the character's snowball at Mr. Blizzard.
Dash Panels return in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker keeping their appearance and function from Super Mario 3D World.
VC is a wide -
screen dash panel that, among other tricks, allows you to shrink the gauges and display a full - width moving map with Google Earth imagery.
Feeling inspired, I sourced a Pininfarina - built hardtop and magnesium Cromodora CD30 wheels, plus I installed
aluminum dash panels that made the car look a bit like the Abarth rally version.
The Fiat's interior is a better place to be, anyway, with more upper - and lower -
dash panel padding, unique door panels eschewing the Mazda's body - colored door inserts, and better seats, though Jurnecka prefers the palm - fitting sphere of the Miata's gearshift knob to the «irritating» square knob on the Spiata.
The Inside BMW has yet to address the ill -
fitting dash panels we noted in past X5 reviews, but the cabin feels rich otherwise, with low - gloss finishes, padding along your knees and elbows, and real wood and aluminum trim.
Aside from some strange optional art -
deco dash panels, it was as comfortable and immersive as the bigger and much more expensive S - Class.
«Cb» badges are used inside and out, while the interior features a
woodgrain dash panel and resigned instrument panel.
Harman Kardon 9 - speaker system - inc: (2)
dash panel tweeters, (2) front door speakers, (4) rear door stacked dual cone speakers, (1) subwoofer
Modern touches like body -
color dash panels with round vents flank the 21st - century touch screen, yet there's still a passenger - side grab handle mounted on the dash for when the going gets especially rough.
Inside, a newly
designed dash panel frames the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) unit with mobile phone preparation, audio interfaces and Sound Package Plus with 110 watts of audio power.
The interior of the 1947 - 1954 Nash Model 3148 looked less spartan than most trucks of the day, and the engine - turned
metal dash panel was especially handsome.
It has the original - style door panels with modern accents, a new headliner, black high - end Bentley wool carpet, and restored
original dash panel with gauges redone in white and recalibrated to run with the modern build.
A $ 200 Colour Pack option specific to the Maxx in three exterior colours (Snowflake White Pearl, Aluminium Metallic and Black Mica) includes red cloth seat trim, high - gloss red air - vent surrounds, centre console and front door armrest panels, soft - touch red front door armrests and a high - gloss
white dash panel.
Engineers also reduced the aperture size in the front
dash panel by 25 percent, increased the thickness of the front door window glass, and added various sound absorption materials in all pillars, inner fenders and floorpan.
2015 Subaru Legacy 2.5 i Limited - $ 23,791 Harman / Kardon Surround Sound Speaker System - Inc: 12 Speakers Total, 4
Dash Panel Dual Cone Speakers: Stacked, 2 Front Door Speakers, 4 Read Door Dual Cone Speakers: Stacked, 1 Subwoofer And Harman / Kardon 576 Watt Equivalent Amplifier, Digital Si...
Inside, there is special Stone - coloured leather upholstery, a brushed
aluminium dash panel, chrome air vent bezels, climate control air conditioning and alloy pedals.
Even the base level is well - finished, while the upper LTZ line includes metallic inserts,
dash panel stitching, and soft - touch materials.
If there's an option you didn't order, there will be a
different dash panel inserted, rather than a cheap - looking blank button that tells the world you didn't spring for the extra goodies.