[Verdoro 68]

Success!

This second one fits a lot better all around. The a ha moment was when I realized the clips along the top weren't engaging. I ended up putting them out as far as they'd go to the edge of the pad with some 5 minute epoxy, clipped the pad in place, then reached around from the back side to seat the clips in the right spot. Since the pad has a plastic core it doesn't have the same rigidity to hold the clips like the OEM pad. Hoping the epoxy will keep them in place.

I didn't have to shim the a/c vents at all. The vent bezels fit super tight and I had to trim back the openings a smidge, but nothing like the first pad. I ended up using some square plastic nylon nuts I found in the auto body section of the parts store for the retainers in the upper corners.


All said and done - despite all the grief - it's not a bad piece now that I know where the gotchas are. I'll drive around with it for while until I have the cash for a Just Dashes resto, but this looks way better than the cap I had on it.