Cloth dash... good or bad?

[wazzabie]

Is the 2024+ cloth dash good or bad?

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[rk911]

How would you clean it?

 

[Dstj99]

I have a 2024 Sahara with the black leather and my friend has a 2024 sport with the fabric. I can’t see how it won’t get dirty or stain at some point. No idea why they thought that was a good idea.

You can buy the OEM leather one for about $325 online if you want to replace it. I wouldn’t buy the cheap plastic stick on covers off Amazon or eBay. The passenger airbag is under it. Talk about a projectile coming at your passengers face.

 

[kah.mun.rah]

Improving the handsfree phone quality/noise reduction in the Wrangler was one of the refresh goals. The new dash is better for sound dampening. But as mentioned, bad for stains.

 

[wazzabie]

If the airbag deploys does the plastic shatter? maybe that is why there now is cloth.

 

[RatZero]

I taped off the edges and doubled down on spraying some Scotchgard on the dash fabric.

 

[Flip]

How would you clean it?

Carpet cleaner.

 

[rk911]

Carpet cleaner.

I 'spose but it might be a bit difficult getting this into the Jeep much less up to the dash.

 

[au176]

If the airbag deploys does the plastic shatter? maybe that is why there now is cloth.

Upon deployment, OEM airbag covers are designed to either split, or move out of the way. I'm not sure what the JL's passenger bag is designed to do.

Airbags are highly-engineered, controlled explosions. Putting anything aftermarket on or near the airbag has the potential to reduce your protection, or worse, cause injuries to you.

 

[autotragic]

How would you clean it?

The same way you clean cloth anything? A bristle brush and the appropriate cleaner.

 

[Deleted User 38384]

Is the 2024+ cloth dash good or bad?

I can't picture this. Do you got pictures?

I have a 2024 Sahara with the black leather and my friend has a 2024 sport with the fabric. I can’t see how it won’t get dirty or stain at some point. No idea why they thought that was a good idea.

You can buy the OEM leather one for about $325 online if you want to replace it. I wouldn’t buy the cheap plastic stick on covers off Amazon or eBay. The passenger airbag is under it. Talk about a projectile coming at your passengers face.

I can't picture this, any chance you got a picture of your friend's dash?

 

[autotragic]

If the airbag deploys does the plastic shatter? maybe that is why there now is cloth.

There's plenty of pictures of Wranglers with deployed airbags and their bag cover is designed to split open horizontally.

 

[Deleted User 38384]

Upon deployment, OEM airbag covers are designed to either split, or move out of the way. I'm not sure what the JL's passenger bag is designed to do.

Airbags are highly-engineered, controlled explosions. Putting anything aftermarket on or near the airbag has the potential to reduce your protection, or worse, cause injuries to you.

Honestly, the only reasonable choice is to put four point harnesses all around the vehicle and disable the airbags!

 

[autotragic]

Honestly, the only reasonable choice is to put four point harnesses all around the vehicle and disable the airbags!

For maximum safety don't forget the submarine belt...

Oh and the full face helmet and Hans device. It's the only way to be sure.

 

[au176]

For maximum safety don't forget the submarine belt...

Oh and the full face helmet and Hans device. It's the only way to be sure.

I may go to an automotive-wrap place and see if they do bubble-wrap...

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