i have to take off my dash pad to do some electrical work eventually, so i wanted to get some solid opinions based on experience regarding whether i should get a dash pad cap/overlay or just get a whole new dash pad. my current dash pad is in overall good shape; almost no warping, could always be repainted to take care of fading. the only real problem are some glaringly obvious tears (if i try stuffing them back into place, they eventually fall back out) along both sides of the steering column-

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would an overlay be enough to correct this problem or am i gonna have to shell out $300+ for a new dash?