I've been looking at windshield installs at various car shows. For the most part, the look sloppy, with crooked black sealant lines visible, especially at the bottom of the front windshield. I've been trying to figure out what part of my dash should be painted black to avoid this problem. I haven't seen any examples, other than black cars, that looked good.

Does anyone have photos? How did they look when original?

Have it done? I'm honestly scared of the outcome. I would rather do it myself and do it over when I mess up. My last glass repair, ten years ago, the shop pryed the glass out with a 2x4 against my old and slightly cracking padded dash. Just because it's an older car, doesn't entitle the shop to add patina. That pad would have cost over $300 from GM. The car had two year old paint but worn interior. They figured it's a hooptie, so whail away. I was so angry, I was speachless.