The brown is very crumbly after a certain age, exactly like a cookie
that you can keep digging your fingernails into until it's just dust.
Not always but mostly. I've kept my 83 in very nice condition by
taking the dash, while I had it out, down to get scanned at a local
paint shop. They mixed me up a can of spray paint that exactly the
right color for headrests, door escutcheons, heater vents, rear view
mirror, etc. I spray easy-to-get black parts and they look perfect.

Jim

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:20 AM,  <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 2/3/11 9:03:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, wolzphoto@Q.COM
> writes:
>
>
>> I've been told that the brown plastic is much less durable than the
>> black.
>>
>
> its true.
>