US/LHD S197 Mustang Factory Dashboard/Instrument Panel and Written-Contents Identification
US/LHD Ford Mustang S197 factory upper instrument-panel/dashboard donors, narrowed to the checked 2007-2009 color/package branches and the checked 2014 charcoal-black branch. Prove recipient and donor VIN/build, exact production date, interior color and decor package, Coupe or Convertible interfaces, upper pad identity, reinforcement/carrier, ducts/vents, glove/cluster/knee/center trim, passenger-airbag state, harness paths, condition and written contents. Exclude blanket 2005-2014 interchange, 2015-up S550, non-US/RHD assumptions, custom-cut panels and cracked, warped, collision-, fire- or flood-damaged donors.
WHERE TO BUY
Open an exact listing, then confirm fitment, stock, price, and shipping with the seller before ordering.
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Start with both VINs/builds and the installed engineering/service label. Photograph the top surface, underside, defroster openings, mounting tabs, carrier and airbag interfaces, ducts/vents, all cutouts and every attached item. Require a written inventory of upper pad, reinforcement, vents, ducts, glove box, cluster/knee/center trim, brackets, harness and hardware; passenger airbag must be identified separately. Reject cracks, warping, broken or repaired mounts, enlarged openings, deployed or missing restraints, collision loading, corrosion, fire/flood/mold/pest/smoke contamination or unavailable actual-piece photos. Qualified SRS depowering/handling and final mounting inspection are required; no warning-lamp bypass guidance is provided.
OEM numbers
CHECKED PRODUCTION/COLOR/PACKAGE IDENTITIES, NOT ONE UNIVERSAL S197 DASH. Checked 2007 less-interior-pack branches are 7R3Z-6304320-CA charcoal/dove to 8R3Z-6304320-AA, 7R3Z-6304320-CB camel to 8R3Z-6304320-AB and 7R3Z-6304320-CC dark combinations to 8R3Z-6304320-AC. A separate 8R3Z-6304320-BA seller path covers another 2008-2009 branch. The checked 2014 charcoal-black upper panel is ER3Z-6304320-AAreinforcement AR3Z-6304502-A is separately serviced. Trim inserts, vents, ducts, glove box, knee/cluster panels, center interfaces, harness and passenger airbag are not implied by the upper-panel number.Supersession
The checked catalog explicitly records 7R3Z-6304320-CA to 8R3Z-6304320-AA, 7R3Z-6304320-CB to 8R3Z-6304320-AB and 7R3Z-6304320-CC to 8R3Z-6304320-AC within their own color/package branches. ER3Z-6304320-AA and reinforcement AR3Z-6304502-A remain distinct checked 2014 service identities. Similar base number 6304320 does not authorize color, decor, production or loaded-assembly interchange.
Fitment
Start with both VINs/builds and the installed engineering/service label. Photograph the top surface, underside, defroster openings, mounting tabs, carrier and airbag interfaces, ducts/vents, all cutouts and every attached item. Require a written inventory of upper pad, reinforcement, vents, ducts, glove box, cluster/knee/center trim, brackets, harness and hardware; passenger airbag must be identified separately. Reject cracks, warping, broken or repaired mounts, enlarged openings, deployed or missing restraints, collision loading, corrosion, fire/flood/mold/pest/smoke contamination or unavailable actual-piece photos. Qualified SRS depowering/handling and final mounting inspection are required; no warning-lamp bypass guidance is provided.
Aftermarket options
A molded overlay or upholstery repair is cosmetic and does not replace a broken carrier, mounting tabs, ducts or restraint interfaces. An exact checked factory branch or professionally restored original may be compared only after VIN/build, color/package, damage and contents review. S550 panels, universal covers, cut race panels and SRS bypasses are outside this guide.
Before you buy
This is not blanket 2005-2014 interchange. Match both VINs/builds, production, color/decor branch, exact upper-panel identity, carrier and restraint interfaces, actual photos and written contents. Passenger airbag, ducts, vents, glove/cluster/knee/center trim, brackets, harness and hardware are separate unless explicitly inventoried.
Research and fitment sources
Supersede reviewed 11 unique research sources for this guide. 5 also appear above as a seller or official action and are not repeated here; 6 additional citations follow.
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