a toast. in the 1980's metal dashboards were replaced by ones made out of automotive plastics and the cd beats the radio was no longer an add on but integrated into the panel design it also sported a cassette player which meant that drivers could cruise to their own tunes settings cars or even more souped up on board why five smartphone connectivity are now taken for granted by tech savvy consumers the standard analog dashboard instruments are giving way to digital display. the color designs are keeping pace here in the laboratory designers are cooking up the color schemes that will hit the market in about two years new pigments get makes by hand or with the help of a computer then the samples are tested in automotive lacquers. the