Something to do with light not being able to reflect and distract the driver I thought? So why is there no need? It will look awsome My dash is broke mate thats why I got this one, the bit where you screw the centre console in place has snapped off from where the wankers broke into it ;) Just off the phone to my old man, all the engine parts like inlet mani, throttle body, thermostat housing etc has all been cleaned to bare metal so should be looking nice by the time I get it back