I made the mistake of replacing my dash capped pad with an UR pad. For the $700 delta I'm not impressed.

The dash cap is very well molded with sharp corners and excellent fit.
By contrast the "better" dash has poorly shaped corners and features, not to mention the AC vents don't even come close to fitting as they should.

If you just have to have the feel of vinyl go for it. Very few can even tell there's a cap on the dash when installed carefully.