While this term is often used to describe the decorative elements of a car's dashboard, it was actually adopted to describe the soft plastic materials used on the header panel.

During the 1970s, with an increased use of soft plastic materials in the header panel, the term front fascia was adopted to describe this softer components. However, it is now used to describe front-end components, like the grille, bumper and headlamps.

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