Naugahyde and a razor blade. Just cut it out and flip over the console with a few cutouts for the idiot lights. Or maybe a piece of clear vinyl with a non glare finish on one side and a mild adhesive on the other. Ideas from a cheapskate.
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.