Decent 996 car mats?

[njrichardson]

Hi All!

Just wondered if anyone has found a decent drivers side car mat for their 996? I have the standard Porsche ones, but they slip forward and obscure the clutch pedal which is really annoying. I tried some cheaper ones from eBay, but they curled up at the front end and affected both the break and clutch pedals. Any ideas?

Cheers,

Neil.

 

[chriscoates81]

Im sure the standard porsche ones have a velcro circle on them to stop them sliding. Were they second hand?

 

[gazzy]

Yeah,there should be two velcro tabs on the carpet just in front of the seat,the genuine mats have the opposing velcro tabs in the same position.

 

[njrichardson]

Ah, that may explain the problem - my 996 doesn't have velcro on the carpet, so there's nothing for the mats to grip to.

So standard Porsche mats will never work for me by the sound of things. I wonder what else I can use?

 

[stevesnaz]

You could try sticking on some velcro patches?

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

Just get a couple of these. They just screw in to the floor carpet. The mats come with a Velcro pad on the underside which stick to them. About £2 each from an OPC

 

[njrichardson]

Cool! I'll give that a try! Thanks Richard!

 

[kasspa]

Neil,

I purchased Boxster mats for my car as I didn't need the rears & they came with the items labelled 2 in Richards post.....

However, the quality of the mats is not as good as the factory fitted ones that are currently in the car...IMHO.....

hth

Paul

 

[njrichardson]

Thanks Paul.

After doing a bit of research today, I noticed another potential reason why my existing ones don't seem to stay in place. My 996 is a cabriolet with the Bose kit. It seems there are different shaped mats for Cabrios and Targas and also different shaped ones for those with Bose and without Bose. The mats I have were for a 996 Coupe without Bose - I hadn't realised the difference before!

Having looked at the price though, I think these are something to add to my birthday list this year! []

 

[kasspa]

Hi Neil,

Boxster mats weren't cheap either...... & I'm sure they won't fit a Cab....
I kept hinting they'd be a good xmas pressie but ended up paying for them myself.....[]

Paul

 

[njrichardson]

Well I bought the proper mats (not cheap!!) but they still wouldn't stay in place! The plastic fasteners have nothing to screw into in my car, so unfortunately I was unable to use them. However, I did find the answer! Two 80mm velcro discs with a sticky back. They simply stick to the carpet and then velcro to the underside of the mats. They work a treat and only cost £3.99!

 

[njrichardson]

Great idea Steve!

 

[AlexBell]

I thought they were the standard item? It is in my car at least..

 

[thirteeneast]

http://www.ggbailey.com/ggbailey/pages/product/detail.grid?b-id=CA001

Thats what I have they never move.