nomadx
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Jun 13, 2012 16:01:43 GMT
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Just wondering if anyone on here had a clever solution or knew of a good product for this.
I have a trackcar which is fully stripped out, so no carpets. I want to put a pair of matts in the front as the footwells tend to get full of curse word all the time, and look very scruffy. I am repainting the inside soon, so want to keep it tidy, especially as i am planning to put it on the road.
Is there a solution to keeping matts in place in a stripped out car?
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 :2003 Clio 172 Cup: - :1992 Fiesta XR2i Trackcar: - :1983 Nissan Datsun 280zx: - :1999 Standard STA: |
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Jun 13, 2012 16:07:02 GMT
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try sticking Velcro to the floor and the back of the mat and it should stay in place unless the floor gets totally soaked...
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EmDee
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Committer of Autrocities.
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Jun 13, 2012 16:13:31 GMT
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Griptape - as in the stuff you get on the top of skateboards. edit - after a quick googling I see it is available in all sorts of awesome patterns, colours etc and even with amazing illustrations on. Lightweight too so it looks like a proper win to me  |
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Last Edit: Jun 13, 2012 16:17:57 GMT by EmDee
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nomadx
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Jun 13, 2012 16:38:24 GMT
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i did think of griptape, but not sure it would help with the mess that builds up off shoes etc. What I am after really is removable matts, thought of velcro too, but in my experiance the sticky bacing peels off in the end.
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:2003 Clio 172 Cup: - :1992 Fiesta XR2i Trackcar: - :1983 Nissan Datsun 280zx: - :1999 Standard STA: |
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Ryannn
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Jun 13, 2012 16:49:35 GMT
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What about some of this rubber stuff?  |
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EmDee
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Jun 13, 2012 16:50:07 GMT
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I did think of griptape, but not sure it would help with the mess that builds up off shoes etc.  just give it a hoover and when it gets old and starts looking tatty replace it, it's cheap enough. Anyway I thought I'd had a brilliant idea there  Alternatively you could get some magnetic plates - like the sort people signwrite on vans and stick griptape or mats or whatever you like to them. or you could just checkerplate the floor - but that's a bit   |
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Iain
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Jun 13, 2012 17:09:51 GMT
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Skateboard griptape is fantastic, bit grippier and no damaged paintwork on the floorpan. Here's some in my Nova:  |
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Last Edit: Jun 13, 2012 17:10:14 GMT by Iain
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Jun 13, 2012 17:21:25 GMT
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...thought of velcro too, but in my experiance the sticky bacing peels off in the end. Simple. A velcro strip across the bottom & top edges, one in the middle. Rivet each strip to the floor and they won't be coming up in a hurry. Simply peel the carpet mats out to vacuum them...replace. Like I say, simple. |
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MrSpeedy
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Jun 13, 2012 17:49:11 GMT
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I have no carpets in the Vitesse and all I do when it's dirty is remove the drain bungs and simply wash it out  The floorpans are painted with nothing more than white 'Smoothrite' and in the last 9 months use there's barely a scratch on them (Ok, so technically that's my kids washing out the floors, but you get the idea) |
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Jun 13, 2012 19:33:52 GMT
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the floor in the escort is powder coated and all i do is wash it out when it gets dirty  |
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nomadx
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Jun 14, 2012 14:29:28 GMT
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cheers for the replies guys, I think i will give the grip tape a whirl!
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:2003 Clio 172 Cup: - :1992 Fiesta XR2i Trackcar: - :1983 Nissan Datsun 280zx: - :1999 Standard STA: |
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Jun 14, 2012 15:38:08 GMT
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I used the skateboard tape - worked a treat.
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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just give it a hoover and when it gets old and starts looking tatty replace it, it's cheap enough. Anyway I thought I'd had a brilliant idea there 
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