General no fixing point drivers mat.
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General no fixing point drivers mat.
ahmett
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You are right. italian practicality at its finest. So if you get bored in traffic, you can always slide the matt around the driver side carpet floor for entertainment.
That is correct. Rubber mats are better IMHO anyway
I recall genuine Fiat mats came with a stud that you fitted yourself. It screwed into the carpet and the mat clipped to it. But it's been a few years since i dealt with that.
That is also correct. Something just seemed wrong about screwing a stud into the carpet on my car.
Could go the route of other manufacturers and have an entire hole cut through the carpet with a ring type clip. If they fail it's a bit more of a pain in the arse than putting a new screw in.
yeah fixing come with the mats with fiats much better idea
muffin8118
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The mats I was supplied with had velcro backing strips which allowed the mat to cling to the carpet.
alfatastic
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mine to from the dealer, no problems with slippage either
The Velcro works fine, cannot see the logic behind the plastic screw anchor point into the carpet. It doesn't hold firmly but no doubt Fiat thought it was the deign feature of the year. :slayer:
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The velcro doesn't do the carpet any favours, to the point that mine is now getting less grippy and the mat is now moving around a bit as a result.
The potential consequences of mats getting stuck underneath brake pedals means that it is not a bad idea to go "belt and braces" with the screw thing as well as the velco (although I confess to not following my own advice here).
The potential consequences of mats getting stuck underneath brake pedals means that it is not a bad idea to go "belt and braces" with the screw thing as well as the velco (although I confess to not following my own advice here).
you can always use the rubberised mesh, cut 1" shorter than the mat and place between carpet and mat, works well but wash it every 6 months to remove podery dust.
