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My new floor mats just arrived from www.cocomats.com, and they FAR exceeded my expectations. I had the Porsche floor mats for a long time, and they had gotten pretty shabby-looking, letting down the rest of the car. I got samples from cocomats in the original coco fiber (coconut husk), sisal, and wool. I asked for three samples, and they sent eight, including the wool ones, which I hadn't asked for. It turned out the the wool in "Light Calico" was the perfect complement to the original Cashmere interior carpets, and the carpet itself looks very much the German square weave used in 356s.
Cocomats glues and presses the carpet to a heavy rubber backing, with a nibbed surface to help hold it in place. Then the location for the heel pad is pressed down under great pressure, and the pad is stitched down. The coordinated colored binding is very neatly folded and stitched around the edges. Top quality materials all the way, finished with a lot of hand work. The fit is so precise, and the mats so thick and stiff, there is no chance of them sliding around or bunching up. Overall, a very satisfying product.
Here is the link to a video showing the manufacturing, made during a visit by PCA Executive Director Vu Nguyen:
I also have cashmere interior and ordered black and natural yesterday (#02). I got 5 small samples to evaluate before placing the order. Good web site, simple ordering.
Just curious if anyone ordered the mats with the hold-down grommets? My 97 car has a hold down post on each side but I went without it on the CoCo mats to keep it simple.
I had a discussion with cocomats about this issue. The consensus was that the grommet is not required. The mats are so stiff, fit so snugly, and have little rubber nibs on the back side, ergo slippage is not a problem.
That said, I tried cutting a round hole in a mat sample, with a small socket (12mm or so) that has a sharp edge, using a vice to press the socket into the mat. The result was a very neat little hole, no loose threads, no need for a grommet. If I decide to do this, I'll use a dab of white paint on the tip of the post, then press the carpet down to get a good location mark, before cutting the holes.
I had a discussion with cocomats about this issue. The consensus was that the grommet is not required. The mats are so stiff, fit so snugly, and have little rubber nibs on the back side, ergo slippage is not a problem.
That said, I tried cutting a round hole in a mat sample, with a small socket (12mm or so) that has a sharp edge, using a vice to press the socket into the mat. The result was a very neat little hole, no loose threads, no need for a grommet. If I decide to do this, I'll use a dab of white paint on the tip of the post, then press the carpet down to get a good location mark, before cutting the holes.
That was my thought too - try it without it for a while and if I really needed hold-downs I'd make them myself like you did.
Your mats look really sharp. Did they take the full 2-3 weeks they said they would?
This picture is a bit older as I haven't dyed the lower B-pillar covers or the handbrake lever black yet.
Trim not refitted yet.
Newly covered cashmere beige center console. Classic 9 did a great job. The carpet is also new but now black vs cashmere but I wanted something in the mats to compliment the cashmere.
05-04-2018, 04:10 PM
New Custom Floor Mats
