MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: andygo on July 12, 2012, 06:47:30 pm

Title: floor mats
Post by: andygo on July 12, 2012, 06:47:30 pm: What are the best carpets to get for my Ed30. Just black will be fine, I know its a gti I have, so dont really need it on the mats.

I bought some 'luxury' mats of a trader on ebay but kept catching my heel on the 'extra' bit when changing gear which was a bit annoying.

Just nice quality mats will do fine at a nice price.....
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: Tortaruga on July 12, 2012, 07:10:02 pm: Buy genuine VW mats - plain or GTI or even the special ED30 ones if you can find them.

Reason being is that the VW mats fit over the tabs in the front footwells. Just so you don't get crumpled mat under your brake or clutch pedal and die horrifically :scared:.
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: laserblue999 on July 12, 2012, 09:51:21 pm: Second that - the VW ones are the quality you expect and the price is reasonable compared to the jazzed up ebay 'quality' ones. I have the rubber ones for the winter and carpet ones for what used to be known as summer!
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: nathangallo on July 12, 2012, 10:08:37 pm: i have plain black ones from Halfords :ashamed:

i know dont sound the best but they are spot on a wear very well!

also fit spot on with the both styled clips there also

also a fraction of the price at £30 iirc! :happy2:
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: nathangallo on July 12, 2012, 10:12:10 pm: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_235607_langId_-1_categoryId_249451

well £39.99 not far off :grin:
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: Gene Hunt on July 12, 2012, 11:19:34 pm: Quote from: laserblue999 on July 12, 2012, 09:51:21 pm
Second that - the VW ones are the quality you expect and the price is reasonable compared to the jazzed up ebay 'quality' ones. I have the rubber ones for the winter and carpet ones for what used to be known as summer!
.............same here. :happy2:
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: andygo on July 13, 2012, 10:05:47 am: VW's website quote £65 for GTi mats and £50 for R mats. How does that work, they must sell more GTi mats than R's surely.

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/accessories/all?mark=golf-2004-2009&search=mats
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: Tortaruga on July 13, 2012, 10:47:54 am: Yep. That's called business acumen!
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: andygo on July 13, 2012, 12:47:29 pm: Or more accurately, 'avin a larf'.
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: edd666999 on July 13, 2012, 02:25:25 pm: Quote from: andygo on July 13, 2012, 10:05:47 am
VW's website quote £65 for GTi mats and £50 for R mats. How does that work, they must sell more GTi mats than R's surely.

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/accessories/all?mark=golf-2004-2009&search=mats

BUT

" Price excludes painting and fitting, "
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: Gazza747 on July 13, 2012, 03:41:49 pm: I have the 'basic' set of mats from VW for £38. They fit on the studs and are fine with no 'raised' bit.
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: Tortaruga on July 13, 2012, 04:34:39 pm: Quote from: edd666999 on July 13, 2012, 02:25:25 pm
Quote from: andygo on July 13, 2012, 10:05:47 am

BUT

" Price excludes painting and fitting, "
I'm sure there must be at least one dealership out there that would charge a fitting fee for mats! :jumpmove:
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: wigit on July 13, 2012, 04:38:57 pm: picked up of the GTI ones last week as look a bit more special, did make me smile when a forum member was claiming they were £100 when trying to shift his used ones
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: Tortaruga on July 13, 2012, 04:40:58 pm: Quote from: wigit on July 13, 2012, 04:38:57 pm
picked up of the GTI ones last week as look a bit more special, did make me smile when a forum member was claiming they were £100 when trying to shift his used ones

I got these too. They're actually gorgeous with the red logo. Good quality too.
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: driver rider on July 13, 2012, 05:52:46 pm: I've got plain Golf mats :sick:
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: richtung on July 13, 2012, 06:54:30 pm: i have aset of red and black "R" mats for winter and the Edition30 ones for summer! :happy2:

Rich
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: sanj on July 13, 2012, 07:08:21 pm: Original VW rubber mat's for me,all year round!I have some VW Edition30 one's but put them away as summer in the UK at the mo does'nt exist! :smiley:
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: dmac1969 on July 13, 2012, 10:23:07 pm: Quote from: Tortaruga on July 13, 2012, 04:40:58 pm
Quote from: wigit on July 13, 2012, 04:38:57 pm
picked up of the GTI ones last week as look a bit more special, did make me smile when a forum member was claiming they were £100 when trying to shift his used ones

I got these too. They're actually gorgeous with the red logo. Good quality too.

Ive got them too . mine came with plain black VW mats. They are currently in my garden shed somewhere!
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: MC71 on July 13, 2012, 11:02:25 pm: Stealers are the place to go. The ED30 ones are plain black with a red edge, not sure if they are still available though. Rubber ones were only £30 ish for a set and are pretty good TBH.
Title: Re: floor mats
Post by: Tortaruga on July 13, 2012, 11:06:08 pm: Rubber mats are gash! Yeuch! :fighting: