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we use rubber mats in the Range Rover (which is used too hard for carpet mats) and my wife's MINI, and we get the margarita ring of salt on the carpet every spring.
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I've always used winter mats because I feel like the lip around the edge and the deep grooves do a better job of protecting the carpet.
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I clean the carpet mats dry with a brush when they need it, FWIW.
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I tried viewing regular mats as disposable but hated that I was still left cleaning ip other parts of the carpet in the spring
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Their 'all weather' mats from should do the trick, so am ordering a set next week.
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we use rubber mats in the Range Rover (which is used too hard for carpet mats) and my wife's MINI, and we get the margarita ring of salt on the carpet every spring.
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we use rubber mats in the Range Rover (which is used too hard for carpet mats) and my wife's MINI, and we get the margarita ring of salt on the carpet every spring.
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I've been looking for a good set of winter mats for the C4S. I was thinking about ordering a set from weathertech.com, and the I just saw an ad in the newest edition of Panorama for a new set of Porsche All Weather Floor Liners. They have a "Porsche" name plate in the corner, and they look quite good. I can find nothing about them online. The ad says they are available for Cayman, 911, Boxster and Cayenne.
Has anyone seen these or purchased them?
I leave my summer mats in for the winter...and don't drive the car if weather is crap. Problem solved
The Audi is for the bad weather. I think my 996 has been wet 4 times other than when i'm washing it.
My thinking:
1) The normal mats--factory or Lloyds--have rubber backing, so they protect the carpet underneath pretty well.
2) Even after a winter of salt and gunk, hose them off, run a carpet extractor or wet vac over them, and they look great again.
3) Mats wear out. Heel wear is much more permanent and damaging than all the winter dirt. Just budget every couple of years for replacements.
4) The rubber/vinyl mats have serious drawbacks. The different friction can let your heel slip. They're not absorbent and they don't clean your shoes well like carpet. So your feet are still slippery on the pedals.
5) Rubber mats look awful.
The 996 is my all year car - so no option to leave it parked.
I've always used winter mats because I feel like the lip around the edge and the deep grooves do a better job of protecting the carpet. The Porsche winter mats that we bought for the Cayenne work very well.
I agree that they are ugly - but not any uglier than a Porsche covered with winter road crud.
I agree. I also use carpet mats in the winter. I much prefer this to having stuff sloshing around on a rubber mat, especially when that 'stuff' has so much salt in it. Mats are consumables, IMO.
+1 they fit, used them all last winter and they are going in about 2-3 weeks
PS: We are talking about these
http://www.e-partssales.com/miva/mer...y_Code=997mats
FWIW I have the Weathertechs because I drive my car in snowstorms. They need to be trimmed a bit to fit around the dead pedal. I liked them because they have a high lip so they can hold a lot of liquid. They easily hold a whole cup of coffee with plenty to spare.
Ok. For my non-smartass reply, as a pro detailer winter mats are worth their weight in gold. When they start to fill up remove them and empty them. They do an outstanding job of keeping crap off of the rest of the carpet and interior. I tried viewing regular mats as disposable but hated that I was still left cleaning ip other parts of the carpet in the spring
Yes, but these are the Orginal ones Porsche made for the 997 which also fit 996... Now Porsche has teamed up with Weather Tech and you can order Custom Mats from them, beaing the Porsche Name
Agree. Have weathertech mats and drive all winter. When they get salty, take em out, hang em up and rinse em off. No fuss, no mess. I leave them in all summer too for the same reason.
*shrug* Dunno what to tell ya... we use rubber mats in the Range Rover (which is used too hard for carpet mats) and my wife's MINI, and we get the margarita ring of salt on the carpet every spring. I seem to avoid this in the Porsche with carpet mats somehow.
I clean the carpet mats dry with a brush when they need it, FWIW.
I bought a set of winter mats some time ago (I thing the LLoyds in grey with round dimples), and could not stand the smell. Maybe now, that they've had time to outgass, I can give them another try.
Stefan
I have the weathertech mats in my 03 cab no trimming, no slipping and they hold alot of crud. We also have them in our Scion XB. Mercedes ML350 and Nissan Altima. All work as expected none needed trimming.
The big drawback is that if you let them fill up with snow/slush they hold about a quart and you can never get them out of the car to empty them without spilling some. Empty them often!
+1 they fit, used them all last winter and they are going in about 2-3 weeks
Zookie-
Any chance to post a photo of the fit?
Looks to me like the angle and notch around the dead pedal are very different 996 to 997.
not available for the 996 and the company has no plans making them in the future either (called them). Their 'all weather' mats from should do the trick, so am ordering a set next week.
I just put them in Yesterday... The Passenger Side is 99% Fit and the Driver Side just around the Dead Pedal it comes up a bit... You can Trim it to make it Fit Perfect or Just Leave it...
I ended up ordering a set of mats directly from
www.weathertech.com
. They were cheaper than the official Porsche mats, and they fit perfectly. They look very good, and they don't have that rubbery smell that I was worried about.
I also bought the black for my gray 996 interior to break up the monotone.
BTW- the cheapest I found the weathertech set was autoanything.com - with the free shipping it was cheaper than direct from weathertech themselves!
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