OEM Mats - How to tell?

[S14LTR]

Evening

I want to know how to tell if my mats are OEM or not.

What do I need to look for?

Martin

[kieran325]

I got these from Motormec last week -

[Alex]

I got these from Motormec last week -

there aftermarket not oem

[kieran325]

I know, hence why I posted Motormec.

The world and his wife seem to know OEM mats are NLA.

I've got genuine mats in the M3 and the touring, not much difference to be honest.

[Alex]

The oem mats have a plastic heel "mat" bit on the drivers side

[Cloggy Saint]

Original mats have a double layer of material where your heels rest, not plastic though. Also the passenger mat doesn't have any fixing points. Luckily they are still available for lhd cars.

[S14LTR]

Ok thanks, got mats in mine which I wasn't sure of. Don't think they are OEM though which is a shame, everything else is orginal.

[cecotto_singh]

U can still get oem m3 mats?

[Cloggy Saint]

If they're standard lhd then yes. Here anyway.

[pony]

Am getting myself some new floor mats for my BMW E30 325i Sport.

The ones i saw on a US website are for LHD only. After i enquired they changed their website stating they were for LHD. It was Turner Motorsport I think.

Are the floor mats from Motormec the same manufacturer as the Genuine BMW OEM floor mats when they were available NEW?
Do the floor mats from Motormec are there ready-made wholes in the car to screw them into?

A nice touch would be some embroidery e.g. 325i instead of M3.

[kieran325]

Am getting myself some new floor mats for my BMW E30 325i Sport.

The ones i saw on a US website are for LHD only. After i enquired they changed their website stating they were for LHD. It was Turner Motorsport I think.

Are the floor mats from Motormec the same manufacturer as the Genuine BMW OEM floor mats when they were available NEW?
Do the floor mats from Motormec are there ready-made wholes in the car to screw them into?

A nice touch would be some embroidery e.g. 325i instead of M3.

You have to screw your own holes when you line the mats up, took me 5 mins.

[S14LTR]

Anyone got a pic of oem mats? I think (hope) after closer inspection that mine might be...

[DHFiS]

Anyone got a pic of oem mats? I think (hope) after closer inspection that mine might be...

This any good?

[Cloggy Saint]

No raised heel area? Different to mine then.

[S14LTR]

Cheers

They don't have the double material that was described?

[DHFiS]

Cheers

They don't have the double material that was described?

There was a grey plastic panel sewn onto the carpet in the heel area but the stiching came undone and once it was loose I binned it.

Now I wish I'd kept it and had it sewn back on.