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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:42 pm

anyone bought any off fleabay? wondered what sort of quality they were? or where can i get some decent black ones for the cab? :cool:
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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:20 pm

indeed i need some, my old car mats get in the way of the accelerator pedel... would also be interested to know about ebay ones :) preferably bmw / Mtech related product :)
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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:24 pm

I don't think there's any harm in buying the ones on eBay advertised as "original BMW".

Like these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-3-Series- ... dZViewItem

I just can't seem to find any in beige for the convertible (which has different mats due to the bigger sills) :cry:
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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:26 pm

Surely it's cheaper to get them from the dealer? I bought a set over here and they were about 40 euros.
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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:28 pm

hmm 45 a bit on the expensive side, for car mats, i mean i got the original bmw ones with the car,, though wanna keep them aside for show etc.. just want any old stuff that fits well to get my wet shoes on etc..
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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:28 pm

datourer wrote:Surely it's cheaper to get them from the dealer? I bought a set over here and they were about 40 euros.
i could have sworn the dealers over here dont stock them anymore :?
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Post Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:06 am

THe standard ones are a pain in the A**e, mine keeps sliding forward and getting among the pedals, which is a bit embarressing at the lights then the clutch gets stuck ha ha. I wanna bin them and get a rubber set to save the original carpet underneath. Is there one I can get which I can cut to fit?

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Post Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:23 am

bazman wrote:THe standard ones are a pain in the A**e, mine keeps sliding forward and getting among the pedals, which is a bit embarressing at the lights then the clutch gets stuck ha ha. I wanna bin them and get a rubber set to save the original carpet underneath. Is there one I can get which I can cut to fit?

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Get along to your BMW dealer and buy some of the hold down clips - probably no more than than Ԛ£2 :)
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Post Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:30 am

The ones in the above link from Linwar are the original BMW quality mats, every mat comes with a hold down clip, and the mats are top quality too.

BMW don't supply E30 mats for RHD cars anymore, but can still supply LHD mats.
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Post Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:23 pm

HI GUYS I GOT A SET OF EBAY MATS FOR MY E30 CAB FOR MY CHRISTMAS FROM MY WIFE AND THAY FIT REALY WELL ONLY COST Ԛ£32 INC P&P AND YOU GET CLIPS TO LOCK DRIVERS SIDE
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Post Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:45 pm

evostormm wrote:
bazman wrote:THe standard ones are a pain in the A**e, mine keeps sliding forward and getting among the pedals, which is a bit embarressing at the lights then the clutch gets stuck ha ha. I wanna bin them and get a rubber set to save the original carpet underneath. Is there one I can get which I can cut to fit?

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Get along to your BMW dealer and buy some of the hold down clips - probably no more than than Ԛ£2 :)
Yep those little srew in clips are really good and stop the mat from sliding forward
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Post Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:59 pm

i bought a set of the linwar mats but i won't use the clips as i reckon they'd damage the carpet.

they are an excellent fit and look very smart indeed.

the way to avoid mat wear is to take shoes off while driving. this also stops pedal wear and shoe wear...

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Post Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:25 pm

placey wrote:i bought a set of the linwar mats but i won't use the clips as i reckon they'd damage the carpet.

they are an excellent fit and look very smart indeed.

the way to avoid mat wear is to take shoes off while driving. this also stops pedal wear and shoe wear...

paul
I've fitted some of the linwar ones, and when you remove the clips from the carpet, you can't see where they were. These are also the clips the dealer would have used...go on do it!!
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Post Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:47 pm

I have bought a set with the clips from motormec and they are fine (I think they are exactly the same as the sets linwar sell). Previously had a set from euro car parts (without clips) which fitted fine but the drivers mat was always moving and getting caught up in the pedals. Very annoying!