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Custom Car Mats

Post by JohnW » Wed May 04, 2022 1:11 pm

The original mats were looking very tatty and grubby so to save a few pounds I purchased a plain “premium” set from Carmats4U with green/blue stitching approx. £44. I had a little trouble with them but eventually they sent out a second driver’s mat with stitched in the Velcro tape on the back to hook up to the original BMW carpet disc fixings.

I then bought 4 keyrings with the metal circular fobs from AliExpress, all 4 for around £14 delivered, cut and filed the chains off and clear lacquered them 3-4 coats with a touch in brush for protection, I trimmed the pile to allow the badge to sit more flush and bonded them in with contact adhesive.

I’ll use them for a daily summer set, I have the BMW all-weather set for winter, see how long they last.
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Re: Custom Car Mats

Post by JohnW » Wed May 04, 2022 1:16 pm

The original style is here for comparison:
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2008 B3 BiTurbo Coupe #161
Previous: 2011 D3 BiTurbo Saloon #373, 2014 F30 320iX M Saloon, 2009 M3 DCT Coupe, 2008 B3 BiTurbo Coupe #074, 2009 E82 123d Coupe, 2006 E92 325i Coupe, 2002 E46 325iSE Coupe, 1998 E36 318iSE Saloon

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