Best carpet mats for V8V

[5 wh]

My car did not come with carpet mats so Ive just been looking into buying some suitable ones for it.The official Aston ones are nearly £300 per set which to me seems an horrendous ammount for 2 bits of carpet.Does anyone have any recommendations for cheaper alternatives or will I be best off biting the bullet and getting the offical Aston items??

[Murph7355]

The "carpets" it comes with are only really like mats.

I'd keep with the standard ones and just replace them when they wear out (or rather, that's exactly what I am doing!).

[5 wh]

It does seem as though the existing factory fitted carpets will come out quite easily however if the carpet mats are £300 then I wonder what the cost of replacing the factory fitted items would be!?

[Captain Beaky]

There was a thread on this topic a little while ago.

[5 wh]

Thanks for that.I ordered the Autostyle mats today-black with silver edging(I have silver stitching in my car)I didnt bother with the heel pad.£67 all in.

[Captain Beaky]

I'd be interested to know what you think of them when they arrive.

[Zod]

the standard heel pad is destroying my shoes!

[5 wh]

The mats finally arrived today after 3 chase up phone calls...

To be honest Im a bit disappointed with them.They dont fit particually well(they are too short to cover the carpet underneath so look a bit odd unless the seats are moved forward a bit),and qualitywise are on a par with mats I pay £20 per set of 4 for my used car business.

When I went to Stratstone AM Wilmslow the other day they are doing mats('Stratstone' ones not genuine AM) for £75 per set so I may buy a set of these as well.

[IM NUTS2]

I've just been talking with Nicholas from the Vantage collection about a set for my V8V and I like the options he has given me.

If I for them I'll let you know what I think.

[bogie]

agreed the AM official mats are not in keeping with the car....dunno why they just cant get some decent ones made for that amount of cash...

[Speedraser]

I got a set of the "official" AM mats at no charge (which makes them great value ) when I got my car. They're nice, but no better than that, but they should preserve the original carpets. I don't know the US price, but I doubt I'd pay a significant premium for them.

[Guycord]

I got a set of these for my V8V:-

http://www.cargraphic.co.uk/index.php?/s,6,7,9,232...

They are not exactly cheap (GBP250) and the carpet is slightly off the quality used in the origunal AM spec but they are a good fit, have the logo and look the part.

Only available in black.

G

[Neil1300R]

Guycord said:

I got a set of these for my V8V:-

http://www.cargraphic.co.uk/index.php?/s,6,7,9,232...

They are not exactly cheap (GBP250) and the carpet is slightly off the quality used in the origunal AM spec but they are a good fit, have the logo and look the part.

Only available in black.

G

Yep got them as well with the logo on, slightly too long (1-2cm) but are the same shape as the Aston fitted carpets. They do take a while to arrive though, come from Germany via a UK Porsche distributor. Look good when fitted

[MarsellusWallace]

Guycord said:

I got a set of these for my V8V:-

http://www.cargraphic.co.uk/index.php?/s,6,7,9,232...

They are not exactly cheap (GBP250) and the carpet is slightly off the quality used in the origunal AM spec but they are a good fit, have the logo and look the part.

Only available in black.

G

Are they the same as these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aston-Martin-V8-Vantage-Prem...

[Neil1300R]

Look similar but the logos on mine are in silver and green as per the Aston logo

[Murph7355]

They look quite nice.

[Aston Annie]

Here's spome pics of them in the car

[runner911]

ASTON ANNIE.

Sorry if I seem a bit thick, but where did you get the mats as shown in the pics. on this thread, or have I missed something ?

[Aston Annie]

No, you are not being thick, I should of said! They are from Cargraphic, Guycord has the link in his post!

[runner911]

ASTON ANNIE.

Can you advise me whether the backing on the back of the rugs is a sort of black rubbery compound or a sort of sponge ?

Thanks.