V8 Vantage - Over Mats.
Discussion
Hi All,
I am a new V8 Vantage owner.
2006 model with the prodrive engine & exhaust mods, sounds fabulous! Great car, but a very different ownership proposition to my previous Porsche.
The car did not come with over mats to protect the carpets in the footwells, normally I would just buy the manufacturer ones, but in this case even AM said they were not great quality and would not last long. Certainly not worth the £200.00 they ask for them. Has anyone bought aftermarket mats and if so could they recommend them to me. The car interior is black so colour matching is not a significant problem.
Thanks in advance.
I am a new V8 Vantage owner.
2006 model with the prodrive engine & exhaust mods, sounds fabulous! Great car, but a very different ownership proposition to my previous Porsche.
The car did not come with over mats to protect the carpets in the footwells, normally I would just buy the manufacturer ones, but in this case even AM said they were not great quality and would not last long. Certainly not worth the £200.00 they ask for them. Has anyone bought aftermarket mats and if so could they recommend them to me. The car interior is black so colour matching is not a significant problem.
Thanks in advance.
Welcome. I bought some overmats from Autostyle www.autostyle.co.uk They were not expensive and could be tailoured with different coloured edge piping. The quality is good, but the fit is not; although they say they are cut to fit the V8. If you are looking for perfection, I would look elsewhere, but for practical value, I would recommend them.
I hope this helps.
I hope this helps.
Edited by AMD1 on Saturday 10th January 11:56
Edited by AMD1 on Saturday 10th January 11:56
Edited by AMD1 on Saturday 10th January 11:57
Thanks for all the replies. The Autostyle ones will probably fit the bill, the primary purpose is to protect the car and then to look respectable 6 months later.
I have asked AM how much it is to replece the carpet and they did not have a price to hand. It had not occured to them to just replace the carpet, odd.
The car is Tungsten Silver with black leather (stitched silver) and red brake calipers. I was originally after a black one, but having got this colour it has grown on me and is now, probably, my favourite. Colour choice for me was quite important so the red one wasn't an option.
I have asked AM how much it is to replece the carpet and they did not have a price to hand. It had not occured to them to just replace the carpet, odd.
The car is Tungsten Silver with black leather (stitched silver) and red brake calipers. I was originally after a black one, but having got this colour it has grown on me and is now, probably, my favourite. Colour choice for me was quite important so the red one wasn't an option.
rickdms said:
murph front and rear carpet set does not include sides etc is £699.77 + vat ...
Madness.I reckon it must be possible to get a set made for a fraction of that, probably in better quality material. They are literally just like mats in terms of how they look and how they fit.
After searching around for over 3 months unsuccesfuly for overmats, I eventually opted for the AM overmats at a cost of around £179 including 10% discount.
They fit over the original mats and actually look nearly identical.
Therefore if your are please with the quality of the orignal mats, you will also be please with the quality of the overmats.
Just like everything else AM expensive, however keeps the car looking original, which is what I was after.
They fit over the original mats and actually look nearly identical.
Therefore if your are please with the quality of the orignal mats, you will also be please with the quality of the overmats.
Just like everything else AM expensive, however keeps the car looking original, which is what I was after.
m33ufo said:
So are the mats in my V8V overmats or not? I assumed overmats but the drivers side appears to have a leather (I'm guessing it's leather?) protective section. If they aren't overmats then I need to get something to protect them.
m33ufoLift the edges of one of the mats.
If they are overmats there will be onother carpet underneath, otherwise you will be able to see the sound proofing material!
The other half purchased the overmats for me, but the rubber pad wore out after 2 months 1.5k use, the ribbed design is poor, as the coupe seating position means your heel is bound to move over the ribbing damaging them over time. They would have better using a flat rubber pad like the original carpets!
To be fair my local garage have replaced the mats claiming this is the first pair they have seen like this, but they were starting to go on my last Aston, so IMO the quality doesn't match the price!
To be fair my local garage have replaced the mats claiming this is the first pair they have seen like this, but they were starting to go on my last Aston, so IMO the quality doesn't match the price!
funny that - my other half bought them as a pressie for me too 
and yeah, they are no-where near £200 quality ...in fact, no better than a £60 set from Autostyle ...but thats what you pay for them being AM branded and a half decent fit I guess ...still they are only there to prevent wear to the originals, and will get thrown out when someone aftermarket does some decent ones
and yeah, they are no-where near £200 quality ...in fact, no better than a £60 set from Autostyle ...but thats what you pay for them being AM branded and a half decent fit I guess ...still they are only there to prevent wear to the originals, and will get thrown out when someone aftermarket does some decent ones
Grant3 said:
The other half purchased the overmats for me, but the rubber pad wore out after 2 months 1.5k use, the ribbed design is poor, as the coupe seating position means your heel is bound to move over the ribbing damaging them over time. They would have better using a flat rubber pad like the original carpets!
To be fair my local garage have replaced the mats claiming this is the first pair they have seen like this, but they were starting to go on my last Aston, so IMO the quality doesn't match the price!
They are covered with a 12 months guarantte/warrantyTo be fair my local garage have replaced the mats claiming this is the first pair they have seen like this, but they were starting to go on my last Aston, so IMO the quality doesn't match the price!
I've gone through two sets of mats in, oh, about 2500 miles per set. They're rather overpriced with crap quality.... Fortunately, the dealer is as good as gold and send up a new set every time I send the knackered ones back to them! I think the problem might be the heels on my Timberland boots combind with a bit of gravel on the mats. Ain't been a problem with my X5 though....
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