Non OEM floor mats

[AMDBSNick]

yeti said:

Each to their own Nick It's too large for my delicate hands and looks like a big chunk of metal, there is no finesse to it like the rest of the interior.

Bit like myself really

[silverspeed]

AMDBSNick said:

What you getting

Front mats rear shelf behind seats and boot mat. The front mats to have V12 Vantage down the side and AM logo in the middle.

[KarlFranz]

I got a set of the "Luxe" mats from Lloyds Mats for the V8V and they are extremely nice. They are very thick and have a dense pile. They really feel like a super-luxurious carpet under your feet and they were way more affordable than the Vantage Collection ones. I bought mine through CarID and paid only $126US with free shipping. It took about 3-4 weeks to get them because they are custom-made, but it was worth the wait.

Here's the link: http://www.lloydmats.com/

[BingoBob]

Had a close look at my Autostyle mats, and while they are OK I don't think they are quite plush enough to suit the car. I'll try them in the car and see if I can live with them.

[AMDBSNick]

BingoBob said:

I looked at these and they looked very good quality.

It would be great if you could post a photo up when you get them.

Here you go. Top quality. Don't bother taking the old ones out it's such a shlep. Just pop the new ones on top

[Jockman]

Fantastic mats Nick

[AMDBSNick]

Jockman said:

Fantastic mats Nick

The best bit is having carpet under the pedals not rubber. The rubber was ruining my shoes. I know I will regret this but I have a bit of a shoe fetish

[drcarrera]

AMDBSNick said:

The best bit is having carpet under the pedals not rubber. The rubber was ruining my shoes. I know I will regret this but I have a bit of a shoe fetish

How are they fixed if you don't remove the old ones? Or are they such a good fit they don't slip??

My rubber pad seems to have got a bit "sticky" under foot so I like the sound of having carpet there instead!

[AMDBSNick]

drcarrera said:

How are they fixed if you don't remove the old ones? Or are they such a good fit they don't slip??

My rubber pad seems to have got a bit "sticky" under foot so I like the sound of having carpet there instead!

Perfect fit so no slip

[v8woollie]

I got these. Really deep dense pile and a perfect fit.

http://www.carmats4u.com/Aston-Martin-V8-Vantage-2...

[Stefanolux]

Hi, Nick,
sorry to bother you but from the thread I eventually could not understand where you bought your nice carpets.
Since here in Luxembourg, it is not so easy to get nice non OEM floor mats, and for a DB9 Volante (LHD) is still more difficult, can you help?

[AMDBSNick]

Stefanolux said:

Hi, Nick,
sorry to bother you but from the thread I eventually could not understand where you bought your nice carpets.
Since here in Luxembourg, it is not so easy to get nice non OEM floor mats, and for a DB9 Volante (LHD) is still more difficult, can you help?

Stefano,

They came from California so I suspect no problem with LHD. These are the guys:-

www.thevantagecollection.com

Good people to deal with. Took around 10 days from order to delivery.

Good luck.

Nick

[Jockman]

AMDBSNick said:

Stefano,

They came from California so I suspect no problem with LHD. These are the guys:-

www.thevantagecollection.com

Good people to deal with. Took around 10 days from order to delivery.

Good luck.

Nick

How much personalisation were you able to do Nick ??

That site looks good - especially if you are into carbon fibre !! Not too sure about the Fire Extinguisher: doesn't even say what type it is?

They do a bit of work with RSC on the springs I note.

What are indicative costs on the mat set Nick ??

[AMDBSNick]

You can have the logo etc and stitching in whatever colour you like. I just went for what matched my trim as can kinda be seen in the pic.

Not cheap at £215.00 + £50.00 shipping but as you know from your wine collection the best is never cheap.

I just hated the rubber under the pedals in the OEM ones

[v8woollie]

Looks like they have a place in the UK too so perhaps shipping could be less.

[AMDBSNick]

v8woollie said:

Looks like they have a place in the UK too so perhaps shipping could be less.

Smoke and Mirrors

[v8woollie]

That's a shame! Their Marketing Director and Director of Global Operations look like nice people

[George H]

Jockman said:

That site looks good - especially if you are into carbon fibre !! Not too sure about the Fire Extinguisher: doesn't even say what type it is?

Does it matter, if you have a fire extinguisher in a road car you will look a complete bell end no matter what sort it is. Track day cars like 911 GT3RS's I can sort of understand, but not a big GT.

Those carbon bits too

[AMDBSNick]

George H said:

complete bell end

I have one in my Morris Minor

[George H]

I rest my case