In a message dated 12/9/06 4:08:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes:
> . I have it out and > rolled up in my storage van. frank.. if its rolled up, expecially in subzero Ontario temperatures..im afraid to say its probably cracked.. :<( you cannot roll these rubber mats up and store or ship them like that.. they have to be stored flat, and shipped flat. you fold them and they CRACK.. 20 year old rubber doesnt flex well, especially at these temps.. one of the plusses about the lister who had first dibs on my mat, is that i could drop it off with him.. no need to ship, with the possibility of damage.. 2 years ago, a well known listvendor had a bunch of these.. NOS.. apparently theyre all gone now, but when i got mine, i picked thru the whole pile..they were ALL cracked from being man handled, and moved from warehouse to warehouse, and folded and unfolded , stepped on, whatever by VW warehouse workers over the past how many years.. i bought 2, the only 2 that werent cracked. one went to a friend, and one is going in my own doka.. anyway, keep in mind that they cant be folded..otherwise they'll crack.. chris |
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