Date:         Fri, 15 Jan 1999 12:32:08 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike <mayfly95@PAONLINE.COM>
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From:         Mike <mayfly95@PAONLINE.COM>
Subject:      Re: WTB:SUV-type rubber matts?
Comments: To: "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM>
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    use a spoon!

Pollard, Matthew wrote:

> I know that the dealer i go to has rubber mats for waterbugs, jetta and the
> sort. I'lll be there today (for a visor clip, $2.49) and will inquire about
> vangon mats.  Stay tuned for more late breaking news!
> ps, how do you pour a black and tan (1/2 guiness and 1/2 Harp (or bass)) at
> home like they do in the pubs?
>
> back to the grind
>
> matthew the mat man (?)
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Bogle [SMTP:bogle@BWAY.NET]
> > Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 9:02 AM
> > To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject:      Re: WTB:SUV-type rubber matts?
> >
> > Jeffrey R wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello all--
> > >
> > > I've been looking to buy heavy duty rubber mats for the front of my
> > Westy. I'm
> > > interested in the kind I see advertised for SUVs that promise they hold
> > over
> > > 20 oz. of liquid spillage. The carpeted mats that are in my Westy seem a
> > > little too elegant for the mud and dirt from camping and the snow and
> > sand and
> > > salt.
> > >
> > > Anybody know of a supplier? I contacted Rubber Queen which advertised in
> > Motor
> > > Trend magazine. They say they don't have a mat with an exact fit but
> > have one
> > > with "good coverage." Anyone familiar with this one? Lloyd Mats, another
> > > supplier, seems to only have carpet-type mats.
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > Jeff
> > > 83.5 Westy
> > > NYC
> >
> > Hey there,
> >
> > I looked into this, and even orderes some "weather-tech" mats.  Sent
> > them back because their "best fit" model dosen't come close.  I has to
> > be trimmed and then you loose the containment property of the mat.
> >
> > Bus Depot said they have some with a "cheesy" graphic, yellow I think.
> > Otherwise, it's carpet mats, make your own or keep trashing the original
> > carpet like I'm doing.  Let us know if you turn up another option.
> > --
> > Regards,
> > David Bogle
> > Brooklyn
> > '87 Syncro Westfalia