Supercharged 2 Posted May 18, 2013 (edited) Recently the drivers mat on my car keeps coming loose from the floor with the fixing to the floor still attached to the mat and being pulled out due to the hole in the carpet being worn / enlarged - this has been driving me nuts for months but I've finally got round to fixing it using the more secure 'twist' lock system from modern VW's / Fords etc. I actually bought the Ford floor fixings as they looked to have a more coarse thread than the VW ones and have worked a treat and were so tight I had to use pliers to screw them in. On the carpet mat side of things you need to pop the original plastic studs apart with a flat blade scredriver and, using side cutters on tin snips, make the holes slightly ovalised so you have about 1mm around where the fixings come together - these then clip together but I had to rest on the floor and push very hard to clip them together - I suspect the VW carpets are a bit thicker than the ones they are designed for and the fit to the carpet studs was also very tight. Maybe cheaper / free from dealer but parts cost a fiver delivered on eBay... examples of what I bought attached but just search for 'carpet mat twist or fixings' Edited May 18, 2013 by Supercharged Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
