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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 11:22 AM
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RX-8 Winter Rubber Mats

Picked them up today at the dealer for $100. Cool embossed RX-8 logo. Fit great. I like them.
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by zerobio
Picked them up today at the dealer for $100. Cool embossed RX-8 logo. Fit great. I like them.
I got them 4 winters ago for my '04. They do look good and you can't beat the fit.
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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Got pics?
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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I just bought a set for 65 bucks from a member on the site. They are supposed to be really good according to all the ppl who have them. Protects the carpets really well against water, snow and mud. Recommended since they fit so well, especially if you drive a manual. Their pattern is very unobtrusive so your heel doesn't get caught in any of the grooves when shifting.

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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 11:49 PM
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I got them when I got the car in October. See the driver side studded pad area where your heels are. It's been only 2 months of use, but let me tell you, there is a clearly defined area where there are no more studs (where your heel lies). That area wore down fast.

Other than that, yes they are quite thick and durable and protect very nicely the stock mats.
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 12:33 AM
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I've had them in for a few weeks and love em. They add some weight to the car but keep the carpet nice and clean.

If they last even two seasons they're worth it.. hell, even one.
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 01:02 AM
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Mine still look like new after two winters
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 01:48 PM
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I want one tooo...
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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Wow... nice mats.
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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I traded a good dealer survey results for those mats...
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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I've traded good survey results for free installs on a lot of my mods
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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Cool

Yep those are them in the pic
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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I'm going to Ottawa for a week but will check the forum from my mom's while I'm there.

A very berry christmas to you all ...
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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Love mine........they are starting to wear in the heel arera, but still very nice and like them a lot. I have them on top of the normal mats.
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 12:11 AM
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Damn it! Open a thread and I'm suddengly out 100 bucks!
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 12:29 AM
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I'm surprised alot of people don't have these tossed in at the time of purchase/lease.

That's a rule of mine whenever I have to get a new car. It has to come with all-weather mats. I never pay extra for it. It's always tossed in for free.
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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I'll pass the comments along to my coworker, she designed the mats!
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 02:32 AM
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I have them on year round. Pant savers they ain't though, in the winter my pants end up soaking on the floor as I drive. But they do their job admirably, hardly any slush or snow gets onto the carpet or sides underneath.
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Neo
I'm surprised alot of people don't have these tossed in at the time of purchase/lease.

That's a rule of mine whenever I have to get a new car. It has to come with all-weather mats. I never pay extra for it. It's always tossed in for free.
Bingo......that's what I do......I make it the very lst thing and right before I sign on the dotted line. Don't mention it until the very last second after everything else.
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 09:36 AM
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I have them on year round. Pant savers they ain't though, in the winter my pants end up soaking on the floor as I drive. But they do their job admirably, hardly any slush or snow gets onto the carpet or sides underneath.
Yea...cuz unlike SUVs or other large vehicles, our legs aren't exactly perpendicular to the floor. So unless you're wearing tights, the bottom of your pants will sag down to the mat...
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 12:54 PM
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I realized this shortly after rain/snow while driving.. my new remedy is really ghetto... I take the socks, pull them up and wrap them around the pant legs...

...anyways when I step out of the vehicle, sometimes I forget to undo that, and I end up looking like a foolish looking thug from a certain ethnic group stereotype hahahah
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 01:48 AM
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you can flip the stock mats around because the opposite side is non-carpet and has grooves.
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Footman
I realized this shortly after rain/snow while driving.. my new remedy is really ghetto... I take the socks, pull them up and wrap them around the pant legs...

...anyways when I step out of the vehicle, sometimes I forget to undo that, and I end up looking like a foolish looking thug from a certain ethnic group stereotype hahahah
Haha, I can just imagine that. Don't call you Footman for nothing right?
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 08:39 AM
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I'll pass the comments along to my coworker, she designed the mats!
Seriously? The 8 rubber mats? In that case, congratulations on a very nice design.
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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^That was at her old job. I tried getting a hook-up but it looks like i'll have to pay for mine. I told her I'd let her sign my mats once they come in.
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