Car mats are probably the most common and necessary type of product for a car. And it would seem so easy to choose them, because the range on the market is huge, and they seem to look normal. But when choosing car mats for the interior, you need to take into account a number of criteria. Because if you choose the wrong car accessories such as floor mats, you can run into many troubles. For example, even in durable rugs, holes and cracks can form, and products made from low-quality rubber emit a very unpleasant, pungent odor. It is also worth noting the following drawback: the mats have special mats to collect water in the product, but these same sides can interfere with pedaling, which reduces driving safety. If you choose textile rugs, they may simply get wet and curl at the edges, which will cause discomfort. In addition, car mats with poor fastening will move around the cabin and under your feet, and this is very bad. Therefore, you should take your choice seriously and choose the best product, so you yourself will be in direct contact with it.
We have already understood that the most important selection criterion is safety. To achieve this, each manufacturing plant has its own technologies to ensure this parameter. The first is the fastening. It is necessary to provide a reliable and high-quality system of fasteners to the floor of the car, due to which it will not interfere with pressing the pedals. Also, car interior mats must be made in such a way that shoes do not slip on the surface. It is best when they are equipped with special spikes, which are very reliable. It is worth noting that cheap and generic products do not come with attachment points, so they are not safe to use. There are also car interior covers with Velcro. But we say right away that Velcro is completely unreliable and does not provide the necessary grip. The safety of use is also affected by the presence of a thrust bearing; it can be made of plastic or rubber. The heel is designed to ensure that when moving your foot from one pedal to another, the heel does not slip.
Regarding comfort, we can conclude that textile carpets are in the lead. They may hold dust, but they keep it in a fairly wide range of vibrations that occur during movement. It is also worth noting that even during rain and snow, such pile mats are very good, because they absorb water and do not form strong puddles, as is the case with rubber and polyurethane ones. Thanks to this, your feet and shoes will remain dry and will not slip. To remove the water, just stop and hold the mat in a vertical position for a couple of minutes until the water drains. If there is any dirt on the surface, you will need a brush or a car vacuum cleaner.
Car mats vary in type - there are universal ones, suitable for any car, and those made specifically for the model. We'll tell you what kind of car mats there are, what materials they're made from, and what's best to choose.
Tailor's patterns
A pattern is a pattern tool that serves as a template for applying the correct contours to the fabric. It is necessary so that when sewing, all the details of clothing or accessories come together in the correct proportions and sizes.
Tailors use two types of patterns: those with standard curves and those in which the curvature varies. Static patterns are used when drawing typical lines. Patterns with a change in curvature have a movable part, with the help of which the angle and direction of the line changes.
Professional tailors constantly use patterns for sewing clothes or other things (photo: domikpozitiva.com.ua)
Types of patterns used by tailors:
- corner - for drawing parallels and perpendiculars, that is, straight lines;
- side or saber - for drawing rounded and relief lines, for example, darts, sleeves;
- armholes or French - for designing cutouts of different depths;
- combined or universal.
We sew our own car mat
Once you make a pattern for sewing car mats, you can easily sew more than one accessory. With their help, you will make smooth, symmetrical lines, and also save time for creating new rugs when needed.
Materials from which car mats are made:
- EVA – ethylene vinyl acetate (foam rubber) – wear-resistant and environmentally friendly material;
- rubber - the most budget-friendly, but short-lived;
- textiles - best used only in dry seasons;
- nylon or polypropylene - durable and easy to use.
Often the material is combined to improve the quality and service life of the product.
Methods for taking measurements of car mats
Before sewing a car mat, you need to take measurements from the bottom of the car interior.
First way. Trace the old car mats onto the new material and cut them out.
Making car mats yourself will cost less than buying them (photo: avtokovrik102.ru)
Second way. Take plastic film, lay it on the bottom of the cabin and secure it with pushpins so that the material cannot move. Make changes to the shape of the rugs as desired. Using a marker, draw the edges and places for the cuts in it. Do not make the place for resting your feet (to the left of all pedals) too wide so that the right pedal does not cling to the mat. Cut off any unnecessary parts on the template and trace it onto the carpet material. Make the final adjustment of the accessory to the shape of the bottom of the cabin. Label each pattern so you know which part of the salon it belongs to.
Patterns for sewing car mats (download)
Patterns for EVA rugs or textile analogues are not particularly different. You can download some examples of such templates online. Here are several patterns available for downloading (pattern forcarmats.ru, pattern 2 www.carpet4car.ru). After downloading the files, the patterns for car mats need to be printed in full format on several A4 sheets, cut out and glued.
pattern forcarmats.ru
pattern 2 www.carpet4car.ru
You can try to download electronic patterns for car mats for free from Torrent.
Where to buy patterns for carpets
Companies that deal with components for cars or specifically car mats offer to download patterns for EVA mats or other materials for a small fee, starting from 20 rubles per piece. You can download such patterns in PDF or JPEG format.
There are two ways to replace floor mats in your car: buy new ones or make them yourself. For the second option, you will need a rug template. How to make patterns for car mats yourself, see the video below.
Electronic patterns for car mats based on customer photos
The service of making rugs to order according to individual designs is becoming quite popular, because... You can make your own unique rugs of the desired shape. By the way, not necessarily for cars. In this case, all you need is to outline the desired outline on graph paper and send us a photo. We will show what happens next using one of the examples.
In this order, the client traced old rubber mats on graph paper. And since their shape was somewhat unsatisfactory, I also put down the desired dimensions of some of the sides.
Original photo of the customer for making patterns
The task was to take the outline from the graph paper and change the dimensions of the required sides to the dimensions marked down. When trying to do this, it became clear that the dimensions did not fit together, and in order to fit them, you would have to distort the shape of the rug, and this can be done in different ways. To prevent mistakes, we asked the customer to draw the final outline directly on top of the layout, simply in a different color, so as not to transfer the paper. We get a new photo:
The pattern needs to be digitized along the red line
The customer made some more adjustments and drew the final shape with a red marker. Layouts are accepted, and we begin digitizing work.
The software removes optical distortions of the photograph, the image is deformed, paper irregularities are smoothed out, and the image scale is adjusted in accordance with the lines of the millimeter grid. The accuracy of size restoration depends on the quality of the original photos. In this case, the quality of the photo is quite low, but the accuracy of the contour remains within 1-2mm, and does not go beyond the thickness of the felt-tip pen line with which the contour itself is drawn.
To obtain patterns, first the distortions of the original image are removed, and the scale is restored along the lines of graph paper
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Guys, hello everyone! I recently decided to make my own car mats with my own hands. At work I found a piece of car carpet with a waterproof backing. Cut to size and shape. And then the question arose: how to arrange them?! And I came up with the idea of finishing them around the edge with black lace, kind of like overlocking them! To do this, I had to use a punch to punch a million holes around the perimeter of the rug!)))
I made holes every centimeter and a centimeter from the edge.
Let me tell you that it took a whole carload of time!)))
And now the holes are finished!
Then an even more tedious process began: threading the lace through the holes!)))
Each rug took approximately 6 meters of lace! And in order to prevent the rugs from rolling underfoot, I glued regular Velcro to the back side, after sanding the area where it was supposed to be glued!
Well, here is the finished result:
Rugs for the summer! I am very pleased with the result!
3D rugs
It’s worth saying right away that the cost of such products is not as high as it might seem at first glance. A kit for a budget car will cost about 3,000 rubles. 3D products come in polyurethane or pseudo-pile (styled like the carpet that a car is equipped with at the factory). The highest quality and more expensive models additionally use metal inserts.
If we talk about the advantages of such rugs, then it is worth highlighting their practicality, since they are suitable for both winter slush and summer heat. The service life of these products is also quite long (about 25,000 km).
As a rule, they are equipped with an anti-slip layer on the reverse side, so you don’t have to worry about fasteners.
What is car carpet
Currently, a car is a necessity, a means of transportation, a second home, anything, but not a luxury. They spend a lot of time there, sometimes as much as at home. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange the salon as it is done in an apartment or house, that is, to take maximum care of your own comfort.
It goes without saying that for cleanliness and convenience you have to buy some things. These special items help create the interior of the cabin. It all starts with the covers and ends with the carpet. The use of mats will help protect your car from dirt.
Car carpet is used not only to create an aesthetic appearance of the interior, but also to provide real assistance to the owner. It is designed to protect the floor from erosion, which can occur from moisture and dirt. And this is its most important purpose. The coating is used not only in the cabin, but also in the trunk. It is a pile material with a rubber base.
So, car carpet is used as a floor covering. Different types of rugs are made from it. They are cut out according to pre-prepared patterns for each make of car. This material is used to cover floors in offices and other premises. It gained wide popularity due to its special qualities.
Electronic patterns for car mats based on customer photos
The service of making rugs to order according to individual designs is becoming quite popular, because... You can make your own unique rugs of the desired shape. By the way, not necessarily for cars. In this case, all you need is to outline the desired outline on graph paper and send us a photo. We will show what happens next using one of the examples.
In this order, the client traced old rubber mats on graph paper. And since their shape was somewhat unsatisfactory, I also put down the desired dimensions of some of the sides.
Original photo of the customer for making patterns
The task was to take the outline from the graph paper and change the dimensions of the required sides to the dimensions marked down. When trying to do this, it became clear that the dimensions did not fit together, and in order to fit them, you would have to distort the shape of the rug, and this can be done in different ways. To prevent mistakes, we asked the customer to draw the final outline directly on top of the layout, simply in a different color, so as not to transfer the paper. We get a new photo:
The pattern needs to be digitized along the red line
The customer made some more adjustments and drew the final shape with a red marker. Layouts are accepted, and we begin digitizing work.
The software removes optical distortions of the photograph, the image is deformed, paper irregularities are smoothed out, and the image scale is adjusted in accordance with the lines of the millimeter grid. The accuracy of size restoration depends on the quality of the original photos. In this case, the quality of the photo is quite low, but the accuracy of the contour remains within 1-2mm, and does not go beyond the thickness of the felt-tip pen line with which the contour itself is drawn.
To obtain patterns, first the distortions of the original image are removed, and the scale is restored along the lines of graph paper
Drawing a contour and obtaining a pattern in electronic form
We restore the shape outlined in the red line, obtaining an exact shape in size, but still a rough shape for further processing and obtaining accurate patterns for the rugs.
Rough mold for making patterns
Next, we make adjustments: straight lines and right angles are made straight, parallel lines are made parallel, the “waviness” of the hand-drawn outline is removed, the corner radii are selected, etc., to obtain an accurate and beautiful shape. In fact, the layout is drawn in a graphic editor according to the resulting contour.
Finished outline of the driver's mat
The patterns for the remaining rugs are digitized in the same way. Next, the locations of Velcro, nameplates, and fastenings are noted, and the finished rug patterns are electronically sent to the workshop, where cutting takes place directly on CNC equipment.
Mat patterns in electronic form ready for cutting
The rugs are manufactured and sent to the customer. After which it is always nice to receive reviews and photos of finished mats already in the car:
Photo of the finished driver's mat in the car
One of the secrets why rugs look so good lies in the details. If the straight lines are perfectly straight, the right angles are exactly 90 degrees, when the free corners are rounded to the same radius, which is visually combined with the overall shape of the rug, then the finished product looks much better at first glance than a similar one, but without attention to such details.
When working with layouts, complete confidentiality is maintained. We do not ask the customer for the car model. Each order is individual in its layout. The layout identifier is only the order number. Therefore, no one else will have the same rugs, unless the customer himself shares the layouts.
If you want to order your individual rugs, but don’t know how best to prepare layouts, or are thinking about what shape is best to make the rugs, for example, how to design a pedal assembly - please contact us, we will be happy to advise, answer technical questions, suggest how to make it better, give recommendations for preparing layouts.
Article about preparing layouts
Carpet characteristics
Carpet made from two-layer and three-layer material is popular among consumers.
Double-layer – has 2 layers. Its structure is as follows: the top layer is a fairly durable pile of synthetic material, and the bottom layer is a rubber coating. Its cost is quite affordable. If such a carpet is made conscientiously, then it will easily cope with the tasks assigned to it.
Three-layer, respectively, includes 3 layers. The top and bottom layers are the same as in a two-layer, but between them there is a waterproof layer or layer of polymers. Such material will certainly protect against negative influences.
Today, it is not difficult to buy the required type of car mats from any manufacturer. It’s rather difficult to imagine a salon without them. When purchasing a car, the owner already thinks about the floor covering. The alternative, of course, is to cut it yourself, but does that make sense?
Types of car mats:
Model - made for a specific individual brand of car. They copy the geometry of the floor without leaving any gaps.
Universal - a simpler option. They cannot be laid as perfectly as the previous ones. And it is clear that they will cost less than model ones.
Paper mats
Disposable products are of interest to many car owners, but it is worth considering that they are very often confused with mats - diapers. Paper mats are intended for transporting machines or for displaying models at exhibitions. Their main purpose is to prevent a person from getting the floor too dirty after being in the car for a short time. Thus, paper mats only help to preserve the presentation; for constant use, they are as useful as a piece of newspaper laid out in the car interior. In addition, after paper mats get wet, they turn into a not very pleasant mass, which is not so easy to remove from the car.
If we talk about disposable models that absorb moisture, then their cost is from 60 rubles for 2 pieces. As a rule, they consist of several layers of permeable and retaining material (similar to diapers). The convenience of their use lies in the fact that there is no need to rack your brains over drying the products. On the other hand, using such napkins or paper mats is not entirely rational; you won’t be able to beat the cost.
Choice of coverage
- Woven carpet on a natural base made of jute. The most expensive and durable. It is made according to the principle of ordinary carpets; production is quite labor-intensive.
- Tufted carpet - threads are inserted into the base using a needle and secured with glue. The coating is of high quality. The manufacturing process does not take much time and its cost is low. Recommended for use in cars.
- Needle-punched carpet - the technology consists of opening a synthetic mass whipped with needles. Durable and at the same time cheap material. A very suitable option for a car.
To make the right choice of material, you need to approach this issue very carefully:
Firstly, the density of the topcoat is very important. The higher the density, the better. The coating will last longer and will not allow dirt and moisture to pass through longer, because the fibers are well pressed against each other.
Secondly, it is advisable to choose a coating with low pile. It will retain its original appearance longer. While the high pile will fall quickly.
Thirdly, if you are thinking about which carpet to choose? Colored or plain, you need to know that colored will fade faster and lose its original color.
Installing carpet in a car is not so easy. Especially if you do it yourself, without outside help. But, in principle, the process does not take much time.
Replacing the floor covering in a car can be done for completely different reasons. For example, the old carpet has ceased to cope with its responsibilities, or the existing covering is of poor quality.
A high-quality carpet will rid the salon of dirty and wet floors. Having realized the importance and necessity of this material, you can begin installing it yourself, remembering to follow the instructions:
- Removing seats;
- Removing old coating;
- Laying new carpet;
- Wetting already laid new material to give shape;
- Drying;
- Laying the dried material in place;
The carpet installation is now complete. If the work was done with your own hands, then you need to think again whether to fix the coating or not. If yes, then you can use glue or double-sided tape.
And also, good advice from seasoned car enthusiasts. Before laying the covering, the floor must be treated with mastic. If there is rust, it is cleaned and treated with an anti-corrosion compound. And this must be done to protect the carpet from damage.
After installing carpet flooring, it’s time to think about the need for rugs. They are easy to make. You can cope with your own efforts and do everything with your own hands.
Polyurethane mats
Such models went on sale back in 2003, but during all this time they have not been able to fully win their place in the market. This is due to the overpriced products. When choosing between rubber and polyurethane car mats, car owners usually give preference to the former, since they cost 3 times less, but look the same. However, PU has many advantages, for example:
- less weight;
- increased wear resistance;
- increased resistance to aggressive environments (salts, oils, gasoline, reagents);
- resistance to deformation in cold weather conditions;
- very long service life (up to 50,000 km).
In addition, PU practically does not absorb odors.
In addition to the high cost, the only disadvantage of such products is the inability to retain dust.
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Hi all. Can anyone help me find EVA (polymer) material the same as for rugs with cells (website) where you can buy a roll or by square meters. Thanks in advance PM.
You need to dust off your feet! I drove with my original pile mats all winter, no problems. And so yes, if from a snowdrift to a salon... Make beautiful pile ones with a rubber backing and put them on the side!
Yes, for a long time they have been selling sets of rubber mats along with fabric ones, that is, you have both rubber troughs and fleecy carpets, which, if desired, can be removed, and only ordinary rubber ones will remain. That’s all, I can’t force myself to buy them; the price in our city is 1600 rubles for almost all car models, either in stock or on order.
In my experience of using shag carpets, they do not need edges. How to make sides? No way, unless there is special equipment and materials. I found an office on the Internet that produces so-called 3D (as this abbreviation is fashionable now...) carpets. They look like the same rubber, molded carpets, but only pile ones. Price tag 2-2.5 thousand rubles. Specialized stores sell office carpeting with medium-length pile; on the reverse side there is rubber with 1-in-1 studs, like on some good automobile ones. There was an idea to buy a linear meter of this, its width is 2 m. It would be enough for the entire interior and trunk, but I couldn’t find it in black. There was, but with white fluff, like gray hair.
Thanks for the advice.
Carpet, do you mean carpet?
...the purpose of pile carpets is to absorb moisture...and the rubber component is to prevent it (moisture) from getting onto the carpet..."a rubber bath" is not needed here...
As soon as I remember how much water there was in winter from the snow, I immediately want to make sides.
...well then you'll have to forget about aesthetics...and use boring rubber troughs :)
Textile rugs
Fabric and pile products are found in car interiors as often as standard rubber “troughs”. Externally, such products look more luxurious and comfortable than their plastic counterparts. The average service life is about 30,000 km. In addition, they perfectly collect and hold dust (even under conditions of strong vibrations), and the heels of shoes do not slip on their surface. If you dry the products in a timely manner, they will not be deformed by frost. This is where the advantages of textile rugs end and the disadvantages begin:
- Products very quickly lose their color and become the same shade as the dirt in the interior.
- Poor-quality mats do not absorb moisture well, which is why a mud puddle constantly forms under the driver’s feet, his feet get wet, and stains appear on his trousers.
- If you do not dry the mat after each trip, moisture will accumulate in the pile covering, which will lead to the formation of fungus and an unpleasant odor.
- If it’s hot inside the car, then the mats will only provoke more fogging of the windows.
- The cost of the products is almost 2 times higher than their rubber counterparts.
To minimize the disadvantages, it is worth buying products with a rubberized base that can absorb up to 2 liters of water.
It is recommended to buy such accessories only for periods of dry and warm weather. The same applies to cloth, felt and velor models.
Carpet characteristics
Carpet made from two-layer and three-layer material is popular among consumers.
Double-layer – has 2 layers. Its structure is as follows: the top layer is a fairly durable pile of synthetic material, and the bottom layer is a rubber coating. Its cost is quite affordable. If such a carpet is made conscientiously, then it will easily cope with the tasks assigned to it.
Three-layer, respectively, includes 3 layers. The top and bottom layers are the same as in a two-layer, but between them there is a waterproof layer or layer of polymers. Such material will certainly protect against negative influences.
Today, it is not difficult to buy the required type of car mats from any manufacturer. It’s rather difficult to imagine a salon without them. When purchasing a car, the owner already thinks about the floor covering. The alternative, of course, is to cut it yourself, but does that make sense?
Types of car mats:
Model - made for a specific individual brand of car. They copy the geometry of the floor without leaving any gaps.
Universal - a simpler option. They cannot be laid as perfectly as the previous ones. And it is clear that they will cost less than model ones.
Types of rugs
First of all, car floor mats differ depending on whether they were made for a specific car model or are suitable for any “iron horse”.
It’s worth saying right away that in this case the word “versatility” cannot be considered as a plus of the product. Typically, such accessories quickly become unusable and rarely fit on the surface as they should. Due to displacement and mismatch of sizes, creases appear on the rugs, which causes a lot of inconvenience. It is very difficult to adjust universal models to the desired size, since in this case the “trough” shape is disrupted. As a result, a mud mass forms under the rug. On the other hand, such models are much cheaper than their “sophisticated” counterparts.
If we are talking about products for a specific car, then in that case the carpets are divided into two categories: non-original and original. The latter are manufactured by the same manufacturer as the car itself and cost from 2,500 rubles (for example, for Reanault Logan). The quality of such products is much higher, however, in the conditions of our harsh winters they do not “survive” for long.
Non-original mats are much cheaper (from 640 rubles), have a good appearance and high sides, but also do not last long. To avoid this drawback, you should pay attention to the fastening of products and the material of manufacture.
Choice of coverage
- Woven carpet on a natural base made of jute. The most expensive and durable. It is made according to the principle of ordinary carpets; production is quite labor-intensive.
- Tufted carpet - threads are inserted into the base using a needle and secured with glue. The coating is of high quality. The manufacturing process does not take much time and its cost is low. Recommended for use in cars.
- Needle-punched carpet - the technology consists of opening a synthetic mass whipped with needles. Durable and at the same time cheap material. A very suitable option for a car.
To make the right choice of material, you need to approach this issue very carefully:
Firstly, the density of the topcoat is very important. The higher the density, the better. The coating will last longer and will not allow dirt and moisture to pass through longer, because the fibers are well pressed against each other.
Secondly, it is advisable to choose a coating with low pile. It will retain its original appearance longer. While the high pile will fall quickly.
Thirdly, if you are thinking about which carpet to choose? Colored or plain, you need to know that colored will fade faster and lose its original color.
Installing carpet in a car is not so easy. Especially if you do it yourself, without outside help. But, in principle, the process does not take much time.
Replacing the floor covering in a car can be done for completely different reasons. For example, the old carpet has ceased to cope with its responsibilities, or the existing covering is of poor quality.
A high-quality carpet will rid the salon of dirty and wet floors. Having realized the importance and necessity of this material, you can begin installing it yourself, remembering to follow the instructions:
- Removing seats;
- Removing old coating;
- Laying new carpet;
- Wetting already laid new material to give shape;
- Drying;
- Laying the dried material in place;
The carpet installation is now complete. If the work was done with your own hands, then you need to think again whether to fix the coating or not. If yes, then you can use glue or double-sided tape.
And also, good advice from seasoned car enthusiasts. Before laying the covering, the floor must be treated with mastic. If there is rust, it is cleaned and treated with an anti-corrosion compound. And this must be done to protect the carpet from damage.
After installing carpet flooring, it’s time to think about the need for rugs. They are easy to make. You can cope with your own efforts and do everything with your own hands.
Drawing a contour and obtaining a pattern in electronic form
We restore the shape outlined in the red line, obtaining an exact shape in size, but still a rough shape for further processing and obtaining accurate patterns for the rugs.
Rough mold for making patterns
Next, we make adjustments: straight lines and right angles are made straight, parallel lines are made parallel, the “waviness” of the hand-drawn outline is removed, the corner radii are selected, etc., to obtain an accurate and beautiful shape. In fact, the layout is drawn in a graphic editor according to the resulting contour.
Finished outline of the driver's mat
The patterns for the remaining rugs are digitized in the same way. Next, the locations of Velcro, nameplates, and fastenings are noted, and the finished rug patterns are electronically sent to the workshop, where cutting takes place directly on CNC equipment.
Mat patterns in electronic form ready for cutting
Homemade car mats
The comfort of being in a car is determined by its cleanliness. Cleaning the interior is more convenient and enjoyable when there are floor mats. They can also be used to create a creative look inside the car. There is a sufficient range of rugs on the market, but exclusive ones can only be made with your own hands. Rugs made in this way help you save money and be confident in quality. Labor costs are measured in more than one hour, so the decision whether to make car mats yourself is made by the car owner himself.
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How to make car mat patterns yourself?
There are two ways to take measurements of car mats:
The simplest one is to take any material, place your standard car mats on it and trace the outline. You can also draw in certain parts that you would like to change.
Below is a video on how to make your own patterns for the production of car mats.
Keep the car interior floors clean.
Cut off the polyethylene, place it on the floor under the future rug and straighten it, pressing it to the floor.
Secure the polyethylene with pushpins around the perimeter so that there are no folds left on it. The polyethylene template should be of such a size that it ensures complete coverage of the floor surface under the future rug.
In places where folds remain, where the car floor has sharp bends/differences, for example in the left foot rest area, make a cut so that the plastic film remains on the top and bottom of the car floor.
Trace the polyethylene template with a marker along the contour where the flat part of the poly ends and where you would like to see your finished rug. Do the same operation with the remaining rugs.
If you have standard fasteners (clips, eyelets), accurately mark their location (centers of holes) on the plastic template.
If possible, transfer the templates made from polyethylene onto thick paper and cut out the patterns. Try on and, if necessary, adjust the patterns by trimming the excess or, conversely, adding (glue the missing sections of paper with glue).
If possible, take several general photos with the patterns laid out on the floor in the car.
When your patterns are ready, please contact us and we will provide information on where to send them. After receiving the patterns, we will make you car mats within 1 day.
Video by EVA Smart
Replacement of floor covering and removal of soundproofing material on VAZ 2108-VAZ 21099
Removal
1) Remove the front seat together with the slides installed on it (instructions are described in the article: “Replacing front seats”)
2) Remove the floor tunnel lining. (explained point by point in the note: “Replacing the floor covering”)
3) Using a screwdriver on both sides, pry out the decorative plugs covering the seat belt bracket lower mounting bolts.
4) After removing the plugs, unscrew the two belt mounting bolts on each side.
5) Remove the brackets from both sides, taking them out together with the unscrewed mounting bolts.
Note! There is a metal sleeve on the bolts, be careful not to lose it!
6) Next, unscrew the 2 screws securing the middle pad to the stand and remove the pad.
7) Now move to the side front doors. On each side, unscrew the three screws securing the upper sill trims.
Remove the screws from the car.
9) Using a screwdriver, remove the four screws securing the front lower sill panels.
10) Remove the covers from the machine.
11) Go to the rear doors of the car and use a screwdriver to remove three screws at the rear sills on each side.
10) Remove the pads and use your hand to pick up the carpet, lift it up and remove it.
Note! There is sound insulation below the carpets - if necessary, replace it with a new one.
Installation
This is done in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following nuances:
1) Check the sound insulation for moisture, dry if necessary.
2) You must begin installing the sill overlays in the following order: lower – upper – middle overlays.
3) There is no need to tighten the cover screws too much to avoid damage.
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Car enthusiasts like it when the interior of their “iron horse” is decorated beautifully and unusually. It turns out that you can make your own car mats with your own hands. If you do everything correctly, you will reliably protect the car interior from snow in winter and dirt in rainy times. Externally, such rugs will look no worse than store-bought ones, and their working life is longer than that of factory ones. So, how to make car mats with your own hands? The procedure will be as follows.
Preparation
Any quality work on making anything begins with thorough preparation. In this case, you need to do the following:
- Measure the floor of the car (and if necessary, the bottom of the trunk).
- Transfer the result obtained to a sheet of Whatman paper (A3 is enough).
Important! It is important to make patterns in advance because you need to know how much material will be needed. The approximate amount of material required for work is 1 m in length and 3 m in width. You can also use old rugs as patterns.
EVA car mats
This type of rugs appeared quite recently. “EVA” is Ethylene Vinyl Acetate, which is a special foam rubber that meets all environmental requirements. The main feature of products of this type is the absence of the usual sides. Their role is played by numerous cells into which sand, water and dirt are clogged. When the mat is tilted at 45 degrees, moisture remains in the cells, so you can safely remove the product from the car without fear that all its contents will spill onto the floor. This feature also applies to how to dry the rug. To do this, simply turn the mat over with the cells facing down and all the water will drain out. After this, you need to wait a little until the product dries. In addition, such mats retain heat well, so they continue to dry even after the engine is turned off.
Also among the advantages of rubber it is worth highlighting:
A set of such mats will cost about 3,800 rubles for a budget car.
How to choose car carpet
In order for the product to serve for a long period of time, it is necessary to choose samples with synthetic pile densely located on the base. If the car is used actively, then you should not purchase two-layer products. You should also pay attention to the strength of the pile.
Another characteristic that should be taken into account is the length of the pile. Products with short pile are more durable. In addition, they are much easier to care for. Cleaning long pile from dirt that gets on the product sometimes becomes an impossible task. The only way out in this case is to replace the car mats.
It is worth taking a closer look at the color of the product, or, more precisely, its intensity. If the coloring of synthetic pile was done superficially, then in the near future it will begin to discolor. It is worth purchasing a product whose top layer was painted along with the base on which the pile was applied.
As for color schemes, the car carpet should be in harmony with the color scheme of the entire interior. If possible, it is best to purchase a complete interior replacement kit. But due to its high pricing policy, not everyone can afford such luxury.
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