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Old 19-10-2007, 03:18 PM   #1
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Default What's this for (on mat)?

Anyone know what the metal shrouded hole in the mat is for?

I've got the same thing on my floor mats... obviously to hook onto something, but what?



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Old 19-10-2007, 03:23 PM   #2
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Mat locating screws.
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Old 19-10-2007, 03:25 PM   #3
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Any more info? Are the screws an item that can be purchased from Ford?
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Old 19-10-2007, 03:31 PM   #4
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They usually come with the mats. Just help in securing the mats to the floor so they don't slide
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Old 19-10-2007, 03:37 PM   #5
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They usually come with the mats. Just help in securing the mats to the floor so they don't slide
Sounds like a plan.

Just had a look and my passenger side mat doesn't have the holes and by the look of the mat it needs it more than the drivers side.
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Old 19-10-2007, 03:41 PM   #6
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Sounds like a plan.

Just had a look and my passenger side mat doesn't have the holes and by the look of the mat it needs it more than the drivers side.
Mine are exactley the same. My mats are all bunch up at the top on the passengers side. Fortunate for me, I have a spare set at home, so once I wear through these, I'll have a spare.
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Old 19-10-2007, 03:51 PM   #7
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Ron,

Aunger have a mat locking kit for about $5 which will do the job for the front mats. It takes 5 minutes to do.

Kmart, Supercheap, Big W etc, etc will have them.

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Old 19-10-2007, 04:23 PM   #8
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Mine are exactley the same. My mats are all bunch up at the top on the passengers side. Fortunate for me, I have a spare set at home, so once I wear through these, I'll have a spare.
If you promise not to laugh I'll take a photo of my solution to that problem ;)

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Aunger have a mat locking kit for about $5 which will do the job for the front mats. It takes 5 minutes to do.
Thanks George, I'll chase it up.
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If you promise not to laugh I'll take a photo of my solution to that problem ;)
You obviously haven't seen my mods then :hihi:

I promise not to laugh
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Yeah mine have mat locators on both sides, although they arent really that useful
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Old 20-10-2007, 08:48 AM   #11
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I've had locking plugs in the SR since I bought it, no mat movement at all. Terrific!

The wagon didn't have them, mats going all over the shop, bunching up etc, etc; since I used the locking kit, no worries at all.

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