Lloyd Matts.... - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

TriGem2k · 03-07-2008, 04:59 PM

Burg - I think I'm going to cry myself to sleep tonight. My feet are a very sensitive subject :ah: . HAHAHA just kidding dude. The spot that is in the picture is from my left foot when it is not pressing the clutch and just resting there. JUST FOR THE RECORD I have a size 12 shoe.

Bmuss - Thanks for the link. Those matts look pretty awesome but I like the OEM look. Plus I live in SoCal and I never drive the car in the rain so the water absorption part is pretty useless. I will however send that link to my cousin who drives an S4 in NJ. I think he will love them.

boxs2000 · 03-07-2008, 06:13 PM

Lloyd mats are the oe makers for Porsche, MBZ and BMW. In the last 5 MBZ I've had they have all been Lloyd and 3 of those cars were all brand new. They last very long

Ofishbein · 03-07-2008, 07:24 PM

TriGem,

Call John at Rich and Famous Auto Tops in North Hollywood. I got some from him and the quality is way better than Lloyds. More expensive, but worth it. Much thicker pile and he can do leather piping in whatever color you want. He can also sew in a leather or rubber heel pad to reinforce the area at your heel.

Your car is a virtual twin of mine. I'm surprised I haven't seen you because I live in the valley and work in Burbank/Glendale.

Cheers.

TriGem2k · 03-07-2008, 10:59 PM

Ofishbein - Dude I live in Burbank and work in Glendale. I thought I've seen every Boxster around...Do you drive it daily? My office is right on the corner of Broadway & Adams.

Do you know if and how much the GAHH glass top would be from Famous Auto Tops? Would you happen to have their number on hand?

Thanks for the reply.

James

Ofishbein · 03-08-2008, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TriGem2k

Ofishbein - Dude I live in Burbank and work in Glendale. I thought I've seen every Boxster around...Do you drive it daily? My office is right on the corner of Broadway & Adams.

Do you know if and how much the GAHH glass top would be from Famous Auto Tops? Would you happen to have their number on hand?

Thanks for the reply.

James

James,

I think they make their own tops - I don't know if they do glass windows or not but I know they can source material from GAHH so they may be able to work something out. Their number is 818-782-4161. Tell him Larry Johnson referred you. He will remember doing some of my Alcantara work. You may want to visit and look at their operation. They always have some interesting jobs going on and you can look at some of their work. Another good local source is Auto Upholstery by AJ in Northridge.

I work near Western & Flower, but I only drive the Boxster once or twice a week. Same arctic silver, GT3 kit, etc., but soon to install CCW wheels. You are the only other person I have heard of brave (crazy?) enough to run the chin splitter on LA streets (I keep a spare).

Regards,

Larry.

TriGem2k · 03-13-2008, 03:28 PM

Just got my Lloyd matts and I must say that these things look and feel amazing! I installed them but refuse to put my feet on them until I get the Fabric Protector.

My matts are black with silver PORSCHE script.

I will post pictures soon...

Thanks everyone for your input.

James

Bob Z. · 03-14-2008, 04:37 AM

In the latest issue of Road & track, there is an ad for custom made leather mats - www.calcarcover.com ($199.99 for a 2 piece set). And they come in a few colors...not sure how they would hold up though.

Lil bastard · 03-07-2008, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by boxs2000

Lloyd mats are the oe makers for Porsche, MBZ and BMW. In the last 5 MBZ I've had they have all been Lloyd and 3 of those cars were all brand new. They last very long

Not exactly true. Lloyds are not an OEM supplier, they are an officially licensed manufacturer for aftemarket mats.

They must pass stringent quality standards as a matter of meeting the license requirements, but they do not supply Porsche, MB, Bimmmer, or other manufacturers directly.

They may supply USA dealers for aftermarket installations, but that differs from actually producing them for the manufacturers. A small distinction for some, but a clear distinction nonetheless.

Despite this, the Lloyds mats are of exceptionally good quality, perhaps second only to, if not the equal of, the Techquipment mats which are actually OEM supply.

Boxtaboy · 03-08-2008, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Lil bastard

Not exactly true. Lloyds are not an OEM supplier, they are an officially licensed manufacturer for aftemarket mats.

They must pass stringent quality standards as a matter of meeting the license requirements, but they do not supply Porsche, MB, Bimmmer, or other manufacturers directly.

They may supply USA dealers for aftermarket installations, but that differs from actually producing them for the manufacturers. A small distinction for some, but a clear distinction nonetheless.

Despite this, the Lloyds mats are of exceptionally good quality, perhaps second only to, if not the equal of, the Techquipment mats which are actually OEM supply.

Absolutely. The Lloyd's mats also have one feature that I don't like: they don't have the same velcro fastening system below the mats as the OEM mats do. They instead employ a strap and plastic fastener system that attaches from the mat to the seat railing, which to me is annoying because you have to unclip the mats before pulling out and cleaning them. It's also annoying if you take your car to a carwash, and the guys there don't know that you can't just pull the mats out for cleaning.

I solved the problem, however, by just cutting the straps off, and using some industrial strength velcro strips that I bought at the hardware store to stick on the underside of the Lloyd's mats so that I could still utilize the velcro attachment method.