Lloyd Matts....

[Boxtaboy]

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.