Looking for Full Rubber Mats

[TX-ZACH]

Does anyone know where to score the front and rear heavy duty rubber mats?

 

[LUBr LuvR]

The black textured Sport mats are available from the vendors. If you’re wanting original/parchment they are made of “unobtainium” and are not yet reproduced. Dennis Carpenter had a sample at Super Celebration a few years ago, but they have yet to be successfully duplicated/available.

 

[BGBronco]

The black textured Sport mats are available from the vendors. If you’re wanting original/parchment they are made of “unobtainium” and are not yet reproduced. Dennis Carpenter had a sample at Super Celebration a few years ago, but they have yet to be successfully duplicated/available.

You would think there would be enough demand to reproduce the parchment mats.

 

[TX-ZACH]

Thanks. Ill try Dennis Carpenter the web site shows in stock. They other vendors so far are all back ordered with long lead times.

 

[LUBr LuvR]

You would think there would be enough demand to reproduce the parchment mats.

Right? If anyone could, seems it would be an amazingly successful venture.
DC had them available for sale at Super Cel. Hopefully they fall under their flat rate shipping deal.

Lead times on plastics, nylon and resins are running 10-14 weeks just for the raw materials. Makes getting parts and products from any of those materials a very frustrating wait for suppliers and customers. One customer we deal with at work does not understand the “new” math when we provide a lead time these days.

 

[DirtDonk]

Well we had them in stock as of a month ago. That may have changed, but I know because I got mine!
I got tired of waiting for the seemingly-never-to-appear Parchment color and am thinking of making my own out of the black.

I figure some kind of vinyl paint, then mostly wiped off to leave only the black highlights, in kind of a "faux parchment" color might still look acceptable. I'm sure I can ruin the looks as well, but I just hate the black that I'm willing to try.

These things are THICK by the way. I have an original tan-ish factory version (darker than parchment, but maybe just a discolored version?) and even though it's lasted all these years and is pliable as the day it was new, it's half the thickness of the new one. These things are heavy!
Hopefully they can last for awhile too, at that kind of money!

Paul

 

[sprdv1]

Right? If anyone could, seems it would be an amazingly successful venture.
DC had them available for sale at Super Cel. Hopefully they fall under their flat rate shipping deal.

Lead times on plastics, nylon and resins are running 10-14 weeks just for the raw materials. Makes getting parts and products from any of those materials a very frustrating wait for suppliers and customers. One customer we deal with at work does not understand the “new” math when we provide a lead time these days.

lead times are definitely crazy these days

 

[sprdv1]

Well we had them in stock as of a month ago. That may have changed, but I know because I got mine!
I got tired of waiting for the seemingly-never-to-appear Parchment color and am thinking of making my own out of the black.

save him a set

 

[House]

I have an original tan-ish factory version (darker than parchment, but maybe just a discolored version?)

Probably out of a Durango Tan Explorer.

 

[Justin Palmer]

Probably out of a Durango Tan Explorer.

Original Brown mat in my 72 Sequoia Brown Explorer….

 

[DirtDonk]

Probably out of a Durango Tan Explorer.

You’re exactly right. It was from friends 72 Explorer that I’ve posted pictures up of over the years.

I’m frankly impressed that it’s still alive. I had it folded tightly down to about a 12 inch square and sitting in storage for over 30 years.
Put it in the sun for a day recently, unfolded it and left it in the sun for another day and it’s flat with no creases.
Would be even better if I could find a matching front section that wasn’t completely thrashed though.

 

[DirtDonk]

Original Brown mat in my 72 Sequoia Brown Explorer….

That’s in amazing condition.
I’ve seen a lot of them lately, and they’re either pristine or buggered beyond belief.

 

[TX-ZACH]

That original looks good! Thinner as well. I found a set in stock from vendor and on the way.

 

[sprdv1]

That’s in amazing condition.
I’ve seen a lot of them lately, and they’re either pristine or buggered beyond belief.

pics or you lyin..

 

[sprdv1]

Original Brown mat in my 72 Sequoia Brown Explorer….

looking good Justin...

 

[ngsd]

We all have been searching for that elusive parchment mat. Mine is a little ragged too.

 

[BajaBronco]

Looks good from here! I'd run that any day