Toyota to Use Zip Ties to Fix Floor Mats

SageBrush · 10-08-2009, 03:05 PM

Hats off to Toyota!

EZW1 · 10-08-2009, 03:15 PM

This is an inexpensive temporary fix to allow customers to use their floor mats again while Toyota works on a permanent fix.

wildbottom · 10-08-2009, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Electric Me

You can buy about 600 of those zip ties for about $3.00, think of it as disposable safety and clean away.

Where do you get zip ties for that price. Lowest I've seen are 500 for $9. If you could tell me where to get 1000 for $10, then I'll be darn happy.

Jabber · 10-08-2009, 04:47 PM

Just get them at home depot. You get 100 for $2.95. That will allow you to clean your drivers mat 50 times before you have to spend another 3 bucks.

BTW, the cheapest 8" online was 20 with shipping.

Winston · 10-08-2009, 06:05 PM

Was it really that the mats moved that killed that family? The anchors that came with my mats work just fine. Are the anchors really faulty, or is it because you put one mat on top of the other?

Jabber · 10-08-2009, 06:15 PM

A Lexus dealer used mats that were designed for one car, and installed them.. on top of the carpeted mats.. on a different vehicle, i.e. using sequoia mats for a prius. In my opinion, and I do feel sorry for the family that lost their lives, but this is being blown WAY out of proportion. If the mat used was the correct application and had been properly installed, it might never have happened.

SlowTurd · 10-08-2009, 06:41 PM

i think the best way to clean them is to roll down your windows at the car wash

Boo · 10-08-2009, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceric

Sorry to veer away from the topic, but ... What was wrong with 5mph bumper?
My old '98 BMW had 9mph bumper.
It stayed in tact while the other guy's fell off.

+1

I'd love to have the 5 mph bumper requirement brought back. It's just absurd that current day cars can sustain $2,000 to $10,000 worth of damage in a 5 mph bump.

Didn't know that '98 BMWs had 9 mph bumpers. Solely by appearances, they looked like 5 mph bumpers (not like those '80s BMW bumpers that stuck out a foot and, I think, had little shock absorbers built-in).

tumbleweed · 10-08-2009, 09:07 PM

There's this little tune
M*I*C*K*E*Y M*O*U*S*E
can't remember the rest of it.

I guess when your number 1 you don't have to try as hard.

SlowTurd · 10-08-2009, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tumbleweed

There's this little tune
M*I*C*K*E*Y M*O*U*S*E
can't remember the rest of it.

I guess when your number 1 you don't have to try as hard.

Mickey Mouse Club TV Opening Theme - B&W Version - Video

10-08-2009, 03:05 PM	#11
SageBrush Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,070 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 103 Thanked 59 Times in 43 Posts Friends: 4	Re: Toyota to Use Zip Ties to Fix Floor Mats Hats off to Toyota!

10-08-2009, 03:15 PM	#12
EZW1 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 597 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: N/A Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 19 Posts Friends: 1	Re: Toyota to Use Zip Ties to Fix Floor Mats This is an inexpensive temporary fix to allow customers to use their floor mats again while Toyota works on a permanent fix.

10-08-2009, 04:47 PM	#14
Jabber Chicagoland Prius Guy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 653 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 16 Thanked 196 Times in 105 Posts Friends: 12	Re: Toyota to Use Zip Ties to Fix Floor Mats Just get them at home depot. You get 100 for $2.95. That will allow you to clean your drivers mat 50 times before you have to spend another 3 bucks. BTW, the cheapest 8" online was 20 with shipping.

10-08-2009, 06:05 PM	#15
Winston Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, California Posts: 578 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Toyota to Use Zip Ties to Fix Floor Mats Was it really that the mats moved that killed that family? The anchors that came with my mats work just fine. Are the anchors really faulty, or is it because you put one mat on top of the other?

10-08-2009, 06:15 PM	#16
Jabber Chicagoland Prius Guy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 653 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 16 Thanked 196 Times in 105 Posts Friends: 12	Re: Toyota to Use Zip Ties to Fix Floor Mats A Lexus dealer used mats that were designed for one car, and installed them.. on top of the carpeted mats.. on a different vehicle, i.e. using sequoia mats for a prius. In my opinion, and I do feel sorry for the family that lost their lives, but this is being blown WAY out of proportion. If the mat used was the correct application and had been properly installed, it might never have happened.

10-08-2009, 06:41 PM	#17
SlowTurd I LIKE PRIUS'S Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: nj Posts: 196 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: No Package Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Toyota to Use Zip Ties to Fix Floor Mats i think the best way to clean them is to roll down your windows at the car wash

10-08-2009, 09:07 PM	#19
tumbleweed Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 1,692 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: V Package: Adv. Technology Thanks: 33 Thanked 104 Times in 84 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Toyota to Use Zip Ties to Fix Floor Mats There's this little tune MICKEY MOUS*E can't remember the rest of it. I guess when your number 1 you don't have to try as hard.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Toyota Prius OEM All Weather Floor Mats	pbpuzzle	Gen II Prius Modifications	25	11-04-2009 07:50 PM
For Sale Bisque Toyota OEM Floor mats 2004-2008	echase	Private Sales	3	02-04-2009 09:38 PM
For Sale NEW OEM Toyota Prius rubber all season floor mats	exbauer	Private Sales	5	08-05-2008 03:22 PM
For Sale new OEM Toyota Prius all season rubber floor mats	exbauer	Private Sales	5	07-09-2008 03:43 PM
For Sale 2008 OEM Toyota gray floor mats	exbauer	Private Sales	1	06-08-2008 06:44 PM