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  1. GoSkins

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    A minor thing but it has been bugging me lately. My new Prius does not have those little hooks that keep the carpet style floor mat down on the driver's side. The holes are there but nothing else. Did yours have hooks? :(
     
    #1 GoSkins, Sep 16, 2009
  2. 32kcolors

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    Yes, they should come with hooks if you got the factory mats (driver's side only).
     
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    You should have gotten them with the carpets so talk to your dealer and see if they'll give you a set.

    There's also thread around here where someone found a source for them. IIRC, they were very inexpensive.
     
    #3 Bica2go, Sep 16, 2009
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    My driver side carpet mats have the hooks to anchor them down.
    Suggest you check with your dealer and have them install the hooks.
     
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    Thanks, I will go into the dealer and see what the deal was. It was during CFC days and things were hectic at the store but, wouldn't they have been put in at the port? The optional carpets were listed on the window sticker, though I did not ask,want or pay for them. Well, I did pay, one way or the other!
     
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    If you are referring to carpeted floor mats, they should be standard not optional.

    At least, that's how it is in Canada. ;) I got the extra all-weather mats thrown in the deal. :D
     
    #6 Benggolf, Sep 16, 2009
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    In the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region the floor mats, whether carpeted or all-weather, are an option. An option that may be included with the car and listed on the Monroney sticker, but still a separately priced option.
     
    #7 jay_man2, Sep 16, 2009
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    Worst case you can buy them on eBay:

    toyota mat hooks, great deals on eBay Motors, Tundra on eBay!
     
    #8 jay_man2, Sep 16, 2009
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    yes, you got ripped :eek:
     
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    Probably not on purpose if it was during the hectic C4C days.
     
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    Press your dealer on this - they are standard with the mats. Somebody - either port or dealer prep screwed up. And really, it's a safety matter. The hooks keep the mat in place so it doesn't ride up to catch the pedals. If the dealer gives you a hard time - press that button.
     
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    so, how do you get the carpet mats out with the hooks?

    I have a propensity to break plastic things like this. I tried rolling the carpet back off the hooks, but nothing happening.
     
    #12 mgb4tim, Sep 16, 2009
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    It's pretty snug fitting, but what I do is put one hand under the mat and lift it at an angle toward the curve of each hook while pushing the tip of the hook inward.
     
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    I just ask my dog to remove it :D
     
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    You mean you managed to escape without them getting their hooks into you?



    Ba-da-chum :lol:
     
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    Well, now I'm totally confused as to what they (dealer or port) did. I was curious and checked the mats again. If I match the holes in the mats to the gromlet holes in the floor carpet, the mat doesn't fit. It brings the front of the mat that should be up under the gas pedal down almost to the flat part of the floor. The back of the mat ends up being about 3 inches to long at the rear. The mats are black and have the Prius name on the side but they are certainly not to this Gen 3 Prius. They look like they are for a smaller (driver's) floor area. Gen 2 maybe?
     
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    The hooks are offset by at least an inch from the hole in the floor.

    Kinda like this

    hook
    /______________
    connect to floor /


    Michael
     
    #17 Mystic, Sep 16, 2009
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    Mine were not on when I got my Prius (pre CFC) and the dealer pulled 2 sets off of another car for me. I thought they were needed for both front and not just the drivers side so I scored a spare set.
     
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    http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii...m/68672-oe-carpet-floor-mats-not-fitting.html
     
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    Me too- no hooks and the mat slides all over the place. I have started a list and will take all these "little" things to the dealer. They can have the car for the day, I'll shop and everyone's happy.
     
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