Floor mats - heel pad location

[Targarama]

Is it me with wonky feet, or does the heel pad on the driver's floor mat actually serve a purpose? (i.e. it is too far back on the mat)

Has anyone ordered some replacement mats with the heel pad in the right place? Mine is starting to look marked after only 2,000 miles of 'heel resting'.

Thanks.


Trefor/.

[alt]

Hi Trefor, I've been meaning to post this for years!
I've been driving my Tamora daily for for 2.5 years and have never been happy with the mats!
I either need to rest my heel on the carpetted bit of mat between the heel-pad and the end or sometimes tuck the mat under the metal pedal-plate!
The former ruins the mat and the latter runs the heel of my shoes!
Not so much of a problem with weekend driving wearing trainers but can be a problem when wearing business shoes with more rigid heels!
I'll be interested to hear what others think.
Cheers..... Andrew

[jayjay]

I agree. I was looking at the weekend to see it is can be removed and stitched (or glued) in the correct position.

Should be easy enough!

[mjc]

Yep, I was thinking the same thing....
1 month/2500 miles and its starting to look a little scruffy.... was thinking of fitting a machined aluminium heel-pad nearer to the pedals, but havent got very far with that idea yet....!

[Targarama]

mjc said:

Yep, I was thinking the same thing.... 1 month/2500 miles and its starting to look a little scruffy.... was thinking of fitting a machined aluminium heel-pad nearer to the pedals, but havent got very far with that idea yet....!

Won't that be slippery when wet?

I'm not sure the carpet under the existing heel pad won't be damaged if you move it 'up' the mat. I think a replacement mat is needed ...

[mjc]

Targarama said:

Won't that be slippery when wet?

Yes, if not done properly, but as I said I was thinking of a machined finish.... either a gnarled surface, cross-hatched grooves/ridges, or a drilled-out surface.....

[jayjay]

The neatest solution would have been to have an extended pedal box.

[mjc]

then there wouldnt be enough leg room!!!!!!

[alt]

jayjay said:

The neatest solution would have been to have an extended pedal box.

As I said....

The mat can be tucked under the flat plate that the pedals are mounted on.

Fine if you're wearing soft trainers but not so good if you're wearing business style shoes with stiff heels.

[jayjay]

hahahaha

I meant the mounting plate.

[rolex]

I have bought a couple of cheap mats from Halfords to lay on top, but I need to velcro the drivers mat to stop it moving about

[jayjay]

I was thinking about this Leven jobbie...




But unless you can get the rubber mat off and fix this closer to the pedels the problem remains.

[tail slide]

alt said:

I either need to rest my heel on the carpetted bit of mat between the heel-pad and the end or sometimes tuck the mat under the metal pedal-plate! The former ruins the mat and the latter runs the heel of my shoes!

I generally end up modding my cars, came up with this one that works perfectly for me in the T350.

http://photos.fotango.com/p/eba00438946f00000008.jpg

Took about 1/2 hour to tidily cut & araldite-bond a section of reasonably good-quality thick rubber mat (ex-Halfords) to the flat ally section in front of pedals.

Your heel rests on this, doesn't catch the carpet which is tucked under the plate, and when it wears can be easily replaced from rest of mat I've kept (no wear apparent after 1600 miles.

Also made the left foot-rest, which is great for cornering or traffic (or both....!) but this was somewhat more challenging to fit!

[Targarama]

Interesting.

I couldn't have the foot rest, looks good though. I bet that was fun to measure and drill into place. If I had such a plate my knees would be around my ears. I have to carefully insert my left hand foot into the 'rest' area by the clutch before I can contort myself into the car as it is.

[tail slide]

was a mite tricky. IMO no worse than standard for access & use tho'; I'm 6'4" & feels to be in comfrotable place at similar height to clutch pedal. But, often different things suit different folks!

[alt]

Thanks TailSlide, the mat-on-the-metal-plate idea is what I've been thinking of but too lazy to do! I'll give it a go.

[tail slide]

alt said:

Thanks TailSlide, the mat-on-the-metal-plate idea is what I've been thinking of but too lazy to do! I'll give it a go.

You're welcome. A simple mod, hope works for you.

[K.K.]

My heels seem to rest on the metal plate itself when I'm driving so they don't actually touch the carpet!

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K.K. said:

My heels seem to rest on the metal plate itself when I'm driving so they don't actually touch the carpet!

Same here, but my heels slid around a bit on the plate and don't on the rubber, so you always know you're foot's stayed in the right place to press the pedal.