Help with floor mats

[patrnflyr]

Somebody told me about needing some darker floormats in my creme interior. Why? I'm speculating they show up every type of dirt there is. If so, where can I buy the darker colored mats? BTW, I almost have as many miles on the 6 in 1 week than I did in 4 months with the M coupe! I love this car.

[Katron]

I am in the same position but decided to stay with the light mats because I prefer the way they look. I just went heavy on a fabric guard to make them easier to clean and will try not to worry too much about it.

[6er]

I bought the BMW black rubber mats for the winter, I love the creme on black so much that I'm thinking about buying BMW black mats and piping them in creme leather :D

[Gran Turismo]

If so, where can I buy the darker colored mats? Hint: They're original BMW (spare) parts.

[Skylar's Dad]

Somebody told me about needing some darker floormats in my creme interior. Why? I'm speculating they show up every type of dirt there is. If so, where can I buy the darker colored mats? BTW, I almost have as many miles on the 6 in 1 week than I did in 4 months with the M coupe! I love this car.

I have the Cream Beige interior in my 6 and the BEST thing I ever did was get the Black Floor Mats from BMW- I got the "carpeted" kind with the BMW Logo and the heel pad- not only will it look better they look much cleaner all the time. :D

Trying to keep that Beige Floor Mat CLEAN was a NIGHTMARE!! :mad:

Don't think too much about this, you are killing too many brain cells- as they say-"Just Do It!" :thumbup:

ps...I cannot imagine putting "rubber" mats in my 6er :yikes: - OK maybe if I lived in Seattle or the North Pole or maybe the UK in the winter? :dunno:

[6er]

UK in the winter? :dunno:

The mud and snow slush etc in the winter can get really bad... once you have black you never go back :D

[gbelton]

Run a quick search on mats here under the 6er sub forum. Take a look.

[Malibubimmer]

When I had the 650i with the cream biege leather I put in black floor mats. They did look a little out of place, since everything else on the interior near the floor was light colored. So having some custom made with cream beige matching piping is a good solution. The cream beige does get dirty pretty quickly.

I bought the 650i mats from the dealer, :bs: BMW, at reail price. :sabrina: But I recently bought nice M6 mats (for some reason PhilippeK didn't throw them in :dunno: ) from Jeff Thomason of Anderson BMW in Chicago (a sponsor on this Board) for a good price, well below dealer retail. :wow: (They are black. Which is a matching color for me.)

So, I would contact Jeff, or any other sponsor on this Board, for a "deal." You have got to start saving up now, and counting the running inches of floss, if we are to graduate you to an M6!

[BHR4CE1]

I would contact Jeff

Would you have his screen name?

[Malibubimmer]

Would you have his screen name?

Here is the sponsor link. http://directory.bimmerfest.com/siteSponsor.php?action=viewsitesponsor&SpCId=112

I think his email is jthomason @ andersoncars.com

Maybe he will appear and give us his screen name.

[Spyder]

I just ordered a glove-box light-socket converter, and license plate holders from Anderson BMW.

Jeff, no longer there, has been replaced by Kurt Geier, 815-455-4330, 888-221-5330 x134, kgeier@andersoncars.com. He extends the same great prices to bimmerfest members, but I don't believe that he's on any of the boards.

[BHR4CE1]

I just ordered a glove-box light-socket converter, and license plate holders from Anderson BMW.

Jeff, no longer there, has been replaced by Kurt Geier, 815-455-4330, 888-221-5330 x134, kgeier@andersoncars.com. He extends the same great prices to bimmerfest members, but I don't believe that he's on any of the boards.

Thanks, Spydie!

[patrnflyr]

I don't think an M6 is in my future. If the ride is anything like the M coupe, I'd rather take the luxury ride than the race ride. That's my personal preference. Plus, I'm guessing the MPG is much different in actuality, not CAFE. I know it's stupid talking about 3-5mpg difference when you have a $100k car, but that's just something that sits in the back of my head eating away at it.:dunno: Now, I wouldn't mind putting on a set of M6 wheels and tires to my car?

[encinitasguy]

I have the light interior too and I did get the black mats when I first got the car keeping the light ones for ??? spares..

I have since purchased the black rubber ones and just keep the black carpet ones under them. I have a couple boys that play Lacrosse and in and out with dirt and grass (or artificial turf these days.. ) started to become a problem... Also, the sand from the beach .. I didn't think much of them at first when a friend told me about them but I won't ever take them out now..

They look great... very very easy to clean.. I think they give the car a much bolder look when you open the door.. If I ever want to go back to the classy look I have a choice of the black BMW carpet mats (look great with the light color interior...) or I find the light mats and have that crisp new look...

If you haven't considered them take a look sure makes life easier out here in So. CAL

:clap:

[BigHat]

With a black interior ( my first) I have black carpet mats. They are harder to keep looking good than any gray or creme beige colored mats I've had before.

Sold my '06 Monaco / beige coupe with unused black mats in the trunk. The beige mats might have taken on a slightly darker cast because of dust, but they required much less cleaning than these black ones require thus far.