Any tips to keep the floor mats in place?

P-Nut · 10th April 2019, 18:22

Hi, after an 'incident' involving my mat jamming my accelerator I wondered if you had any tips on keeping the mats in place apart from the original methods as I don't have the hooks, I can't even see where they were.

keithst24 · 10th April 2019, 18:28

You can buy the hooks and screw them into carpet.

keithst24 · 10th April 2019, 18:31

These work, I used them in ZT

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stevestrat · 10th April 2019, 19:01

6" nails work as well

hogweed · 10th April 2019, 19:30

Tell you what’s worse than your carpet moving up under the pedals… when you spend a lot of time literally drinking and driving in your yellow Mk 1 Escort Mexico, slow down at the end of the M2 coming into Belfast, and one of your many discarded bottles rolls through to the front from the rear foot well (clear path, no electromechanical gubbins under those seats) and behind the brake pedal, JUST when a big artic in front of you has slammed its far superior brakes on…

You might be surprised how hard you have to stamp on a brake pedal to smash a Drambuie bottle.

PS I was only 18 at the time

P-Nut · 10th April 2019, 19:34

I certainly had an oh NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- moment when it was bouncing off the rev limiter (joining a dc at the time) turned off the engine and pumped the pedal a few times thinking it was a stuck throttle body and after pulling over realised it was the mat had slid over the pedal and was holding it down.

roverbarmy · 10th April 2019, 19:54

I had to recover a truck that had run into the back of a bus due to "brake failure"! A beer can was wedged between the pedals!!!

Heddy · 10th April 2019, 20:50

I don't have fabric mats but do have rubber ones. These are for vans (Halfords) and don't go anywhere because they fill the whole footwell.

neilb740 · 10th April 2019, 23:17

Get some strips of self adhesive velcro. Chuck away the fuzzy half, cut the hooks half into short strips and stick it to the underside of your mats. The hooks grip the carpet.

T16 · 12th April 2019, 01:40

Just get the original fixings, they do the job and will match the colour of the holes in your mats.

10th April 2019, 18:22	#1
P-Nut Gets stuck in MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Shields Posts: 561 Thanks: 143 Thanked 170 Times in 103 Posts	Any tips to keep the floor mats in place? Hi, after an 'incident' involving my mat jamming my accelerator I wondered if you had any tips on keeping the mats in place apart from the original methods as I don't have the hooks, I can't even see where they were. __________________ Approved food eater

10th April 2019, 18:28	#2
keithst24 This is my second home X Power Grey MGZT 180+ Auto... Bumble & 1.8T Odessey Rover 75 Contemporary SE manual Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Reigate Posts: 5,375 Thanks: 2,254 Thanked 1,801 Times in 1,403 Posts	You can buy the hooks and screw them into carpet. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Bumble Membership Number 35478 Born Monday, 16th June 2003 @ 14:30:35 This vehicle was the 9,196th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 This vehicle was the 576th ZT 180 + to be made out of 828 This vehicle was the 871st ZT in XPower Grey (code: LEF) to be made out of 3,143 XPower Grey ZTs

10th April 2019, 18:31	#3
keithst24 This is my second home X Power Grey MGZT 180+ Auto... Bumble & 1.8T Odessey Rover 75 Contemporary SE manual Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Reigate Posts: 5,375 Thanks: 2,254 Thanked 1,801 Times in 1,403 Posts	These work, I used them in ZT Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Bumble Membership Number 35478 Born Monday, 16th June 2003 @ 14:30:35 This vehicle was the 9,196th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 This vehicle was the 576th ZT 180 + to be made out of 828 This vehicle was the 871st ZT in XPower Grey (code: LEF) to be made out of 3,143 XPower Grey ZTs

10th April 2019, 19:01	#4
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,479 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	6" nails work as well __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

10th April 2019, 19:30	#5
hogweed I really should get out more....... Vauxhall Insignia CDTi; MG TF 135 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 2,958 Thanks: 942 Thanked 378 Times in 297 Posts	Tell you what’s worse than your carpet moving up under the pedals… when you spend a lot of time literally drinking and driving in your yellow Mk 1 Escort Mexico, slow down at the end of the M2 coming into Belfast, and one of your many discarded bottles rolls through to the front from the rear foot well (clear path, no electromechanical gubbins under those seats) and behind the brake pedal, JUST when a big artic in front of you has slammed its far superior brakes on… You might be surprised how hard you have to stamp on a brake pedal to smash a Drambuie bottle. PS I *was* only 18 at the time __________________ Past cars: MGB GT; Escort 1300 Sport; Vauxhall VX4/90; Marina Coupe TC; Celica ST (1972); Montego Turbo; Astra GTE 16V; Astra GSI 16V; Golf GTI 16V (Mk II); Sierra XR4x4 Estate; BMW 325i (E30); BMW M3 3.0; BMW M3 3.2 Evo. Left some of the more embarrassing ones out. And about 30 motorbikes.

10th April 2019, 19:34	#6
P-Nut Gets stuck in MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Shields Posts: 561 Thanks: 143 Thanked 170 Times in 103 Posts	I certainly had an oh NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- moment when it was bouncing off the rev limiter (joining a dc at the time) turned off the engine and pumped the pedal a few times thinking it was a stuck throttle body and after pulling over realised it was the mat had slid over the pedal and was holding it down. __________________ Approved food eater

10th April 2019, 19:54	#7
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	I had to recover a truck that had run into the back of a bus due to "brake failure"! A beer can was wedged between the pedals!!! __________________ Oil in my veins!

10th April 2019, 20:50	#8
Heddy This is my second home None Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: None Posts: 5,556 Thanks: 465 Thanked 1,161 Times in 924 Posts	I don't have fabric mats but do have rubber ones. These are for vans (Halfords) and don't go anywhere because they fill the whole footwell.

10th April 2019, 23:17	#9
neilb740 I really should get out more....... MG ZT 1.8 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Crewe Posts: 2,298 Thanks: 110 Thanked 362 Times in 237 Posts	Get some strips of self adhesive velcro. Chuck away the fuzzy half, cut the hooks half into short strips and stick it to the underside of your mats. The hooks grip the carpet.

12th April 2019, 01:40	#10
T16 I really should get out more....... ZT CDTi 135, ZT260SE Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,877 Thanks: 10 Thanked 331 Times in 213 Posts	Just get the original fixings, they do the job and will match the colour of the holes in your mats.