TheSamba.com :: View topic - Seat Stand Mat Pics with seats out (None in gallery)

Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:35 am

Before anyone asks, there are no pics in the gallery. :)

I'm looking for pictures of driver / passenger seat stand mats that are installed on the pedestal. I need the pics to show the mats with the seats removed. I would like to see how much area the seat mats cover prior to me buying them. I would like to see how they cover the brake fluid resevoir area etc.

Thanks

Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:48 am

you need to refine your use of the search feature. i posted the exact pic you are looking for over a year ago. driver's side covers the same area. you need to trim the opening for the brake fluid reservoir and any other "under seat" access you want. it's not hard and not a big deal, the mats are pretty nicely formed to match the shape of the sheet metal.
bus is a '74 Westfalia.

"Out with the old nasty indoor/outdoor carpeting, in with WW reproduction original type seat stand mats." Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=411729

Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:11 am

The seat stand mats changed from year to year. What are you looking for?

Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:13 am

I happen to be looking up some seat mods.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3636942&highlight=seat+rails#3636942

Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:24 am

Its for a '73 transporter. Im debating to use the stock mats or make some out of carpet etc?

Any suggestions from trail and error?

Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:24 pm

Go for the stock mats. Carpet holds moisture and the stock look is where it is at.

Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:49 pm

But carpet is quieter.

Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:05 pm

What secures the mat to the pedestal and is there a lip on the mat that goes under the metal channel on the outside of the pedestal?

Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:15 pm

you can glue the mat to the pedestal like the factory did. i just have mine in there with nothing but gravity holding it in, and it's fine.
yes, there is a lip on the mat.

Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:18 pm

magnus0328 wrote: Its for a '73 transporter. Im debating to use the stock mats or make some out of carpet etc?

Any suggestions from trail and error?

I did mine in carpet. I like it.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=246732&highlight=carpet+seat+stands

Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:18 pm

magnus0328 wrote: I would like to see how they cover the brake fluid resevoir area etc.

The brake fluid resevoir area (and corresponding hole on the passenger side) is covered buy a flap attached to the mat that wraps around through the walk through area. ie. not the piece Jon shows in his picture below.

hazetguy wrote:

You can see how the cover wraps around from this pic here:

As far as I know, the repos and earlier original VW don't have this "flap". I'm not sure when the change occured originally, though I'm guessing with the change to the new bumpers.

Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:05 pm

Sorry the seats are in....but hopefully you get the idea of how much the two piece covers.

Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:19 pm

are the pieces with the flap avialable? BD and others only seem to have the large piece.

Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:25 pm

Paul D,

You have to buy http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=211867765A and http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=211863665B to cover both sides, correct?

Looks sharp!

Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:30 pm

seat stand mats are nice for sure, but having used them before, i can see that they crack very quickly where they tuck in at the edges. in addition, the WW texture is more difficult to clean than the factory texture. and for those who dont like carpeting because it holds water, consider that if the foam under the mat gets wet, it will hold water even longer than carpet. since i refuse to carpet my stands, i will stick with freshly painted metal. loud yes, but i make up for that everywhere else.

IMO, seat stands mats should be as easily cleanable, durable, waterproof, and removable as a floormat.

Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:59 am

magnus0328 wrote: Paul D,

You have to buy http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=211867765A and http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=211863665B to cover both sides, correct?

Looks sharp!

Yes those are the ones I bought. I did get a slight tear circled in this pic, but that was my fault.

Here is a picture of the other side

Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:45 pm

How far under the seat does the repro pedestal wrap-around piece reach (does it cover the holes over the storage channel)? Pic would be great.

Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:11 pm

Regardles of how they fit in your particular year of bus, I have found the New material to not be very durable as the original . And I mean just a few years and they are already splitting at points of attachment. I would have painted those areas black first as the white paint of my interior showa through. What are you gonna do if you want a stock looking interior? Not much new stuff is really built to last.