I was doing a complete detail on my car yesterday, and realized how dirty my checkered floor mats had gotten...I scrubbed them, but it seemed to only get a top layer of dirt off.

Does anyone have a good solution to bring back the white on the checkered JCW floor mats?

 

I've got the same problem fellow College MINI Owner's Club Member!

 

Good to know I wont order them if I get the Clubman !

 

But they look AMAZING...when i took them out i realized how plan the inside looks...they are a must have, they just need to be cleaned...when i cleaned them i only scrubbed then, i didnt use any soap or anything

Checkered floor mats are a must

 

I used an floor scrub brush from a hardware store. And soap and water.
like this

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I little scrubbing no problems.

They are really nice.

 

I had they JCW floor mats in my hands, but laid eyes on the pin stripe mats. They look TOO cool in my car (AB)!

 

I used a Oxy carpet cleaning spray and it brought them right back..they do get dirty easy,but they sure look good...

 

Are the JCW mats carpet or rubber?

 

Cloth on the top (but a weird, almost rubbery cloth) and nice rubbery ribbed on the bottom for grip

 

Yeah, if there's something that cleans these back to their original silvery sheen I'm all over it. So far nothing short of a blow torch and a hand grenade has gotten them gleaming.

 

Love the mats hate the dirt, I managed to fit mine in my washing machine and they came up a treat

 

washing machine didnt mess them up??? I have the checkerboard up front, and rubber came with mine in the rear. do they make checkerboard that fit in the rear also. i am a new mini owner-bought a used 2006 mini s convert--camre with these mats. thanks!

 

Little mild car wash and a gentle scrub with a brush then rinse and dry them off.

 

I just picked up my set yesterday, and they're actually a metallic silver and black checked pattern! Don't seem like they'll get dirty easily, and seem like they'll be durable. The silver actually seems to be some sort of metallic fabric.

White would have looked better, but these are nice too. Maybe a variation on the original white/black checked mats?

Has anyone actually installed the Velcro grabbers that screw into the floor and that hold the mat in place? I'm afraid to go poking holes into the floor of my brand new car for the sake of floor mats! How do you know where to make the holes?

 

I do think mine were originally white (could be wrong), but now definitely just dirty white haha, but you should not need any of those velcro things because these mats have rubber ribs already connected on the bottom that keep them in place

 

i was guessing they were white checkerboard too--but somewhat glad it was mentioned they should be silver!! if anyone has had a good method of cleaning these to get the white or silver really clean-would love to hear any tips. the mats came with the car and wasnt sure at first if i would like them--but now after a couple weeks i think they do add a bit of flare--and they do seem to be very well made. i dont have them for the rear-and thinking i might should replace the rubber mats that also came with the car with these--so i can be completely checkered!!!

 

Purchased mine two days ago for a 2008 MCS, they are silver & black.

 

I answered my own question....the holes are pre-drilled.

 

This is a super old thread, but my husband was cleaning our MINI's this morning, and was getting super frustrated with the fact that we just can't seem to get the JCW floor mats as clean as the rest of the car. I saw someone suggest the Oxy carpet cleaning product, which we are going to try. I've tried car wash detergent, Clorox cleaner with bleach, lime-a-way, rubbing alcohol, and Pre-Wow! Everything seems to take a little bit of dirt off, but they still look pretty dirty. I'm wondering if anyone has any other suggestions? Thanks!

 

I just tried to clean them again, and Soft Scrub seemed to work pretty well. I have a feeling that once these things are used for a while, they're going to be impossible to restore to NEW condition. Like you said, the big dirt comes off, but they're never quite as bright as when you take them out of the wrapper

I should also note that these mats do NOT grab on well to the velcro style (hook) grippers on the floor of my R56 Cooper, and they slide forward a LOT.

While these look very cool, after owning them for a couple of years now, I would not recommend them given their cost and performance in the long run.

 

Yeah, I too had the JCW checkered mats but got tired of the dirty look all the time and threw them in the trash. Replaced them with the pinstiped urban mats and never looked back.

 

Best thing ever, Woolite mixed 1:6 with water and it will take out just about anything. Spray it on, let is soak for about 30 seconds and scrub it with a tightly rolled, clean, WHITE terry cloth towel and you'll be surprised what you get out and how well it works.