Recommendation, please! :smile: :smile: :smile:

 

Info from Joe at R*Speed
Custom Floor Mats

 

I bought a set from someone in Canada (they have them up there!)


I also have some blue Cocomats mats which don't match closely, but work well at keeping the dirt down in the winter.


(contact me if you want any more info)


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Ian C. Gloucester, MA
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CWFFC member. Indi Blue / Lapis Blue MCS ... body color exterior trim, chrome grille, painted roof Union Jack, Euro shelf and working rear fogs

 

Thanks for the infos!

Ian, the blue mats look nice with blue interior!

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04 IB/W JCW MCS

 

Hmm, I'll have to call up Classic and see if they can pull some strings... I like those...

 

Euro-spec MINIs sold in Mexico with the Lapis Blue interior come with factory lapis blue carpet mats. I bought two sets from the dealer in Mexico before moving to the U.S. a few months ago and they look super in my car.
I've got one set installed in my MCS and the second set is DiD's, I'll be handing them over as soon as I see him unless he decides he doesn't want them anymore, in which case I would be selling a set of factory blue mats.

 

I guess the Lapis blue mats are original MINI parts. I wonder if they're available from US MINI dealership? If not, I'll pick up a set when I'm in Canada later this week.

As I remembered when I was in Vancouver, the MINI dealer did offer some OEM accessories that weren't available in the US.

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04 IB/W JCW MCS

 

Just spoke to Classic MINI and found out that the Lapis Blue floormats are not available in the US.
For those who are interested, they sell them in Canada with the part #51 471 490 809. The cost is $115.50 CN (= $85 US) for the set of 4. :smile:

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[quote]I've got one set installed in my MCS and the second set is DiD's, I'll be handing them over as soon as I see him unless he decides he doesn't want them anymore, in which case I would be selling a set of factory blue mats. Thanks Calvin!

 

I picked up a set of blue floormats from Vancouver, BC a couple of weeks ago. :smile: Thanks, guys for all the help!

BTW, in Canada, there're 2 different blue mats. One has the logo and the other without. Price difference is around $30 CN. :smile:

 

 

To protect the blue floormats, I also have the clear protective mats over them, making the mats a little darker. :smile:

 

I just called Mini Woodbridge in Canada. I read through all the dealer ratings for the Canada dealers here on NAM and decided they were the best to deal with. Even though the normal parts guy was on vacation, the guy filling in looked up the part number 51 471 490 809 and it did come back to Lapis Blue floor mats for a left hand drive so I can confirm that the part number is good. They had one set in stock so I ordered them and they will ship them out some time next week after the normal guy is back in. so it looks like anyone that wants then could call up there closest Canada dealer and order a set. As soon as everything works out and I have the mats in hand I’ll let you know how much shipping was. If anyone has a problem and still cannot get them, I might do a group buy and help out after I am sure I can get them to me, but so far it’s looking good. I’ll update in a few weeks.

 

I received my Lapis Blue Floor Mats toady via Fed-X. The bill that I got said I paid $144.33, $115.50 for the mats, $10.00 “freight”, and $18.83 in Tax. Hopefully that is in Canadian dollars and not U.S. dollars. I’ll have to look into that a bit more since it is so high. That should have been the price in Canadian. But I was able to call up the dealer and they sent them to me. As you can see in the photos there is not mini logo on the mats. So I called then today and he told me that it was the only blue mat they offered and that they have never had a logo. Also the edges are not bound in the reflective edging like all the other mats I have seen. But I did come in a plastic bag that had two mini part numbers on it. So I’ll try to get my hands on a euro mat one of these days. I wish they were more like the ones in the photos above, but I guess I can live with this for now. Maybe not having the logo will make me lighter and make the car faster since I have to move less weight? Well anyways have a look.

 

I ordered Lapis Blue mats from Canada, and they are the same ones as the picture right above my post. They are $115.50 Canadian, plus tax and shipping, which were $16.75 for tax and $21.68 for shipping, $153.93 Canadian total, according to my bank account, came out to $117.73 USD.

The shipping including insurance, the dealer I talked to was very nice, but was hesitant to ship to the US due to some previous border issues they've had, and they only had two sets of mats in stock, but she did ship them, and even through they lack the logo, they look much better than any other color would IMHO, I'm very happy with them.

 

Try to dye them! Toss them in with the Easter egg liquid :smile:

 

The set with MINI logo on the mat costs about $30 CA more than the one without. I picked up the set with the logo. :smile: