As the title says, just wondering what's the difference between the convertible oem carpet mats and the hardtop ones. I'm looking to get a set as a present for my little brother's '05 convertible, but they are pretty expensive from the dealer, as opposed to a good set of oem hardtop used ones from "the bay".

Thanks

 

The convertible mats in the rear seat area are smaller

 

I got a set of the OEM rubber mats for my 07 cabrio, just the fronts. They were about $50 from the dealer, should have checked with morristownmini.com and ordered them tere, they seem to have lower prices than most other dealers. No I don't work for morristown mini, just a heads up if you need parts, got a rear wind deflector for under $300, well over $400 at most dealers. No one sits in the back.

 

I haven't opened my rear mats yet but you are right that it says it is for the convertible. I got the rear mats at the dealership for ~$30.

 

I've got a set of the OEM mats from my 05 convertible in great shape I've been meaning to list for sale... I bought custom cocoa mats... If interested I could take some pics...

 

This could have been in the "Things you didn't know about your MINI" thread...

I can't for the life of me figure out why the rear Cabrio mats would need to be a different size. Surely there isn't less foot room, is there?

(...and sorry for calling you "Shirley" )

 

Shirley, there certainly IS less rear seat legroom in the cabrio than in the coupe.

The back seat in the cabrio is shifted forward a couple of inches to allow enough room for the cabrio top to fold behind it. This results in a slightly deeper boot from the back of the back seats to the hatch - but in less back seat legroom.

 

..and though it doesn't effect the mats... the rear seat is a good bit narrower too I believe. Due to the folded top.

When I got the cocoa mats, they did have a pattern for the rear convert... but they were too thick and I could not move the front seat all the way back. I returned the rears and they modified them for me to not have the 'lobes' on the sides... It's always soemthing. :-)

 

I tried to squeeze the backseat OEM rubber mats from my 03 coupe into my Cabrio. It just didn't work. The Cabrio's are smaller. And now that I have the Clubman, they are a different size in the back also

Lois

 

Yeah, the original Coco mats I got were cut to the wrong template, also. I sent them a tracing of my OEM rear mats, and they made a set that matches in size. Perfect. They SHOULD have made that the new "standard" template for cabrios... but I don't think they did...