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pick · 11-02-2013, 05:17 PM

Does anyone know of a source for front floor mat without the shifter hole already cut? I have the F-Ford overdrive tranny in my '31 so the shifter is about 1 1/2" further back than stock. Would love to find a supplier that allows for me to cut my own hole in the proper location for this installation.

1931 flamingo · 11-02-2013, 05:25 PM

Try contacting one of them..............
Paul in CT

C4engr · 11-02-2013, 07:31 PM

since you are not worried about originality, I would search out a local upholesterer and have them order material and finish carpet.

Rog

kenparker · 11-02-2013, 07:37 PM

A last resort alternative is to VERY CAREFULLY cut a half moon shape from the back side of the existing Shift hole, then using rubber glue , glue the half moon back into the front side of the hole. Works for me. I have done the same thing to Carpet with the F150 tranny.

bettlesr · 11-02-2013, 10:36 PM

Ken:
I fixed my floor mat the same way when I put in the F150 trans. Also did the same for the emergency brake.
Works great. I glued a thin piece of rubber below the seams to make it stronger.

Ed Saniewski · 11-03-2013, 06:51 AM

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Pick, I have the same transmission in my 31 town sedan, I spoke with a rep. from LeBaron Bonney and they will sell the front carpet with out the hole, but not the rubber mat. What type of car do you have?

Charles Reese · 11-03-2013, 09:57 AM

Anyone know the 'source' of these mats? I wonder if there are enough of us E28 guys to warrant them making a run of the correct (pyramid style) mats w/o any brake handle holes (start-mid '28)?

machine girl · 11-03-2013, 10:00 AM

we build the f100 kit and would buy a few !

pick · 11-03-2013, 01:02 PM

tudor standard. I have done the cut/glue method on my existing. It's getting a little "long in the tooth" and so I thought I would replace if I could get new w/o the hole. Have considered going with carpet and may pursue that route.

AL in NY · 11-03-2013, 04:50 PM

Guys, I have had a standing request in with Tom Snyder for about a year trying to get a rubber floor mat without the holes cut for the shifter and e-brake. He told me last March '12 that he was the manufacturer and that the next time he did a run of floor mats he would hold a few out. Here is his note:
Albert,
We are the manufacturer of the mats. We would have to wait for the next run of
mats to pull some out before they went into the cut die. By the looks of our
present inventory, it will be late summer until we will have another run made.
Thank you!
Tom J.
Unfortunity, I checked with him this summer (2013) and they still hadn't done a run of floor mats. Maybe if a few more people called him and requested the uncut mats, he would try harder to get these special mats done.

1931 flamingo · 11-03-2013, 05:47 PM

Buy all the mats he has on hand and he'll have to make more......................
Paul

AL in NY · 11-04-2013, 07:15 PM

1931 flamingo: Can I borrow your wallet???

Walt Bratton · 11-08-2013, 01:55 PM

We are in the process of having a run of our own floor mats made. I just got off the phone with the factory and they are willing to make some 30-31 floor mats for me with out the holes for the gear shift lever or the emergency brake cut out. Right now I told the factory to only make 5 but if there is a bigger demmand I can have more of them run. Just give us a call and talk to Jeff. If we get a bunch of requests in the next couple of days we might be able to add more to the run.

Charles Reese · 11-08-2013, 04:07 PM

Mr. Bratton: any chance of getting a small run of the VE/E28 style (pyramid pattern, parking brake to left - not in the mat area)? Am confident we 'early' guys would be appreciative.

markt · 11-08-2013, 10:30 PM

I would be interested in the '28 mat with the brake to the left as well. I am working on a '28 AA with a dual high.

1crosscut · 11-08-2013, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markt

I would be interested in the '28 mat with the brake to the left as well. I am working on a '28 AA with a dual high.

I could use the same for my early 29 AA.

don3527 · 11-13-2013, 12:53 PM

A new run of the late style A-2005 (brake to right) floor mats is being ran now. We are expecting them the first of December. We will have some untrimmed mats available at that time. Don Snyder

AL in NY · 11-13-2013, 08:36 PM

Don, what do you mean by untrimmed. I would like a complete mat but only missing the e-brake and transmission tower cutouts.

don3527 · 11-15-2013, 11:56 AM

It would be the complete floor mat as molded. This means you would have to put all of the holes in it. The trimming die we have is one large steel rule die that comes down and trims the entire mat in one hit. There is no way of deleting only the gear shift lever and brake hole in the center. Sorry but that's the best I can do with my tooling.

11-02-2013, 05:17 PM	#1
pick Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Haven, IN Posts: 86	floor mat w/o holes Does anyone know of a source for front floor mat without the shifter hole already cut? I have the F-Ford overdrive tranny in my '31 so the shifter is about 1 1/2" further back than stock. Would love to find a supplier that allows for me to cut my own hole in the proper location for this installation.

11-02-2013, 05:25 PM	#2
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: floor mat w/o holes Try contacting one of them.............. Paul in CT

11-02-2013, 07:31 PM	#3
C4engr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Jose CA Posts: 113	Re: floor mat w/o holes since you are not worried about originality, I would search out a local upholesterer and have them order material and finish carpet. Rog

11-02-2013, 07:37 PM	#4
kenparker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Van, Texas Posts: 1,122	Re: floor mat w/o holes A last resort alternative is to VERY CAREFULLY cut a half moon shape from the back side of the existing Shift hole, then using rubber glue , glue the half moon back into the front side of the hole. Works for me. I have done the same thing to Carpet with the F150 tranny.

11-02-2013, 10:36 PM	#5
bettlesr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Florham Park, NJ Posts: 396	Re: floor mat w/o holes Ken: I fixed my floor mat the same way when I put in the F150 trans. Also did the same for the emergency brake. Works great. I glued a thin piece of rubber below the seams to make it stronger. __________________ 1965 Lotus Elan S2 1930 Model A Sport Coupe

11-03-2013, 06:51 AM	#6
Ed Saniewski Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Denville NJ Posts: 964	Re: floor mat w/o holes Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Pick, I have the same transmission in my 31 town sedan, I spoke with a rep. from LeBaron Bonney and they will sell the front carpet with out the hole, but not the rubber mat. What type of car do you have? __________________ Model A Ford Club of New Jersey http://www.mafcnj.org Model A Pick Up Owners and Enthusiasts https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/group.php?groupid=5

11-03-2013, 09:57 AM	#7
Charles Reese Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 882	Re: floor mat w/o holes Anyone know the 'source' of these mats? I wonder if there are enough of us E28 guys to warrant them making a run of the correct (pyramid style) mats w/o any brake handle holes (start-mid '28)? Last edited by Charles Reese; 11-03-2013 at 10:23 AM.

11-03-2013, 10:00 AM	#8
machine girl Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 422	Re: floor mat w/o holes we build the f100 kit and would buy a few !

11-03-2013, 01:02 PM	#9
pick Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Haven, IN Posts: 86	Re: floor mat w/o holes tudor standard. I have done the cut/glue method on my existing. It's getting a little "long in the tooth" and so I thought I would replace if I could get new w/o the hole. Have considered going with carpet and may pursue that route.

11-03-2013, 04:50 PM	#10
AL in NY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Upstate New York Posts: 1,160	Re: floor mat w/o holes Guys, I have had a standing request in with Tom Snyder for about a year trying to get a rubber floor mat without the holes cut for the shifter and e-brake. He told me last March '12 that he was the manufacturer and that the next time he did a run of floor mats he would hold a few out. Here is his note: Albert, We are the manufacturer of the mats. We would have to wait for the next run of mats to pull some out before they went into the cut die. By the looks of our present inventory, it will be late summer until we will have another run made. Thank you! Tom J. Unfortunity, I checked with him this summer (2013) and they still hadn't done a run of floor mats. Maybe if a few more people called him and requested the uncut mats, he would try harder to get these special mats done. __________________ AL in NY

11-03-2013, 05:47 PM	#11
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: floor mat w/o holes Buy all the mats he has on hand and he'll have to make more...................... Paul

11-04-2013, 07:15 PM	#12
AL in NY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Upstate New York Posts: 1,160	Re: floor mat w/o holes 1931 flamingo: Can I borrow your wallet??? __________________ AL in NY

11-08-2013, 01:55 PM	#13
Walt Bratton Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 8	Re: floor mat w/o holes We are in the process of having a run of our own floor mats made. I just got off the phone with the factory and they are willing to make some 30-31 floor mats for me with out the holes for the gear shift lever or the emergency brake cut out. Right now I told the factory to only make 5 but if there is a bigger demmand I can have more of them run. Just give us a call and talk to Jeff. If we get a bunch of requests in the next couple of days we might be able to add more to the run.

11-08-2013, 04:07 PM	#14
Charles Reese Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 882	Re: floor mat w/o holes Mr. Bratton: any chance of getting a small run of the VE/E28 style (pyramid pattern, parking brake to left - not in the mat area)? Am confident we 'early' guys would be appreciative.

11-08-2013, 10:30 PM	#15
markt Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tofield, Alberta, Canada Posts: 36	Re: floor mat w/o holes I would be interested in the '28 mat with the brake to the left as well. I am working on a '28 AA with a dual high.

11-13-2013, 12:53 PM	#17
don3527 Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 33	Re: floor mat w/o holes A new run of the late style A-2005 (brake to right) floor mats is being ran now. We are expecting them the first of December. We will have some untrimmed mats available at that time. Don Snyder

11-13-2013, 08:36 PM	#18
AL in NY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Upstate New York Posts: 1,160	Re: floor mat w/o holes Don, what do you mean by untrimmed. I would like a complete mat but only missing the e-brake and transmission tower cutouts. __________________ AL in NY

11-15-2013, 11:56 AM	#19
don3527 Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 33	Re: floor mat w/o holes It would be the complete floor mat as molded. This means you would have to put all of the holes in it. The trimming die we have is one large steel rule die that comes down and trims the entire mat in one hit. There is no way of deleting only the gear shift lever and brake hole in the center. Sorry but that's the best I can do with my tooling.