Just curious since mine came with black stitching and was wondering if this was an option from the dealer or if it was based on the year they were made.

 

I don't know the answer to your question. Did you just buy those? If you don't mind, how much were they?

Thanks, Adam

 

I bought them from a guy on the forum. Let's just say I paid him more than what most people were willing to. They were originally purchased from the dealer 11/22/00, Pulliam Wray Mazda, which interestingly was where I would get my car serviced in college.

 

hmm. Now that's interesting, never seen that before. I've had three sets of tan floor mats, all of them w/ black stitching.

-Rob

 

Well there is atleast another set out there like these since it says on the tag

LOC: FB21CB QUANTITY: 2
PART: 0000-88-7694-70 DATE: 11/22/00

The white sticker underneath is the sticker for this particular set and it looks like the yellow/white sticker is the one for the order from the Parts Distribution Center. But I could be wrong, Quantity: 2 could just mean there are 2 mats in a set.

 

I'm pretty sure it means 2 in the package.

 

For the OE black mats at least, there appeared to be at least three runs, or perhaps three different manufacturers. The ones that I came across (I've seen about 15 sets first hand) were constructed differently (subtle differences, including backing material, thickness, etc). Auto manufacturers don't make everything for a given model; much of the parts are contracted out, and often times to multiple vendors over the course of the run. Your current set may be manufactured from a different run then your original.

 

i think maybe the stitching variations are for different exterior colors of fd? my bb 94 has tan mats with black "rx-7". at first i thought 93's had the tan stitch but if those were purchased in '00 then...