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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 09:46 AM
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It's not stiff anymore....

My driver's side floor mat, that is.

The backing material has been gradually breaking off to the point where the floormat is basically a limp piece of carpet that I have to sort of tap down with my foot to get it to lay flat. Otherwise, it is in great shape, no wear, the RX7 logo still vivid, etc.
I wonder if there is some way to re-apply a backing of some sort to firm this thing up again?
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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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stitch some velcro to the bottom...
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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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You can peel the old stuff off and try to apply some spray on ruberized undercoating. I plan on trying this because mine are in the same shape as yours.
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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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GB section has an excellent option for replacements.
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by XLR8
GB section has an excellent option for replacements.
where at?
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by bajaman
......I wonder if there is some way to re-apply a backing of some sort to firm this thing up again?
Get it clean with the right (upholstery) adhesive that might work. I wonder if an upholstery shop has something special for that application.
Mine did the same thing. I ended up just going this route a few years ago.....
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...highlight=mats
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 07:50 PM
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Thanks, guys.
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