Quality trunk mat

Posted By: demonH1B

Quality trunk mat - 06/01/11 09:16 PM

Where does everyone buy the trunk mats for the high end restored cars?
I have a '69 Super Bee, the mat that was installed by a previous
owner doesn't line up at the cut-outs at the wheelhouse joints and
at the tail light supports. Is there one that actually fits?

Posted By: mopars_1

Re: Quality trunk mat - 06/01/11 09:20 PM

I too would like to know...

Posted By: Mastershake340

Re: Quality trunk mat - 06/01/11 10:31 PM

Subject comes up pretty often, and unfortunately the answer remains, no one offers a quality trunk mat, you're stuck with the junk being sold now or paying big bucks for an NOS if you can even find one. I wonder why no one will make a quality repro Mopar trunk mat??

Posted By: rayztoy

Re: Quality trunk mat - 06/01/11 10:49 PM

We need to get Dave Walden on that one!

Posted By: Mastershake340

Re: Quality trunk mat - 06/01/11 10:53 PM

IIRC Dave mentioned a few years ago he was working on that, but I never heard anything more on it. Hopefully he will come up with good mats, there is a real demand!
Or else I wonder if BEA/PG Classics have ever looked into this.

Posted By: 1_WILD_RT

Re: Quality trunk mat - 06/02/11 05:13 AM

Or possibly Jim Filmore...

Posted By: JDMopar

Re: Quality trunk mat - 06/05/11 09:26 PM

The trunk mat I got from Dante fit my 71 Challenger fine, but I ruined it last year. It got some kind of goop on it while I was at a car show, and when I got home I got a rag to wipe it off. I used too harsh of a chemical to clean it with, and it made a big black streak of the dye used to make the pattern on the mat. OOPS!

Posted By: RoadRunnerJD

Re: Quality trunk mat - 06/06/11 01:30 AM

Quote:

Where does everyone buy the trunk mats for the high end restored cars?
I have a '69 Super Bee, the mat that was installed by a previous
owner doesn't line up at the cut-outs at the wheelhouse joints and
at the tail light supports. Is there one that actually fits?

None of the repros are trimmed correctly. The ACC ones are the best color, pattern and fit but you need an original for a template in order to trim the repro to fit better. I have templates for the 69 Plymouth and Dodge B-Bodys and have trimmed them for a few of the A12 and Hemi guys. You can't just throw a repro in the trunk and expect it to fit like factory. That would be too much to ask from these vendors supplying "restoration" parts!

Posted By: LimeliteAero

Re: Quality trunk mat - 06/06/11 02:35 PM

who is Jim Filmore?

Posted By: CDN72SE

Re: Quality trunk mat - 06/06/11 05:36 PM

Makes gaskets and such, DMT.

Posted By: jrwoodjoe

Re: Quality trunk mat - 06/06/11 05:44 PM

Quote:

The trunk mat I got from Dante fit my 71 Challenger fine, but I ruined it last year. It got some kind of goop on it while I was at a car show, and when I got home I got a rag to wipe it off. I used too harsh of a chemical to clean it with, and it made a big black streak of the dye used to make the pattern on the mat. OOPS!

Previous owner of my car did the same thing. big black mark.