Will after market mats be necessary or will the Tesla mats be up to snuff?

[ChadS]

Here's a picture showing the fit of the passenger mat. I think the Lloyd's fits better than Tesla's.

The Lloyd's mats include some hooks that you can screw in to the car's carpeting to hold their mats in place.

 

[Kipernicus]

Thanks, good to know. I'll probably get a set myself. Haven't decided yet on carpet (ultimat or luxe) or rubber mats. My son's preschool has sand in the playground and no matter how much I shake out those shoes there's always sand in my car!

 

[contaygious]

Thx for the pics! I'm also deciding between lux and ultimate. I'd rather not have the holes and just use Velcro though.

The pics make it look more grey then I thought it would be. Was hoping to match the carpet better.

 

[artsci]

Thx for the pics! I'm also deciding between lux and ultimate. I'd rather not have the holes and just use Velcro though.

The pics make it look more grey then I thought it would be. Was hoping to match the carpet better.

Interesting. On my iMac they look very blue. Proof that the representation of colors on computer screens cannot be trusted for accuracy.

 

[spatterso911]

Interesting. On my iMac they look very blue. Proof that the representation of colors on computer screens cannot be trusted for accuracy.

Wow, I have the same issue on my Mac. For the longest time, until seeing the trunk pictures, I truly believed they were blue!

 

[DrComputer]

Just got an e-mail from corporate saying: "Proper floor mats are coming in a month or two. Joost got great carpets specced out that are heavy weight with the Tesla logos for frunk, front, rear, and trunk
carpets. The included are temporary until then and will replaced at no cost. We also have a weather guard floor mats almost ready, waiting for the last revision and you'll be able to purchase them online"

 

[artsci]

Just got an e-mail from corporate saying: "Proper floor mats are coming in a month or two. Joost got great carpets specced out that are heavy weight with the Tesla logos for frunk, front, rear, and trunk
carpets. The included are temporary until then and will replaced at no cost. We also have a weather guard floor mats almost ready, waiting for the last revision and you'll be able to purchase them online"

That's very good news. I just wish we got it before I sunk cash into the Lloyd's mats. Oh well, I'll have a nice spare set.

 

[ChadS]

I just wish we got it before I sunk cash into the Lloyd's mats.

Um. Yeah.

My delivery specialist told me the only thing missing from my order was my HPC adapter. If they're going to ship us more stuff because they couldn't get it all together on time, that's great, but please tell us before we waste time and money fixing it.

I also bought and started cutting material for a frunk mat. I guess that money and effort is wasted too.

 

[artsci]

Just heard from the Lloyd's mat dealer. The can't embroider the Tesla logo on the Luxe mats -- too thick they say. But now that Tesla says it will be supplying high quality mats with the logo, perhaps we have a better solution.

 

[dsm363]

Just got an e-mail from corporate saying: "Proper floor mats are coming in a month or two. Joost got great carpets specced out that are heavy weight with the Tesla logos for frunk, front, rear, and trunk
carpets. The included are temporary until then and will replaced at no cost. We also have a weather guard floor mats almost ready, waiting for the last revision and you'll be able to purchase them online"

Thanks. I was just getting ready to order something.

 

[kevincwelch]

Here's a picture showing the fit of the passenger mat. I think the Lloyd's fits better than Tesla's.

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The Lloyd's mats include some hooks that you can screw in to the car's carpeting to hold their mats in place.

Does the stuffed ladybug come with it?

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Interesting. On my iMac they look very blue. Proof that the representation of colors on computer screens cannot be trusted for accuracy.

Wow, I have the same issue on my Mac. For the longest time, until seeing the trunk pictures, I truly believed they were blue!

Monitor calibrated properly?

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Just heard from the Lloyd's mat dealer. The can't embroider the Tesla logo on the Luxe mats -- too thick they say. But now that Tesla says it will be supplying high quality mats with the logo, perhaps we have a better solution.

You never know.

Lloyd's may still be (much) better.

 

[artsci]

I tried every conceivable monitor calibration and it still looked more or less blue.

 

[1young1]

Just got an e-mail from corporate saying: "Proper floor mats are coming in a month or two. Joost got great carpets specced out that are heavy weight with the Tesla logos for frunk, front, rear, and trunk
carpets. The included are temporary until then and will replaced at no cost. We also have a weather guard floor mats almost ready, waiting for the last revision and you'll be able to purchase them online"

Very good news to hear. Glad they are addressing this.

 

[contaygious]

Yay I almost ordered mats too. Glad to hear about the tesla ones! Wonder why they didn't tell anyone before.

I have an ipad and the pics look grey btw.

 

[DrComputer]

Ok, so now after I posted his response he e-mailed back and said he made an error and will get back to me on what part of the new mats will be free and which part will be a "paid upgrade". I'll post his clarification when I get it.

 

[kevincwelch]

Ok, so now after I posted his response he e-mailed back and said he made an error and will get back to me on what part of the new mats will be free and which part will be a "paid upgrade". I'll post his clarification when I get it.

Tesla communication blunder. How strange...

 

[JakeP]

Oh boy, we had better start the nickel-and-diming thread again immediately...before Tesla is even allowed to formally announce their plans for floor mats!

 

[contaygious]

I'd pay for tesla ones if they are nice. Seems like the color is hard to match. Although every car I ever bought came with free ones as part of the deal; even the fancy upgraded ones.

 

[kevincwelch]

Maybe it is just I, but I suppose one has to be a real afficianado to care significantly about floor mats. Dust bunnies would annoy me, but I really would not feel compelled to buy Tesla branded floor mats since my dirty shoes will be all over them. If the ones coming with the Model S are really "that bad," I'll probably go with some simple ones from Lloyds. Additionally, I'll probably get some for winter as well, but I've done this with other cars so I consider it an independent purchase.

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Oh boy, we had better start the nickel-and-diming thread again immediately...before Tesla is even allowed to formally announce their plans for floor mats!

Can't imaging this would be any fun if we waited for pricing!

 

[DrComputer]

Ok, my rep got back to me with the final word....and it's not good news. The mats that the car is coming with now are the "free" mats that everyone will get. Tesla will offer logo'd plush mats at an additional charge soon. So I guess if we don't want to wait or pay whatever "up charge" Tesla wants to offer, the existing Lloyds option will be best. I guess the only good part is that they never charged us for the crappy mats that we do get.