Posted by News on October 7, 2009, 1:17 am
Al Falfa wrote:
>
>> Gary L. Burnore wrote:
>>>
>>>> Both our RAV4 and Highlander have the optional (hooked) floor mats
>>>> as did our 2005 Avalon. We, as a matter of course because of the
>>>> snow/mud around here, always throw after market mats on top. They
>>>> have no hooks but "lugs/spikes" on backing. Yes they sort of float
>>>> and a time or two a month need a 5 second repositioning. The
>>>> Avalons (3 ) we had never had a problem with the optional (hooked)
>>>> floor mat moving.
>>>
>>>
>>> Some of the REALLY stupid parts of this is the guy who died and killed
>>> his family was supposedly a cop. Even I, not a cop, know if your
>>> car's a runaway, shut it off. If that doesn't work, neutral only
>>> blows up the motor. Secondly, just because some dumbass used a hair
>>> dryer in a shower we
>>> have warnings on hair driers. Now warnings on floor mats. Hell, you
>>> can't even set a new nav route in a toyota these days if the car is
>>> moving. It's smart enough to tell if there is no one or a kid in the
>>> passenger seat, can't it tell if there is for the nav?
>>
>>
>> How did anyone survive the 1950s/60s?
>
> Good question. Look at this crash demonstration:
>
> http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8f9_1253308261
>
Good thing we had a VW Bug...
Posted by Fred Seaver on October 10, 2009, 8:22 pm
ZIP ties?!!!!!!
> Al Falfa wrote:
>>
>>> Gary L. Burnore wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Both our RAV4 and Highlander have the optional (hooked) floor mats as
>>>>> did our 2005 Avalon. We, as a matter of course because of the
>>>>> snow/mud around here, always throw after market mats on top. They
>>>>> have no hooks but "lugs/spikes" on backing. Yes they sort of float
>>>>> and a time or two a month need a 5 second repositioning. The Avalons
>>>>> (3 ) we had never had a problem with the optional (hooked) floor mat
>>>>> moving.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Some of the REALLY stupid parts of this is the guy who died and killed
>>>> his family was supposedly a cop. Even I, not a cop, know if your
>>>> car's a runaway, shut it off. If that doesn't work, neutral only
>>>> blows up the motor. Secondly, just because some dumbass used a hair
>>>> dryer in a shower we
>>>> have warnings on hair driers. Now warnings on floor mats. Hell, you
>>>> can't even set a new nav route in a toyota these days if the car is
>>>> moving. It's smart enough to tell if there is no one or a kid in the
>>>> passenger seat, can't it tell if there is for the nav?
>>>
>>>
>>> How did anyone survive the 1950s/60s?
>>
>> Good question. Look at this crash demonstration:
>>
>> http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8f9_1253308261
>>
> Good thing we had a VW Bug...
>
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on October 10, 2009, 8:37 pm
> ZIP ties?!!!!!!
yeah baby. Ghetto screws. "That'll hold 'em."
Maybe in the south they use duct tape.
Posted by Not Me on October 11, 2009, 12:12 am
Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>> ZIP ties?!!!!!!
>
> yeah baby. Ghetto screws. "That'll hold 'em."
>
> Maybe in the south they use duct tape.
More likely "duck" tape... And not Duck (TM) brand.
Posted by lexuspartsdept on October 12, 2009, 4:46 pm
> >Both our RAV4 and Highlander have the optional (hooked) floor mats as did
> >our 2005 Avalon. We, as a matter of course because of the snow/mud around
> >here, always throw after market mats on top. They have no hooks but
> >"lugs/spikes" on backing. Yes they sort of float and a time or two a month
> >need a 5 second repositioning. The Avalons (3 ) we had never had a problem
> >with the optional (hooked) floor mat moving.
> Some of the REALLY stupid parts of this is the guy who died and killed
> his family was supposedly a cop. Even I, not a cop, know if your
> car's a runaway, shut it off. If that doesn't work, neutral only
> blows up the motor.
> Secondly, just because some dumbass used a hair dryer in a shower we
> have warnings on hair driers. Now warnings on floor mats. Hell, you
> can't even set a new nav route in a toyota these days if the car is
> moving. It's smart enough to tell if there is no one or a kid in the
> passenger seat, can't it tell if there is for the nav?
The whole problem is putting the mats on top of another. Look at the
thickness when stacked and the clearance to the gas pedal.If properly
installed with only one mat, there is no issue. However, no one reads
the information provided with the mats,( read ignores), and we then
have issues.
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>> Gary L. Burnore wrote:
>>>
>>>> Both our RAV4 and Highlander have the optional (hooked) floor mats
>>>> as did our 2005 Avalon. We, as a matter of course because of the
>>>> snow/mud around here, always throw after market mats on top. They
>>>> have no hooks but "lugs/spikes" on backing. Yes they sort of float
>>>> and a time or two a month need a 5 second repositioning. The
>>>> Avalons (3 ) we had never had a problem with the optional (hooked)
>>>> floor mat moving.
>>>
>>>
>>> Some of the REALLY stupid parts of this is the guy who died and killed
>>> his family was supposedly a cop. Even I, not a cop, know if your
>>> car's a runaway, shut it off. If that doesn't work, neutral only
>>> blows up the motor. Secondly, just because some dumbass used a hair
>>> dryer in a shower we
>>> have warnings on hair driers. Now warnings on floor mats. Hell, you
>>> can't even set a new nav route in a toyota these days if the car is
>>> moving. It's smart enough to tell if there is no one or a kid in the
>>> passenger seat, can't it tell if there is for the nav?
>>
>>
>> How did anyone survive the 1950s/60s?
>
> Good question. Look at this crash demonstration:
>
> http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8f9_1253308261
>