floor jambs (Volkswagen line)

[Lawrence C Leung]

I didn't get factory floor mats on my '85, so that explains why the strap
is missing.  And, now, since I autocross the car, I don't want mats
anyway. (Just clean your feet if you want a ride......and hang on!)

LL - NY

On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 05:35:32 EST BRIT4VWS at aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 01/20/2001 08:01:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
>lindgre at online.no writes:
>
>
>> It is possible, havent seen these knobs in any of the family's VWs 
>(87
>> Passat, 94 Vento, 96 Golf, 96 Passat)
>> 
>> PerL
>
>Volkswagen used a different retention system up until 1998 on passat 
>and 99 
>on other models.  The floor mats had a quick connect strap, one end 
>would tie 
>to the front seat mounting bracket in the middle, the other is 
>attatched to 
>the floor mat.  This system was used on all VW floor mats and now used 
>by the 
>Loyd mats for older VW's (back to about 85).  VW Accessory Catalogs 
>show how 
>this works if any of you have access to an older one.  New cars use 
>the same 
>system that the new Audi's due which is awesome and cosmetically 
>better.
>
>Britton Ingraham
>
>1987 4000 CS quattro
>1986 Quantum
>1973 Beetle