2008 A4 : post purchase work...

[thejimrose]

not sure if i chimed in but i LOVE the audi oem sport rubber all season
mats. we did a run if lloyds at stasis and they were ok.. not amazing. the
normal oem audi mats r garbage.. foam backcking.. really!?
On Sep 29, 2012 7:39 AM, "Grant Lenahan" <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:

> Yep ultimats  about $75
>
> apparently things go downhill.
>
> Grant
>
> On Sep 29, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Steve Marinello wrote:
>
> > And these are Ultimats?  Not like the ones I have in terms of the mount;
> > thread density looks similar in the pic, but mine feel much thicker and
> more
> > plush than factory. OF course, mine are in the rarely driven cars, while
> the
> > daily ones have the all season mats now.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Grant Lenahan [mailto:glenahan at vfemail.net]
> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 7:55 AM
> > To: Steve Marinello
> > Cc: 'Steve Mills'; 'thejimrose'; quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: Re: 2008 A4 : post purchase work...
> >
> > I dont know what to say about changes in quality.  These are half the
> thread
> > density of factory.
> > Anchors are thin plastic.  Don't really fit.
> >
> > See this pic:
> >
> > http://tinypic.com/m/ftzc4o/4
> >
> > I'll report back in 4 years :-)
> >
> > Grant
> >
> > On Sep 29, 2012, at 12:28 AM, Steve Marinello wrote:
> >
> >> Geez, Grant.  The Ultimats I got for the urq are great.  Have they
> >> come downhill in the last few years? No pad, but the first set took
> >> 70k to need replacement.
> >>
> >> For all weather, the oem dealer mats are pretty good.  You have your
> >> choice of A4 or audisport labeling, as I remember; A4 in gray writing
> >> and audisport in red.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> >> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Grant Lenahan
> >> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 6:42 PM
> >> To: Steve Mills
> >> Cc: thejimrose; quattro at audifans.com
> >> Subject: Re: 2008 A4 : post purchase work...
> >>
> >> I could not possibly disagree more.
> >>
> >> How long have your Lloyd's mats lasted?
> >>
> >> Mine are 4 weeks old and showing signs of heel damage
> >>
> >> Anchors are plastic straps
> >>
> >> Grant
> >> On Sep 28, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Steve Mills wrote:
> >>
> >>> Lloyds mats are typically cheaper and OE, and their Ultimats are
> >>> significantly nicer than OE
> >>
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