[s-cars] Response from Carter @ AoA on mats

[Thomas Newcomer]

So is there gonna be a group by thread started? I'd be interested in a pair of Black fronts with rings plz
Ultimats cost?

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On Oct 20, 2010, at 7:22 PM, David Kase <dbkase at gmail.com> wrote:

> If nothing else we at least have a Group Buy from Lloyds, logo or sans
> logo...
> 
> Cheese
> 
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Phil Mische <pmische at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> I’ll toss my hat in the ring for 2 sets – 1 platinum, one light tan.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> PJM
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:
>> s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of chris chambers
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 7:46 PM
>> To: theringmeister at triad.rr.com; S-CAR list
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Response from Carter @ AoA on mats
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Gentz,
>> 
>> I contacted Lloyds mats andwas forwarded to Alex who is quite informed on
>> this
>> subject.
>> 
>> He informed me that essentially anything that has S4, S6, A4 etc including
>> UrS4
>> Audi claims as copyrighted.
>> You can have a mat for a chevy labeled A4, but not one to go in an A4.
>> 
>> They had a contract with VW, but lost that recently. Essentially Audi wants
>> as
>> much of the floor mat business
>> as they can get and won't license any companies. Lloyd's used to make mats
>> for
>> Audi as OEM and when they
>> lost that contract Audi also ceased the licensing agreement; however he
>> stated
>> that the generation of Audi management
>> that made that decision is now gone.
>> 
>> Alexbelieves that if we contact AoA through a club to have mats made for us
>> (not resale) that Audi will approve it.
>> If Audi provides us with written approval Lloyds will imprint anything we
>> want
>> on the mat, they still have the templates
>> to make the mats (which you an order blank) and the Audi four ring logo;
>> other
>> logos would have a set up fee.
>> IWe would have to order the mats directly through Lloyds not any retailer,
>> they
>> would do a custom run and have it completed
>> in about 3 days.
>> 
>> I have Alex's email address and phone number to contact him,
>> Regards
>> Chris
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
>> To: chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>; S-CAR list
>> <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 6:20:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Response from Carter @ AoA on mats
>> 
>> Perhaps.
>> Wylie Bean
>> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
>> 90 cq
>> 91 90q20v
>> 92 UrS4
>> 08 Q7 3.6
>> via BlackBerry
>> ________________________________
>> 
>> From: chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:37:53 -0700 (PDT)
>> To: <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>; S-CAR list<s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Response from Carter @ AoA on mats
>> 
>> Perhaps Lloyd Mats would be a good contact?
>> http://www.lloydmats.com/index2.htm
>> customerservice at lloydmats.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
>> To: S-CAR list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 5:20:12 PM
>> Subject: [s-cars] Response from Carter @ AoA on mats
>> 
>> If anyone knows the deal w/ what happened to make Lloyds stop producing the
>> embroidered stuff please chime in.
>> 
>> 
>> ----
>> 
>> Hello Mr Bean
>> 
>> Tim Eaton forwarded me your email. The short answer to questions like this
>> is
>> that we really dont have any kind of Heritage department on this side of
>> the
>> ocean. It would be nice to develop a better support structure for vintage
>> Audis
>> but we dont have the people to do it right now.Do you have any details on
>> the
>> situation you mentioned with Lloyds? I dont know who would be in charge of
>> that kind of thing around here. What were they producing? Who approached
>> them
>> about trademark infringement and when?
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Carter Balkcom
>> Wylie Bean
>> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
>> 90 cq
>> 91 90q20v
>> 92 UrS4
>> 08 Q7 3.6
>> via BlackBerry
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