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[swathdiver]

From This To That!

Got a call that a friend had broken down on the way home from fishing. Tow truck was coming for his truck but needed to get the boat home. All the tow gear was already in the Yukon so it was just a matter of loading up and making the 45 minute drive to help our wayward friends. The Ford had...

www.tahoeyukonforum.com

The above link references the Yukon's activities on Friday. She was unexpectedly called up to tow a boat home and hours later went drag racing. Fun stuff!

 

[swathdiver]

Floor mats are 5 years old and a bit worn. They are GM Accessory carpeted mats and have these little fasteners that secure to the carpet and allow the mat to click into that and hold them in place. The inside fastener on the passenger side could not be installed because there is a computer module under the carpet directly underneath where it would go.

Well, there's few left in inventory and I bought a new set for the front, the rears still are great.

Any ideas on how to secure these to the carpet better?

 

[iamdub]

Floor mats are 5 years old and a bit worn. They are GM Accessory carpeted mats and have these little fasteners that secure to the carpet and allow the mat to click into that and hold them in place. The inside fastener on the passenger side could not be installed because there is a computer module under the carpet directly underneath where it would go.

Well, there's few left in inventory and I bought a new set for the front, the rears still are great.

Any ideas on how to secure these to the carpet better?

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These seem to be the bee's nuts when it comes to floor mats: https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Klaw-Anti-Slip-Retainers-Without/dp/B0719QWB7B?th=1

 

[George B]

Floor mats are 5 years old and a bit worn. They are GM Accessory carpeted mats and have these little fasteners that secure to the carpet and allow the mat to click into that and hold them in place. The inside fastener on the passenger side could not be installed because there is a computer module under the carpet directly underneath where it would go.

Well, there's few left in inventory and I bought a new set for the front, the rears still are great.

Any ideas on how to secure these to the carpet better?

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What do the retainers look like?

 

[swathdiver]

These seem to be the bee's nuts when it comes to floor mats: https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Klaw-Anti-Slip-Retainers-Without/dp/B0719QWB7B?th=1

My poor imagination can't think of how to integrate them at present!

What do the retainers look like?

The fasteners in the top photo go into the carpet and the floor mats snap into them. There are holes for these in the carpet already from the last set. Can't really move them around and use the holes in the floor mat as they would then not fit the well proper.



This all may be moot, I just remembered that my wife pushes off of the floor to help get herself situated in the seats, this is what caused the fasteners to fail before. I do it to a lesser extent, or did. Well, been sick again and thinking is not so clear.

 

[George B]

My poor imagination can't think of how to integrate them at present!



The fasteners in the top photo go into the carpet and the floor mats snap into them. There are holes for these in the carpet already from the last set. Can't really move them around and use the holes in the floor mat as they would then not fit the well proper.

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This all may be moot, I just remembered that my wife pushes off of the floor to help get herself situated in the seats, this is what caused the fasteners to fail before. I do it to a lesser extent, or did. Well, been sick again and thinking is not so clear.

All I can think of is to cut the carpet screw part off and put 4, 1/8” holes through the keepers so you can use 1/8” zip ties through them and the carpet.

 

[iamdub]

Two 3/4"-1" wide pieces of 1/16" flat stock (16 gauge), bent to conform to the floorboard, bolted under each of the front two seat studs with whatever's needed to attach the mats to it (low-profile hooks, carriage head bolts with low-profile nuts, etc.) on the other end.

 

[swathdiver]

All I can think of is to cut the carpet screw part off and put 4, 1/8” holes through the keepers so you can use 1/8” zip ties through them and the carpet.

Two 3/4"-1" wide pieces of 1/16" flat stock (16 gauge), bent to conform to the floorboard, bolted under each of the front to seat studs with whatever's needed to attach the mats to it (low-profile hooks, carriage head bolts with low-profile nuts, etc.)

Both great ideas! I might need something that can make them easily removable for vacuuming and shampooing, even if I'm not around to do it someday. Maybe I can incorporate your ideas with those fasteners Chris linked to and the stock clips or areas in the mats.

 

[iamdub]

Both great ideas! I might need something that can make them easily removable for vacuuming and shampooing, even if I'm not around to do it someday. Maybe I can incorporate your ideas with those fasteners Chris linked to and the stock clips or areas in the mats.

I just saw my computer (again) changed "two" to "to". Edited to clarify and satisfy OCD.

 

[swathdiver]

Over the last month or so the navigation radio would kinda go blank for a second and then resume playing a CD and or the route selected would resume. The other day the whole thing went blank, the splash screen came on and then resumed playing the cd and the navigation route resumed without any input from me.

There was an over voltage code for the display once when the battery was run down, I didn't pull codes after the last event but will in the next day or so. Anyone ever experience this?