Floor Mats

[phil47]

Originally Posted by z168

@TurboBimmer - where did you get your metal anchors?

ATTN: ECS - is there an alternative anchor available?

I've been dealing with this same issue. The metal anchors attach to the seat rails and line up with the OE summer mats...so they won't work for the OE rubber mats. The screw-in anchors are for situations where no anchor hole is provided and you have to drill your own hole...so they are not the right solution for the e53. Only 2 solutions are the hook or velcro anchors with the twist-lock (T shaped) end that goes into the existing holes. I went to my local dealer and they located some spare velcro type anchors hanging about so I got them free. They work great so far.

I'm only using them on the driver side as it gets more use and is the potential safety issue. I find the passenger side mat stays pretty much in place w/o need for an anchor system.

Incidentally, MacNeil Weathertech sells the t-lock anchor with the hook for their mats. Unfortunately they wouldn't agree to sell them separately. That's why I went to the dealer who ended up helping me out. I believe you can buy the velcro t-lock anchors separately from the dealer if you need them.