Och

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Let me start by saying that I am not trying to advertize or sell anything, this is just a cheaper way I found for carpet protection.

This being said, I own two Lexii - a 2001 GS430 that I bought in July 2005, and a 1994 LS400, which I bought in July 2006, to become my new daily driver. Back when I bought the GS, I purchased the exact mats set for a little over $70.00. But when I bought the LS, I didn't wanna spend so much on the daily driver, but then I didn't wanna settle for cheap generic mats from autozone. On top of it, the drivers side mat in the GS doesnt fit as well as I would like, and leaves too much exposed carpet.

So what did I do? I went to Staples, and purchased two chair mats for carpet floors. They are made of clear material with the same texture as exact mats, and with the same pins as exact mats. I layed them down on the floor, took out the mats from my car, and cut these chair mats with heavy duty scissors to match the shape exactly. Works great!!! These chair mats are actually made of much thicker, sturdier and heavier material than exact mats, so they really stay in place! I was actually concerned at first, because these mats were so sturdy, I couldn't get them to unfold. But they flatten out over few hours, or if you are in a hurry just warm them up with a heat gun or a hair dryer. Once in a car, they will take the shape/bend of the floor and stay like this. I did it back in July, now its Septem, I didn't have to adjust these mats not even once, while the exact mats have to be adjusted weekly.

cliffud

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helluva good idea!!

make sure you do the cabin air filter mod... the cheap one where you use an air filter for the house and cut it up to fit the cabin filter...

that's one of my fav mods.

Och

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I already did it for the LS - because it stunk, and the LS requires two, so for $80 ($40 a piece) I just did it myself. No more stink.

The GS so far doesn't stink so Im not touching it.

PureDrifter

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are these mats big enough to do the trunk mat?

cliffud

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i'm sure you can cut to fit but it may allow things to slide more. that's my only hesitation with doing this mod or getting exact mats - if they're wet... woooooooosh- slippery city!

Och

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I doubt about the trunk.. maybe if you make it out of two halves, and join them with strong nylon tape.

As far as slippery goes, what would slip and slide? Your feet? It's not a concern at all.

lexusondubs

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iam sure people are going to start asking you for pics....as for me exactmats fit well and have a good free warranty replacement !!

aznxenon

Man, what a waste of floormats xD

Be sure to use 10off50 or 15 off 75 coupons when buying them

And yes I want to see some pictures. (for coupons try slickdeals.net or fatwallet.com)

Och

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Yeah, they look exactly like exact mats. I can snap a pic or two later on I guess.

Lexcis

pics please. my mats look like they went swimming in a swamp