Floor carpet - no longer available.

[grenadierboy]

That is odd. Maybe an aftermarket company will produce a replacement rubber mat that neatly covers that gap but follows the actual hump

That is exactly what the INEOS rep said to me...."the aftermarket will have a solution"

 

[Steveo]

Maybe - let's hope so - because you still can't rest your leg on the floor between the footrest & the brake pedal because the gap is not wide enough.

So - actually the RHD footrest saga remains an "issue" albeit for most people a minor issue.

An issue for some maybe. I never felt the need to put my left foot anywhere but the footrest on my drive yesterday.

 

[grenadierboy]

An issue for some maybe. I never felt the need to put my left foot anywhere but the footrest on my drive yesterday.

OK but I bet your knees were not level with each other

 

[Steveo]

OK but I bet your knees were not level with each other

Don't remember, didn't seem to be an issue.

 

[AnD3rew]

OK but I bet your knees were not level with each other

It did feel awkward when I first got in, but as soon as I started driving I didn’t notice it anymore. Time will tell if I start noticing it again on a 10 hour highway trip.

 

[grenadierboy]

It did feel awkward when I first got in, but as soon as I started driving I didn’t notice it anymore. Time will tell if I start noticing it again on a 10 hour highway trip.

Totally agree.

The indisputable fact is that the Grenadier RHD footrest & accelerator pedal are not at the same height.

The footrest is higher (further from the floor) than the accelerator pedal (someone measured the difference and posted it).

So this means that your left foot (and leg) must always be in a higher position than your right leg, meaning that the back of your left knee is slightly raised off the edge of the drivers seat.

Of course, the faster you go, the more you depress the pedal and thus the height difference increases.

Some people - this is of no or such little difference to be of no concern.

For others - they really notice the raising of their left leg and it feels awkward or even uncomfortable.

 

[DaveB]

I just went for a drive in my current car and noticed the foot rest is about 3" lower than the accelerator pedal and my left foot doesn't even reach it.
Owned the car for 5 years, driven 60,000kms and only just noticed

 

[DesertGecko]

I reckon rubber flooring with removable carpet mats is the perfect outcome. Nice on the feet and you can take them out and hose them off when you get home!

 

[DenisM]

I reckon rubber flooring with removable carpet mats is the perfect outcome. Nice on the feet and you can take them out and hose them off when you get home!

Offcuts of commercial carpet can be bought very cheaply. Cut to size, get them overlocked for around $12 per m . Should work nicely!!

 

[Solmanic]

Offcuts of commercial carpet can be bought very cheaply. Cut to size, get them overlocked for around $12 per m . Should work nicely!!

There are a few workplace health & safety guidelines around that caution about unsecured mats on vehicles with vinyl flooring as there have been accidents where the mat has slid around and become wedged under the accelerator or brake pedal. On carpet flooring, mats usually just have little spikes to hold them in place, but on rubber or vinyl flooring you need to have positive clips to hold them in place. Consequently all recent vehicles have these attachment points in and any OEM mats will just clip in place. But dodgy aftermarket or homebuilt mats rarely do. I'm not sure if this has made its way into the Australian Standards or State vehicle safety standards though, but it's in many WH&S manuals.

 

[Solmanic]

Maybe - let's hope so - because you still can't rest your leg on the floor between the footrest & the brake pedal because the gap is not wide enough.

So - actually the RHD footrest saga remains an "issue" albeit for most people a minor issue.

I reckon they either had to make the gap between the brake pedal and footrest large enough so a foot could rest there without getting caught, or small enough that you couldn't get your foot in there at all. Perhaps the final gap between the bodywork and pedal was considered too risky so they opted to close it up as much as possible with the floor lining.

 

[IG_in_AZ]

There are a few workplace health & safety guidelines around that caution about unsecured mats on vehicles with vinyl flooring as there have been accidents where the mat has slid around and become wedged under the accelerator or brake pedal. On carpet flooring, mats usually just have little spikes to hold them in place, but on rubber or vinyl flooring you need to have positive clips to hold them in place. Consequently all recent vehicles have these attachment points in and any OEM mats will just clip in place. But dodgy aftermarket or homebuilt mats rarely do. I'm not sure if this has made its way into the Australian Standards or State vehicle safety standards though, but it's in many WH&S manuals.

Not sure what's available in Australia, but here in the USA, Weathertech rubber mats are custom fit, have raised edges to keep the dirt in the floormat, and have the little holes to pop onto the factory floormat studs that affix them in place. I have them in my Kia. I'll probably have them in every vehicle I own from now on.

 

[DenisM]

There are a few workplace health & safety guidelines around that caution about unsecured mats on vehicles with vinyl flooring as there have been accidents where the mat has slid around and become wedged under the accelerator or brake pedal. On carpet flooring, mats usually just have little spikes to hold them in place, but on rubber or vinyl flooring you need to have positive clips to hold them in place. Consequently all recent vehicles have these attachment points in and any OEM mats will just clip in place. But dodgy aftermarket or homebuilt mats rarely do. I'm not sure if this has made its way into the Australian Standards or State vehicle safety standards though, but it's in many WH&S manuals.

"Dodgy Bros" at your service Sir! Large "bulldog" clips worked just fine ...

 

[DCPU]

I reckon they either had to make the gap between the brake pedal and footrest large enough so a foot could rest there without getting caught, or small enough that you couldn't get your foot in there at all. Perhaps the final gap between the bodywork and pedal was considered too risky so they opted to close it up as much as possible with the floor lining.

This sounds the most likely reason to me.

 

[Tazzieman]

There are a few workplace health & safety guidelines around that caution about unsecured mats on vehicles with vinyl flooring as there have been accidents where the mat has slid around and become wedged under the accelerator or brake pedal. On carpet flooring, mats usually just have little spikes to hold them in place, but on rubber or vinyl flooring you need to have positive clips to hold them in place. Consequently all recent vehicles have these attachment points in and any OEM mats will just clip in place. But dodgy aftermarket or homebuilt mats rarely do. I'm not sure if this has made its way into the Australian Standards or State vehicle safety standards though, but it's in many WH&S manuals.

Yet you can drive in thongs!
(Americans horribly confused by this imagery!)

 

[Eric]

I reckon they either had to make the gap between the brake pedal and footrest large enough so a foot could rest there without getting caught, or small enough that you couldn't get your foot in there at all. Perhaps the final gap between the bodywork and pedal was considered too risky so they opted to close it up as much as possible with the floor lining.

All RHD drivers of a grenadier must have their left foot amputated just below the knee ~ there you go problem sorted.

 

[Solmanic]

Yet you can drive in thongs!
(Americans horribly confused by this imagery!)

Actually I think you’ll find that’s an offence in some states. It occasionally pops up in those “you won’t believe what someone got fined for” stories.

 

[OGrid]

Question, while this thread is titled ‘Floor carpet - no longer available’, has anyone recently (last few months) been communicated this by IA?

The reason I ask is that at the time of this thread originating we’d frequently encountered IA support staff providing conflicting and sometimes false answers. Just checking this is actually the case.

 

[Shorty]

Just received contract for signing and the only option which has an asterisk alongside it was the carpet floor mats. The meaning behind the asterisk is not explained anywhere in the contract so not sure if they have them or not...

 

[DCPU]

Question, while this thread is titled ‘Floor carpet - no longer available’, has anyone recently (last few months) been communicated this by IA?

It's missing from the UK configurator.