Holes in rubber floor mat

[Ron]

I just purchased a set of the original type rubber floor mats for my '66 230SL from the dealer.  It had none, just carpet, when I purchased the car.  The Driver's mat has no holes for the following: dimmer switch, steering column, accelerator pedal base, accelerator stop bolt, and clutch cylinder pipe.  I assume the latter should just be a slit cut in from the top.  The first should just be a hole punched in, along with the stop bolt hole.  But the accelerator hole should be cut how?  A slit from the right side?  Or a skinny hole?  And the steering column, a slit cut in from the side to a big round hole?  I've never seen an original.  Thanks, Ron

[DaveB]

Hi Ron,

There are some measurements from my original mat in this post:

http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=8863.msg59075#msg59075

Unfortunately the accelerator pedal section is missing. Hopefully someone can provide the missing accelerator info, and cross-check my dimensions.

[badali]

I recently went through the same thing but had the old mat for a template.  The gas pedal area has small dimples if you look closely you can see where the cut out should be.  Since you don't have an original mat make a template from a piece of plastic or card board the exact size of your mat then start by lining up the gas pedal first then the other holes.  I used a hole saw to cut the round openings.  Use it in reverse to avoid tearing the mat.