cocomats RHD

[paulr]

This is a new thread for all the RHD w113 cars out there. I have had a few conversations with Coco mats shown below and on the suggestion of some RHD fellow members will attempt to make a pattern for "us" and maybe ask for a discount if we club together and make a quantity order. Anyway, thoughts and interest below please.

thanks

previous threads and emails.......

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Cocomats.com <naturalauto@comporium.net>
To: PAUL
Sent: Tuesday, 29 January, 2008 3:16:44 PM
Subject: Re: Message for Natural Auto Products, LLC

Problem is with the cut out for accelerator pedal. I think it should be
fairly easy to make good pattern.

Jeff


PAUL wrote:
> thanks a lot Jeff. Is the rhd pattern not the same as the lhd pattern
> if its flipped over?
>

good idea..WHEN I have had a look at the pattern making kit, I'll make a post asking for interested orders. i spoke to the very willing and helpful Jeff at Cocomats and mentioned the site so I'm sure he will be up for a discount.



----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Cocomats.com <naturalauto@comporium.net>
To: paul
Sent: Monday, 28 January, 2008 1:41:27 PM
Subject: Re: Message for Natural Auto Products, LLC

Paul,

Thank you for your message. Good to hear about  www.sl113.org  It is
tough as a small business to get the word out, but the best is happy
customers. Thanks for heads up.

We ship to UK quite a bit. Unfortunately we do not have rhd pattern for
113. We have done 100's of lhd but not one rhd. So if your 113 is rhd,
we would need your help making pattern. I would be happy to send a copy
of our lhd pattern for your review along with tan swatches. Just let me
know. We can send swatches out today.

Sincerely,

Jeff / Cocomats.com

paul  wrote:
> msg     Hello I have a 1970 mercedes 280 sl (w113) car and through the
> forum (www.sl113.org) I have heard nothing but glowing reports about
> your products. My car has beige carpets in and I am very interested in
> having a sisal set made. Would you be kind enough to send me a swatch
> sample set from which I can choose my colour. You do ship to the UK I
> presume.
>



paulr
lovely 1970 280 SL


paulr
lovely 1970 280 SL

[Naj ✝︎]

Yes, Please.

naj

68 280SL

[Garry]

Hi Paul,

Count me in as well.  responded on other thread before realising that there was a new thread. Had been thinking about getting some for a while, I think they look great.

A bit off topic but maybe of interest to the UK guys, my car was first sold in Scotland by the MB dealer in Glasgow and has a small plate on the door step from the dealer.  Dont know how it ended up in Australia!!

Garry Marks
Australia
69 280SL Manual
02 320ML
05 A200

[franjo_66]

Hi paul

Count me in as well, I spoke to these guys last year who also said that to date they hadn't made any RHD versions of their coco mats.

Thanks for trying to help us RHD folks !

Rgds
Frank
Sydney, Australia
1966 230SL Auto
1996 E36 AMG

[DavidBrough]

Hi Paul,

Count me in, although I did have to smirk at the notion of a "pattern making kit". A fancy name for a large piece of wrapping paper and a pair of scissors.

David Brough
1969 280SL Auto with A/C

[JamesL]

quote:Originally posted by DavidBrough

Hi Paul,

Count me in, although I did have to smirk at the notion of a "pattern making kit". A fancy name for a large piece of wrapping paper and a pair of scissors.

David Brough
1969 280SL Auto with A/C

Be fair

I bet they don't supply the scissors....

[georgem]

Paul,

Count me in please - grey for me.

Cheers

George
230 SL
Brisbane

[hands_aus]

yep
count me in.
Need something to match the black and white carpet and black upholstery.

Bob Smith (Brisbane,Australia)
RHD,1967 early 250 SL, auto

[paulr]

Update for Cocomats

The samples and pattern making kit ( no scissors ) have arrived and the samples look great. So, as I pointed out, I am away quite a bit in Norway next week and France the week after and have little time at the moment to do the pattern. I will though soon and will discuss as I progress.






paulr
lovely 1970 280 SL

[Eryck]

I am interested in anything RHD.  Excuse my ignorance but which part are you all talking about here?

1965 230 SL White Manual
Hong Kong

[rwmastel]

Coco mats = http://cocomats.com/coco-mats-story.htm

Rodd
Pagoda Technical Manual
please contibute: http://www.sl113.org/wiki/pmwiki.php
1966 230SL
2006 C230 Sport Sedan

[paulr]

Tosh

did you receive the cocomats envelope from me?

quote:Originally posted by Tosh

quote:Originally posted by DavidBrough

Hi Paul,

Count me in, although I did have to smirk at the notion of a "pattern making kit". A fancy name for a large piece of wrapping paper and a pair of scissors.

David Brough
1969 280SL Auto with A/C

Be fair

I bet they don't supply the scissors....

paulr
lovely 1970 280 SL

[JamesL]

Sorry, yes, arrived and will have a nosey next weekend - at a wedding all this one!

[Else1969]

Hi Paul,

I might be a bit late to tag onto this one, but count me in too.
The black with red dots would go very nicely with my car (and would match my eyes after wrestling with those darn window guides).

Dirk
1969 Signal Red 280 SL

[hauser]

There's a nice article in the latest Star magazine on the people at cocomats.com along with a bit of history on cocmats.

1969 280sl 5 spd
Gainesville, Fl.

[JamesL]

OK, folks, just finalising the pattern and getting that back to the US.


So far we have interest from...
Naj, Paul, me in the UK
Garry, Bob and Frank in Aus
Eryck in HK
Dirk in where???

Anyone else?

[Else1969]

Dirk is also from Australia.
Is it feasible to do a combined shipment to cut down on transport and customs etc. costs?
What do Gary Bob and Frank think?
I run a business which imports a lot (manly from Europe). I don't mind redistributing to the other guys down under.

Dirk
1969 Signal Red 280 SL

[franjo_66]

Hi Dirk

I would be more than happy to do a combined shipment

Rgds
Frank
1966 230SL Black/Auto/RHD
1996 E36 AMG

[Garry]

I am also happy for a combined shipment if one of us wishes to break down and then onforward.  Local mail is much cheaper that the international.


Garry Marks
Australia
69 280SL Manual
02 320ML
05 A200

[JamesL]

Here's what's happening

I am sending the templates back to the US today.

I'll chat with them about a discount - picking up on the conversation he had with Paul. Assuming one is offered, I'll work some way of making sure that  only registered members here get it - perhaps a password or something.

Once that's done I'll post again in this thread and then, as suggested, we need a volunteer to be the initial country point person: saving cocmats shipping hassle etc. I'll give that person the details of how to access the discount offline: they will be responsible for placing the order for that country's members and making sure that they get paid/members get their products.

I'll be on point for the UK.

No discount = every owner to himself!

[franjo_66]

Dirk has indicated that he is happy to be the distribution point for us here in Australia (thanks for volunteering Dirk !)

I guess when the time is near, we can supply addresses, work out costs, etc.

Thanks again Paul & Tosh for getting this off the ground

Rgds
Frank
1966 230SL Black/Auto/RHD
1996 E36 AMG

[hands_aus]

Hey Dirk,
It is OK by me for you to be the importer and distributor within Australia.
My address and contact details etc can be supplied any time.
I will watch the thread.
cheers

Bob Smith (Brisbane,Australia)
RHD,1967 early 250 SL, auto

[Else1969]

More than happy to be the contact person in Oz and to place the order on behalf of everyone here. People can email me their details when the time comes. I suggest that we can work out exact costs when the goods arrive.

Thank you very much for organising the mats Tosh. It is very much appreciated. You can email me any information that is too sensative to post here.

I just know my wife will just smile condecendingly at me if I tell her how excited I'm getting over these mats.

Dirk
1969 Signal Red 280 SL

[JamesL]

Just bumping this up.

They have the template and are ready to take RHD orders - assuming you trust my templating skills... . Website (below) has all the colour options.

Anyone else after a set?

[franjo_66]

Hi Tosh

I'm trusting your template skills ! Thanks again for doing this on behalf of all us RHD-ers. I will be after a black herringbone set(#22). Let us know what other details you need.

Thanks & Regards
Frank

[JamesL]

FYI

Cocomats will give us a discount for the "bulk order" left OR Right hand drive. It's not major (10%: so $117 PLUS shipping) but it is nIce to have!!

So if anyone in the UK, eg Kemal, wants a LHD set, let me know.

Same goes for other countries. If there's a few in the US who want a set, at this point, all you need to do is work out to whom they ship....

[Garry]

Hi Tosh,
Let me also add my thanks for your efforts in Righities being able to gain Coco mats for their cars.
In my case I would be after the "02" Black with natural.
I believe Dirk has kindly offered to co-ordinate the others from Australia. Dirk how would you like to do this? Funds to you for a combined order, funds direct to Coco Mats but then consolidating a shipment to you for breakdown and forwarding or some other method?
Garry

[Else1969]

Last week Tosh asked me to hold off until a "test set" had been given a clean bill of health.
I believe that we will need to place one collective order, therefore I would have to pay fo the whole lot at once. In addition to this we will need to add transport + possibly customs charges + duty + import GST + local freight (to each individual). The cost of transport should be pretty clear, but the other charges may or may not apply depending if the total cost of goods is AUD1,000 or more.
I am quite willing to pay for everything up front, see what the actual costs are and then get payment from everyone before sending the mats out.
Worst case scenario: Noone pays me and I have about 5 sets of mats for Else (sofar I have Garry, Frank, Bob and George showing interest....if I find 2 more expressions of interest, then I might have a different set of mats for every day of the week).
In any case, I will not be doing anything until Tosh gives me the green light.

Dirk
1969 Signal Red 280 SL

[Eryck]

Sorry, stupid question.  Tosh tried to helped and sent me a link with photos but I'm still unsure. So do these mats go under the carpet as sound insulators or do they replace the carpets themselves. I think it's the former but just wanted to make sure.  Did the original cars have these?

1965 230 SL White Manual
Hong Kong

[franjo_66]

Eryck, these cocomats sit on top of your carpet and their main function is to minimise wear & tear on your carpet.

Cocomats were an original option (refer to the technical article on datacard options

Rgds
Frank
1966 230SL Black/Auto/RHD
1996 E36 AMG

[J. Huber]

Just an aside on Eryck's question... The cocomats are sturdy and fairly thick. In my case, they sit on top of my carpet (squareweave with a foam backing), which in turn sits on top of some insulation similar to dynamat. All this together makes a solid foundation for sure. Problem is: it does minimize the foot space down there. I wear a US 11. My tennies and workshoes just make it -- but when I wear boots, my toe slightly hits the steering column as I go to brake. Was scary the first time it occurred! Just a "foot's up" (as opposed to a head's up...)

James
63 230SL

[JamesL]

Test set arrived and looks good

I have asked them if they can make a couple of very minor changes. Once I hear back, I will post here and we can go.

Meanwhile, here's my footwell...




James Lester
RHD 280 in DB906 with cognac leather

[paulr]

James

what colour is that?

quote:Originally posted by Tosh

Test set arrived and looks good

I have asked them if they can make a couple of very minor changes. Once I hear back, I will post here and we can go.

Meanwhile, here's my footwell...



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James Lester
RHD 280 in DB906 with cognac leather

paulr
1970 280 SL

[JamesL]

Cognac (leather) and carpet

Oh, did you mean the overmat?

#41  - Sisal

The one you're after, IIRC...



James Lester
RHD 280 in DB906 with cognac leather

[paulr]

I would like  46 beige...with black heel mat, which matches my axminster nicely.

quote:Originally posted by Tosh

Cognac (leather) and carpet

Oh, did you mean the overmat?

#41  - Sisal

The one you're after, IIRC...



James Lester
RHD 280 in DB906 with cognac leather

paulr
1970 280 SL

[gnj588d]

Yes please natural herringbone #21 RHD Mike Rutledge. Liverpool

[rob walker]

Tosh, missed that they will provide LHD, so count me in for a set. I just need to decide upon colour to go with the green leather and carpet... black and Taupe no.54 or a tan colour :?:
Suggestions gratefully received anyone.


Rob Walker
1968 280SL papyrus white/green leather
Spain and Turkey

[JamesL]

quote:Originally posted by rob walker

Tosh, missed that they will provide LHD, so count me in for a set. I just need to decide upon colour to go with the green leather and carpet... black and Taupe no.54 or a tan colour :?:
Suggestions gratefully received anyone.


Rob Walker
1968 280SL papyrus white/green leather
Spain and Turkey

Be quick, want to get the order in!

James Lester
RHD 280 in DB906 with cognac leather

[rob walker]

James, replied off line but just in case you did not get email I will go for a LHD set in No.54 Black and Taupe.

Rob Walker
1968 280SL papyrus white/green leather
Spain and Turkey

[Else1969]

Is there anyone else in Australia who would like to order Cocomats?

Today I sent emails to Garry, Frank, Bob and George asking them which mats they would like. Sorry for the delay, but Tosh's email ended up sitting in my spam folder for a while.

[georgem]

I didn`t receive the email however I`m still in. I need a medium grey.

Cheers

George
230 SL
Brisbane
 

quote:Originally posted by Else1969

Is there anyone else in Australia who would like to order Cocomats?

Today I sent emails to Garry, Frank, Bob and George asking them which mats they would like. Sorry for the delay, but Tosh's email ended up sitting in my spam folder for a while.

[Else1969]

G'Day George,

I sent the email via your profile. The others received thei mail by the same process, so if you haven't yet then I suggest you check your email address in your profile.

According to the Sisal Page (www.cocomats.com/Style.htm) the only choice you seem to have is #53 Black & Grey Dot or #12 Black & White Dot. I cannot find any greys. Please let me know what you would like.
You could always go the Henry Ford way by choosing black (#22 herringbone).

[georgem]

No 53 Black with grey dots please

Cheers
George

quote:Originally posted by Else1969

G'Day George,

I sent the email via your profile. The others received thei mail by the same process, so if you haven't yet then I suggest you check your email address in your profile.

According to the Sisal Page (www.cocomats.com/Style.htm) the only choice you seem to have is #53 Black & Grey Dot or #12 Black & White Dot. I cannot find any greys. Please let me know what you would like.
You could always go the Henry Ford way by choosing black (#22 herringbone).

[JamesL]

UK mats are all here

Hopefully those that have them are happy...

[Else1969]

Tosh and Aussies who ordered RHD mats,

I am glad to hear the poms have their mats.
I am still waiting for Jeff to get back to me after I placed an oder on the 29th of May. Despite repeated requests I have not been able to get a reply out of Cocomats since 9/06/08.
I will keep at them.

[Garry]

Thanks Dirk for update.
Now that the Poms have their mats, Cocomats might start on the Aust ones!!

Garry

[georgem]

The race for the coco mats - its the only sport the Poms have beaten us in for a while..........


George
230SL

[Else1969]

This is mission control.
We have success, repeat we have success.....well partially anyway.
Cocomats have told me that they will be able to ship this Saturday.
Now for the bad news: I am off to Queensland on Wednesday and not returning until 1/08. Sorry guys, but you might have to wait that little bit longer.
As far as beating the poms is concerned, does anyone know when the Ashes are up next?

[Garry]

Not until July next year in UK.  I believe they need all the time they can to get together a team!
Bit like the coco mats, I suppose you could class that as a bit of a win for them but that is really stretching the friendship.

[JamesL]

quote:Originally posted by Garry

Not until July next year in UK.  I believe they need all the time they can to get together a team!

Hey, we have a team. Unchanged again for our regular drubbing at Lords by the Saffers

[rob walker]

James, did not get the PM re my LHD mats.

[Else1969]

Hey Frank,

Are you about at the moment? I have tried to email you but have not had a reponse. Your mats are here and looking good. Drop me a line so that I can organise delivery. The mats for everyone else in Oz are on the way or organised.

[franjo_66]

Hi Dirk

I sent you an email, so  thanks for getting my attention !

Rgds
Frank

[JamesL]

Two years on

Time for another group buy?

[fastlap]

Yep - put me down for a set  .   100%-in, assuming we can progress things in weeks rather than months.

Colour/design/etc. is decided, but maybe best keep it simple on here until all member interest is captured and we decide how to proceed.  I'll await any next steps.

Thanks for the initiative - Martin

[Naj ✝︎]

Yes, Please.

naj

[CocoMats.com]

Hello everyone!  I thought I would just post my information here so you can feel free to contact me with any questions you may have about fitment, colors, discounts, or shipping of Coco Mats.  If you are unsure of fitment we are happy to send copies of our current patterns for you to test and/or modify.  If anyone would like some physical samples of any of our colors, we would be happy to mail them out to you free of charge.  We are big enthusiasts here and we are open to any feedback you may have that will help us do our jobs better and help us continue to provide you quality hand-made floor mats.  Additionally, if you have any type of "custom" application, we would be happy to manufacture any type of mat to your specifications.

We also have a FaceBook page that will be up and running in about a week or so.

If there is anyone in your club that would like to act as the main representative, we would be happy to offer group discounts as well as combined shipping.

I would sincerely like to thank all the members that speak so highly about our mats.  We do our best to make sure that we continue to please everyone with our custom mats!


Drew T. Phythian
www.CocoMats.com
(800)461-3533
Int'l:  1+803-548-4809