I am buying floor mats for a Coupe with tan interior and black base carpet. I am looking at "Ultimat" mats that come in 68 colors. Based upon the interior, I would like to get a dark tan like their Chestnut (#715) color. But with black base carpet, I'm concerned that any contrasting color (like dark tan) will look strange. The other thought is to use a very dark gray (Anthracite #112), which might look ok against black. Has anybody used contrasting color mats against black base carpet? A picture is below (the exterior of the car is Rosso Mondial), I'm very open to opinions.
Seeking opinions on floor mat color
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The black is darker than I prefer, so I wanted to try something lighter but I share your same concern about it not working with black underneath and that's why I posted the question -- hoping to see pics where contrasting carpets worked. I just spent some time looking at all coupes on eBay to see if I could find any pics of contrasting mats, and there were none. I also noticed that the driver side mat looks short (I currently don't have any mats), so that also makes me think contrasting won't work.
Ron -- thanks for feedback -- would love to see pics if you have them
I originally picked Ultimat because of their broad color selection, but If I go with black then any manufacturer will work. Is there a preferred brand of mat to go with (I'm more interested in quality than price)? I called one dealer, and they didn't have factory mats but said they ordered them through a third party supplier. I searched this forum and couldn't find much info about floor mat suppliers.
perhaps just photoshopping that mat's color into your pic can help you visualize the contrasting carpet...
there were probably none, because, it is not esthetic.
contrasting piping, yes. but contrasting mat, or even wrong shade of carpet over the footwell carpet is not good looking.
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