On the topic of floor mats, I thought I'd share something that some may find useful. I totally understand the appeal of nice matching floor mats for your Vette and wouldn't hesitate to pay the price (will definitely grab a set when my OEMs show the slightest sign of wear).

The first rainy day for my brand new 2011 GS (DD) came just a few weeks after delivery (Sept. last year) and I thought "darn it, I'll be tracking wet feet in the car all day." I stopped by Target on my lunch break to pick up some black hand towels to have in the car to wipe my wet shoes and insane amount of water that drips on the seats when you open the doors in the rain. I found these incredibly cheap door mats ($4):

http://www.target.com/Doormat-Concor...i_detailbutton

I cut them in half with a box cutter (to create driver's side and passenger side), and have been using them ever since as a cheap floor mat to protect my nice floor mats (think of them as a nicer version of the paper mats the dealer puts on your floors when they service your car). They match the ebony interior exactly....and have a nice rubber backing which keeps them right where you put them. It's really nice not having to worry about what I'm tracking into the car on a day-to-day basis (and with my kids, I don't worry about them not taking the care to clean off their shoes). I've never had them curl up or create any problem with the gas or brake pedals, and for only $4 as soon as I see the slightest bit of wear, I've just pulled them out and replaced them (the "used" ones have since become tire pads to keep my hot tires from damaging my epoxy garage floor).

They're not Lloyd's mats, but they do a nice job of protecting your nice mats if you're out in the elements.

 

I too have a black vett and I put Lloyd black mats, they look great.
Jeff

 

The "OEM" ones that you can get from GM are made by Lloyds. The color match is not really that bad for an ebony interior. I have them in my 2010 Z06 and had them in my 07 coupe and always thought they looked good. I think Gene or Patrick at GMPartsHouse.com can help you out with the best price.

 

I have Weather-Tech mats in my Vette and my wife's car. They are molded to make a perfect fit and edges are rolled up to keep all the dirt on the mat. Mats match my black carpet. Easy to clean with a hand held vac and a wet rag.

 

I saw this just as I was heading out for a drive, so I snapped a few pics for you. I have a black vette with ebony carpet and "ebony" Lloyds mats. I knew they would not match the ebony carpet because I had the same mats / color combo on my last vette. I'm happy with the way they look and as everyone has said, the Lloyds mats are very good quality. I got mine from GM Parts House and they have a very nice price.

I considered getting the black mats, but I thought the color contrast would be too strong in the other direction, so I stuck with what I knew. Perhaps someone will post the black mats on ebony carpet for you.

I see the Lloyds as light charcoal gray, and the ebony carpet as dark charcoal gray. I don't see the greenish or purplish that other have described. These pics are in bright afternoon sunlight. As stated in another post, the color contrast in darker light conditions is much less.

However, with that said, it is odd that Lloyd's does not produce an exact color match option. How hard could that be?

 

My Loyd mats came today and I am very happy with the way they look. They cover everything so you can't see the oem carpet at all. The quality is much better than the oem mats. Patrick @ GMPartshouse did a great job. Send him a PM or E-Mail and tell him what you want and he sends a link to order. 2 weeks exactly and they are here.

 

We would be happy to help anyone looking for the OEM GM mats!

Thanks
Kevin
www.PartsTaxi.com

 

I have a C5(2004)with red carpet, & a C6(2006)with cashmere carpet both cars have Lloyd mats. The C5 mats with logo are a perfect match in both material & color to the OEM red carpet, the C6 mats with logo both the material, & color DO NOT match the OEM cashmere carpet.

 

Lloyds mats.

 

Lloyds are a close but not totally satisfying match to a cashmere interior. Initially I was going to send them back but decided they were close enough to tolerate. Depends on your level of being compulsive - I am borderline!

 

I agree and for the money I'm not impressed with the way Lloyds wear. I bought mine at Carlisle last year. Only about 800mi. since and the wear spot where my heel sits is pretty bad.