Thread: Puma Floor Lining

Good luck with this, Andrew! If anyone can get a win it shall be you - perseverance is your middle name.

I can't help you with a comparison though - I put in supercrap rubber mats from the start- I've almost worn through them though. The original stuff underneath is therefore still OK.

I (at great expense) put genuine LR mats in soon after purchase so I can't give you ammunition. However I am concerned at the wear on the LR mat on the drivers side after about 30,000 km...I'll be through to the lining shortly.

Good luck with the "case"

Reckon I now have something much better than standard floor mats in my "97 build Defender 130. When I got sick of the holes worn in the drivers side one, checked out Clark rubber to see what they had to make some. Bought what is supposedly a horse mat. About 6 feet by 4 and 8mm thick with dimples on it. Cost about $75 at the time - maybe $85 now, Cut two floor mats out of it and still have about 4 feet square piece.

Reckon this should outlast several standard mats. Also, using the original ones as patterns, made the new ones a bit oversize to reduce the amount of dirt that works its way underneath from around the edges.

I noticed the new Land rover on display at the 60th anniversary at Cooma in 2008 had started wearing on the side seat box and the floor already, and it was a demo. They are not made of the same tough rubber of the earlier models and seam to be a thin plastic like material over cardboard.

Good luck with your claim.

Interestingly I got a call from the dealer I bought the car through in Toowoomba (not the one I get it serviced through as they are in Brisbane). He commented that as soon as he saw the photos he thought it was a pretty straight forward warranty claim! No floor lining should wear through under normal use within two and a half years. He commiserated with me over the fact that Land Rover were digging their heels in over the issue. I told him I just wanted to give him a heads up as I had to include them on the OFT claim since they were the selling dealer.

What after market options are there to combat this problem ? Anthing besides mats ?

Originally Posted by pc3

What after market options are there to combat this problem ? Anthing besides mats ?

Wright Off Road in the UK make a great acoustic mat system that is fully moulded to the floor, extends up over the seat boxes and supposedly has excellent sound deadening properties and is extremely wear resistant, the only issue is the price delivered here. (and does the new engine/six speed g/box use the same transmission hump as the R380 ?)

I enquired last week (my old 130 mat is through to the sheet metal) and it costs 400 quid delivered to Oz





This type of mat is normally found in construction industry equipment, diggers and excavators etc. or agricultural tractors. It is the industrial standard for reducing noise levels inside the operator cabin. It also provides a hard wearing durable surface that withstands the riggers of constant daily use. There is no other engineering solution

This material is fuel, oil, water and sunlight resistant, and meets listed properties to -40oC and brittleness to -28oC (continuous).
Barrier weight - 6.3 kg/m@ MIN
Specific Gravity (ASTM D792) 1.57 MIN
Hardness (Durometer A - ASTM D224) 68 MIN
Tensile Strength (ASTM D412) 2.65 Mpa MIN
Tear Strength (ASTM D624) 1.57 KN/m MIN
Elongation (ASTM D412) 250% MIN
Low Temperature Brittleness (ASTM D2137 - Test Method A) -28oC
Flammability (SAE J369) <100 mm/min Burn Rate

Hi All

The mat on the drivers side of the 120 is in tatters as well - except for the land rover logo So i am watching with interest

Regards Mark