Have the Ideal L9 car owners started to choose floor mats? Have you ever felt dazzled by the choices? Based on my nearly three years of experience with the Ideal ONE, I can tell you that the quality of the original floor mats is excellent. Unless you have a special usage habit for a certain type of floor mat, the original floor mats of the Ideal L9 can meet your needs.
What are the standards for a good floor mat? I think it should meet these six conditions: good foot feel, wear-resistant, easy to clean, environmentally friendly with little odor, good sound insulation, and high appearance value.
Next, I will tell you about my real experience with the Ideal original floor mats (the floor mat materials of the Ideal L9 and Ideal ONE are the same) in these aspects, and I hope it can save you some money.
Good foot feel, soft when stepped on
The Ideal original floor mat is called a plush carpet floor mat, which is made of nylon material. Plush is a fabric process that is made one tuft at a time, and just the name makes it feel soft.
I have been using the original floor mat for three years, and I still enjoy the feeling of stepping on it every time I get in the car. There is a fluffy and bouncing feeling.
How much do I like this floor mat? I even asked shamelessly for the original floor mats that other car owners had replaced, and kept them at home as backups. Who would have thought that even after I changed to the L9, these floor mats are still in good condition and the backups have not been used.
Durable enough, with little wear after nearly three years
Before I used the Ideal ONE, I had to replace the floor mats of each car every two years, and the most important reason was that the heel of your right foot rotates between the accelerator and the brake and wears out the floor mat. Several of my previous floor mats, whether they were coil mats or other brand originals, had to be replaced for this reason.
But what surprised me was that the Ideal original floor mat in the same position had very little wear, which is why I decided to write this article. This type of product experience can only be concluded after several years of use, and I must tell you.
Easy to clean, a vacuum cleaner is a good helper
If I had to mention a downside of the original floor mat, it would be that it is not very dirt-resistant. Black floor mats are easy to leave footprints, but fortunately, plush has a certain dispersion effect on dust. Plus, the vacuum cleaner can easily clean it during car washing, so overall, it is acceptable after more than two years of use. If you are a particularly clean person, you can buy a car vacuum cleaner.
Small Smell, Original Quality and More Environmentally Friendly
I want to ask everyone about their experience in the showroom and test drive of the Idean L9, especially about the smell inside the car. Personally, I’m satisfied with the smell inside the car. In fact, the air quality inside the Idean ONE is a five-star model in the evaluation system, and the Idean L9 is even better.
To ensure excellent air quality inside the car, everything needs to be done, including foot mats. The original foot mats have a small smell, and less VOC emission. In fact, third-party provided foot mats have not undergone very strict environmental tests, so choosing original foot mats is more reassuring in terms of environmental protection.
One extra reminder, for paid projects like third-party car interior air treatment and formaldehyde elimination, they can be ignored. Generally, opening the car windows for ventilation for two weeks is the best method.
Good Sound Insulation, Making the Car Quiter
Before entering the automotive industry, I never thought that foot mats could affect the sound insulation of the car interior. Through in-depth research, I found that foot mats are an important part of the car’s NVH, and material, thickness, and workmanship will all affect the NVH.
For example, one of the commonly seen original foot mats from different car brands is a tufted foot mat. This type of foot mat has lower cost, wear resistance and foot feel, and lower NVH performance than a plush foot mat. So, the inconspicuous foot mats have a lot of knowledge inside.
Good Appearance, Black is always Classic
Since it’s an original foot mat and needs to meet the majority of people’s preferences, the color selection is indeed conservative, with black being the only color. Black also has its advantages, such as being versatile for the interior design, and being a classic color that won’t go out of style. So, in my opinion, black foot mats are good, and it’s a concise art.
After talking so much about the characteristics of original foot mats, it’s not a particularly important accessory on the car, and it can’t even be referred to as a configuration. However, it is a detail that we feel every day. Doing this kind of detail to the extreme will also bring user recognition. “Do not be deterred by evil, nor be deterred from doing good”, this sentence also applies to the production of a car.
The above is about the experience of using foot mats. If you have the same feeling or have any questions about foot mats, you can communicate in the comment section.
This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.