When I first saw the Zanardi mats on George's car in Belmont, I just loved them. The way the Logo matches with the exterior of the car when you open the door is just wonderful. But I have a blue NSX, so that option wasn't open to me. But I found out about someone named Hrant who does custom mats with the logo in any color you want.
I got some made with blue logos to match my exterior. My interior is tan, but I knew the blue would not look as good on it as on the black, so I got black mats. The black looks fine, since so much of the car interior is black -- it really seems to connect with black of the dashboard. Like the Zanardi mats, the blue logo match with the exterior looks just great as you open the door. In fact, I like these better since I didn't much like the border trim of the mats being colored as on the Zanardi's.
Quite happy with them. I paid $120 including shipping. (I needed to send him a check ahead, he isn't setup for credit cards or PayPal). Surprises:
1. Black mats really show loose dirt and things off your shoes more than tan. I have to vacuum them much more often now. This wouldn't be different than current for those of you who already have black mats, but it was for me. On the other hand, the black will not slowly go brown-gray where feet have been, like my original mats did. And it is worth the quick pass with the hand vac.
2. I did notice that they have more of a tendency to get caught and bunch up when the seat is motored forward than the original ones did. I think they are a bit thicker, especially since the black ones he sells have a "heel guard". But this may go away with time.
3. The good surprise -- totally unexpected. When you get out of the car at night, the bulb which lights up the driver foot well stays on for a few seconds after the dome light, and the bright blue threads of the embroidered logo glow "NSX" like a neon sign on the black matte mats for those few seconds. It is just beautiful, and comes as you are typically still smiling from your drive. Very cool.
Wanted to spread the word. I got them from Hrant
(916) 961-5660
(916) 961-5220 Fax
[email protected]
I got some made with blue logos to match my exterior. My interior is tan, but I knew the blue would not look as good on it as on the black, so I got black mats. The black looks fine, since so much of the car interior is black -- it really seems to connect with black of the dashboard. Like the Zanardi mats, the blue logo match with the exterior looks just great as you open the door. In fact, I like these better since I didn't much like the border trim of the mats being colored as on the Zanardi's.
Quite happy with them. I paid $120 including shipping. (I needed to send him a check ahead, he isn't setup for credit cards or PayPal). Surprises:
1. Black mats really show loose dirt and things off your shoes more than tan. I have to vacuum them much more often now. This wouldn't be different than current for those of you who already have black mats, but it was for me. On the other hand, the black will not slowly go brown-gray where feet have been, like my original mats did. And it is worth the quick pass with the hand vac.
2. I did notice that they have more of a tendency to get caught and bunch up when the seat is motored forward than the original ones did. I think they are a bit thicker, especially since the black ones he sells have a "heel guard". But this may go away with time.
3. The good surprise -- totally unexpected. When you get out of the car at night, the bulb which lights up the driver foot well stays on for a few seconds after the dome light, and the bright blue threads of the embroidered logo glow "NSX" like a neon sign on the black matte mats for those few seconds. It is just beautiful, and comes as you are typically still smiling from your drive. Very cool.
Wanted to spread the word. I got them from Hrant
(916) 961-5660
(916) 961-5220 Fax
[email protected]
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