07-27-2015, 08:00 AM
Not a big project by any means but a quick one. I was detailing the wife's car yesterday and noticed that her floormat was pushed up under the brake and accelerator pedal. One thing I liked about her Altima was the fact that it had a small plastic retainer that the floormat attached to in order to keep it in place and prevent it from "floormat creep". I worry about this with my wife because she moves her leg around a lot in her commute due to the lymphedema in her left leg and it is a safety concern to have that floormat pushed up under the pedals. I asked her about it and she said it had been like that for a few weeks now. I decided to address it right away and machine a new retainer.
Here is what I came up with, simple 1"x.125" aluminum bent at an angle to match the floorboard. I then machined a small plug that was tapped with 10-32 threads so it could be retained onto the aluminum bracket. The plug measures .375" at the base, reduced to .260" at the main body (same as original) and then I machined a small .250" flat in the side to act as a retaining void to keep the floormat attached to the round plug.
Newly machined retainer in the foreground with the broken original in the background.
Mounted in place and completed.
All in all a pretty quick and easy job just thought I would post it up.
Mike.
Here is what I came up with, simple 1"x.125" aluminum bent at an angle to match the floorboard. I then machined a small plug that was tapped with 10-32 threads so it could be retained onto the aluminum bracket. The plug measures .375" at the base, reduced to .260" at the main body (same as original) and then I machined a small .250" flat in the side to act as a retaining void to keep the floormat attached to the round plug.
Newly machined retainer in the foreground with the broken original in the background.
Mounted in place and completed.
All in all a pretty quick and easy job just thought I would post it up.
Mike.