Trunk mats - why is this?

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Topic: Trunk mats - why is this?
Posted: Jul/30/2007 at 6:45am

Two distinct different mats and part numbers for Javelin and AMX in 68/69 yet in 1970, he lists the SAME mat for both AMX and Javelin, and it's a shorter looking mat than the ones shown in 68/69......
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YEAR	MODEL	DESCRIPTION	PART #
70	AMX, Javelin	Trunk Mat	293 1901

68-69	AMX	Trunk Mat	293 1901A	$32.00
68-69	Javelin	Trunk Mat	293 1901B	$32.00

Edited by billd - Jul/30/2007 at 6:45am

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Posted: Aug/02/2007 at 10:14am

Bill

I Looked them up in my factory parts book and they list them the same way. (68-69 Javelin #360 7420), (68-69 AMX #360 7421) and (70 AMX & Javelin #363 9621).

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Posted: Aug/02/2007 at 10:22am

Could it possibly be that for the AMX in '70 one simply trimmed about 12 inches or so off of the forward edge of the Javelin trunk mat ?

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Posted: Aug/02/2007 at 10:26am

This is probably due to the fact that you could have gotten a full size spare or a space saver spare (in the Javelins). The different spares were mounted in different locations in the trunk. This factored with the larger size trunk mat in 68-69 would have caused there to be two different mats. In 70 they used a shorter trunk mat so it was not necessary to use two different mats because the mat worked for both the full size spare and the space saver spare.

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Posted: Aug/02/2007 at 11:04pm

I got a fantastic reply right from Doug, at APD and it follows some of what's been said here, and Dennis confirms what Doug states:

> Bill,
  > The 68/69 Javelin trunk mat is shaped differently than the 70 Javelin
  > trunk mat. The difference is mainly in the front. The 68/69 Javelin mat is
  > more "squared off" and has slots in the front corners so it can fit the
  > contours of the floor. The 70 Javelin mat is rounded off at the front and
  > does not have the slots. In 68/69 the AMX trunk mat is shorter (front to
  > rear) than the Javelin mat by about 10". This is mainly because of the
  > "divider" braces (that the trunk cardboard and carpeted board lay against)
  > that the AMX has, which the Javelin does not have. These braces leave less
  > room on the flat area above the rear axle which the Javelin mat covers.
  > Since the actual trunk floor is the same for all 68-70 AMX and Javelin,
  > the changes introduced to the front of the mat in 70 allow it to fit both
  > models.
  > The mats we carry were patterned from original AMC mats (I used the
  > original mat from my 69 AMX for our 68-69 AMX trunk mat reproduction) and
  > we also cross-reference them to the original AMC part numbers.

This is the first time I've gotten a response SO quickly, and in the middle of the busy season, too.
I guess I know where my trunk mat is coming from.................

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Posted: Aug/20/2007 at 6:44am

I received my trunk mat from APD. I took the tattered and worn and weathered original I had stored in the loft and laid it on top of the new one.
The size is almost exact, the new slightly larger but the old could have shrunk with age. Otherwise, color is the same as my original (amazing), size is for all practical purposes the same, cutouts match, etc.
The only real difference is the texture.
The new is flat without texture - "printed", I assume.
The old/original is very textured more like a course fabric-like surface feel. So it's different material, but not too many folks will notice. It should look nice, and the price was good.

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Posted: Aug/20/2007 at 7:54am

the repros do look good and your assessment is correct on appearance. The negative is, in my experience, they don't last long before they become fuzzy/hairy if you actually lay stuff on them and "use" them.