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Old 11-10-2005, 07:36 AM
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Hey guys,

My dealer gave me a set of the all-weather rubber BMW mats as a gift when I bought my car. I'd like to use them, but the smell! No way I want to put them in my new car right now. I have them "airing" out in my garage right now, but the still stink. Is there anyway to clean them and not discolor them? (Their black) I tried to clean them with Simple Green, but they still smell.

I know, it's a silly question, but I hate to use them and have the rubber odor cancel out the new car smell!
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I don't know of any way to accelerate the process of removing the rubber odor. I think you're doing all you can do just by letting them breathe...
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Originally Posted by Layer3switchguy' post='196242' date='Nov 10 2005, 11:36 AM
Hey guys,

My dealer gave me a set of the all-weather rubber BMW mats as a gift when I bought my car. I'd like to use them, but the smell! No way I want to put them in my new car right now. I have them "airing" out in my garage right now, but the still stink. Is there anyway to clean them and not discolor them? (Their black) I tried to clean them with Simple Green, but they still smell.

I know, it's a silly question, but I hate to use them and have the rubber odor cancel out the new car smell!
CAUTION: If they are OEM BMW mats, that's fine (but I don't recall mine stinking). However, if they are aftermarket models, and you have a 6 speed, be very careful of the corrugated pattern under the pedals. I was first sold these Brand X models in my new 540, and immediately got my shoe sole/heel caught and wedged on the horizontal corrugation of the pad below the pedals. I discovered this a block from the dealer, and went right back with them.

They had to order the OEM BMW mats, and couldn't understand what my problem was, until I showed them the smooth pad that is located under the pedals. Still not sure if they understood, but then, they tend to be more "automatic" guys.

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I have done the dame to my BMW rubber mats.
They were left in the garage near a little window for 10 days.
After that the smell wasn't the same, but only with time you will get all the smell away ...
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I don't recall mine smelling. However, I put them in as soon as I took my car home and maybe it was overpowered by the new car/leather smell.
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Originally Posted by jsal' post='196260' date='Nov 10 2005, 12:30 PM
I don't recall mine smelling. However, I put them in as soon as I took my car home and maybe it was overpowered by the new car/leather smell.
same here
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Originally Posted by Layer3switchguy' post='196242' date='Nov 10 2005, 10:06 PM
Hey guys,

My dealer gave me a set of the all-weather rubber BMW mats as a gift when I bought my car. I'd like to use them, but the smell! No way I want to put them in my new car right now. I have them "airing" out in my garage right now, but the still stink. Is there anyway to clean them and not discolor them? (Their black) I tried to clean them with Simple Green, but they still smell.

I know, it's a silly question, but I hate to use them and have the rubber odor cancel out the new car smell!
Try washing them with plain water and letting them dry out completely in the sun
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