Question about rubber mats on Viper floorboards.

[pwhoever]

I had 1 rubber mat come loose and reattached it with 3m Super 77 adhesive and that seemed to work quite well. My question about the mats is if I am doing maintenance and have to remove the floorboards, what is the best way to remove the rubber mats and then reattach them? Under the rubber mats are 2 very large flat head screws that are then bolted to metal frame. If they start to spin, a large flathead screwdriver is needed to keep that from happening.

The problem is that after removing the rubber mats, there is quite a bit of adhesive residue and in order to properly reattach the mats. The old adhesive should probably be removed before using new adhesive to reattach the mats. The floorboards will probably not have to come off too often for maintenance but it would be a pain in the arse to have to do this each time. Would it be best to cut small holes in the mats at the location of these screw heads?

[G.W. Viper]

Have you contacted cSc and ask them. When did you get the conversion kit. Its still probably under warranty. I would talk to them first. just my 2 cents If you can jack it up to get underneath it , you may not have to remove the floor boards.

[pwhoever]

It was done at the end of Jul, this year. The reason I posted here first is that this is their board and it seems like they have been monitoring it. I'm not so concerned about the one mat coming loose. I'm more concerned about what to do when I am doing maintenance and have to remove the floorboards. For instance, to remove the lower cowl, there are 2 lower bolts that are blocked by the front of the floorboards.

The nuts and washers securing the floorboards are accessible from underneath but the screw heads are hidden by the mat and would like to best know how to go about this in the future.

[G.W. Viper]

It was done at the end of Jul, this year. The reason I posted here first is that this is their board and it seems like they have been monitoring it. I'm not so concerned about the one mat coming loose. I'm more concerned about what to do when I am doing maintenance and have to remove the floorboards. For instance, to remove the lower cowl, there are 2 lower bolts that are blocked by the front of the floorboards.

The nuts and washers securing the floorboards are accessible from underneath but the screw heads are hidden by the mat and would like to best know how to go about this in the future.

Sounds like a good idea... I just had mine done in August this year. I believe you will get the 5 year warranty also

[California Sidecar]

Sorry for the delay in responding here guys! For any maintenance questions please contact our Service Dept. directly by calling 1-800-824-1523 Dial ext#7
You can speak to a tech directly about any issues and order any parts or accessories directly! Hope this helps ya out! Thanks.

[pwhoever]

I already reattached them using the 3M Super 77 adhesive. Before I did it, I used the 3M adhesive remover to fully remove all the residue. It actually worked out quite well. So far, the mats have not come loose.

[tfdeputydawg]

The reason I posted here first is that this is their board and it seems like they have been monitoring it.

Just so you know
CSC is a board sponsor. This board belongs to A fine gentleman and friend! We are lucky to have him take care of this board and it's members
Keep up the good work Zook

[pwhoever]

I may have not had the wording quite right. Not that this is CSC's board, I should have said a sub forum dedicated to and for California Sidecar. I meant no disrespect...