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Old 05-29-2005, 03:46 PM
Dana B. Dana B. is offline
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Originally Posted by Ganaraska
Do you know what I miss? The old "coco" floor mats made of woven coconut husks or jute fibres. They were woven of some kind of coarse hairy string or rope. Very cool. For some reason you could only get them for VW and Mercedes.
I worked for MB when coco matts were sold in the mid-70s. Great when new. But it didn't take long for the jute to fray, leaving a napty mess in the original carpet.

I think the hemp is better left for your welcome matt, where you can simply sweep away the leavings.
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