Hey all,
I am not sure I have seen this addressed anywhere, but its my small solution. I love the spaces in the dash for storage, but everything seems to slip and slide as I drive, so I went to my local Target and picked up some of that lattice like shelf liner (its kinda rubbery) that matched my blue interior perfectly (it comes in lots of colors) got it home and cut out pieces to fit in the spaces. You don't have to glue it, since its no slip it doesnt move when something is on it and this makes it easy to clean because it slides right out. No more sunglasses shifting when I stop and go! Its cheap and can be replaced easily. Hope it helps!
:D

[Moderator Edit: On page four (4) of this thread, there are templates for making your own non-slip cutouts.

It does work great, I have had that on mine for months, and even used some of it on the read seat mat.

:D

I did the same thing. I used the lighter blue color and it looks great in my Silver E.

Also I cut a square piece and put it in the overhead storage area to keep stuff from slipping around up there. You can see the blue color thru the perforated screen material of the overhead.

Also cut round pieces and put them in the bottom of each cup holder. Works like a coaster.

My wife went to Dollar General today and picked up some of this stuff after she read this thread. Of course, this meant that your's truly got off his backside and went outside to install it. Now have it in evey place mentioned here save for the rear cargo area, and it looks great..........plus, no more water ring from the soda cans in the cup holders. Thanks for the idea.

I did the cup holder thing as well, it does work great! I will have to try it in the overhead, didn't think of that one! :P

Ok... here is the deal. I would like to do this to my E as well. I have the Shoreline Mist Exterior so the interior is gray/black.

I can not find any gray or black rubbery lattice stuff anywhere. I checked K-mart, but of course Matha's only has pretty girlie pastels and Wal-Mart only has bright pretties as well.

Where can I get some manly stuff!!! :-) Something grey or black?

Any idea folks? I am tired of my cell phone taking a ride on the dash board coaster. :-)

[quote:c9dc812686="Smyth"]Ok... here is the deal. I would like to do this to my E as well. I have the Shoreline Mist Exterior so the interior is gray/black.

I can not find any gray or black rubbery lattice stuff anywhere. I checked K-mart, but of course Matha's only has pretty girlie pastels and Wal-Mart only has bright pretties as well.

Where can I get some manly stuff!!! :-) Something grey or black?

Any idea folks? I am tired of my cell phone taking a ride on the dash board coaster. :-)[/quote:c9dc812686]

I know, I know. I ended up using the light blue color (matches my blue gray interior) but originally wanted black. Can't find it anywhere.

I'll do some checking....I may be able to get my hands on some gray....I will check today and get back to you!

I actually found a dark blue that matches the interior of my E. I seem to remember lots of colors. Go to the hardware department, not the kitchen department. They sell it to line the inside of those big toolboxes. Now you wouldn't want your toolbox lined in a nice pretty yellow, would you? I seem to remember seeing this at either Walmart or Target. If I see some I will pick it up if anyone wants it.
:lol:

I got mine at Target. It's in the shelf-coverings area, but you have to ask because, in my store, it was NOT by the Contact paper.

Get the sales associate to schlep around with you. He'll know who to call when the obvious answer doesn't work and you make it clear that you KNOW every Target carries it, and that you intend to hang on to him/her until you find it.

http://www.organize-everything.com/gripliner.html

The above link has black gripper liner.

Hope that helps!

http://www.americanvan.com/catalog/standard.cfm?FamilyID=39

This place also has black and it is cheap!!!!

http://www.speedguard.com/liners.htm

This stuff looks really cool....it is used in resturants and bars for under glasses and is sold in 12X12 squares and a rainbow of cool colors including black and gray! It says that it is easy to cut and is fairly inexpensive!

I used the blue stuff from Wally-world. If you don't want to mail-order, you can get the black stuff at Home Depot. It's called tool box liner and you'll find it in the tool section. I've also seen it at Sears and Lowes tool departments.

Thanks for the quick replies! YOU FOLKS ROCK!!! 8)

Since I just finished organizing my tool chest, you might want to go to Sears and check out the tool box lining material. It is black and about 1/8" thick. they seel it by the roll. 5' will run about $10.

Went to Lowes today and got some tool box lining stuff like some of you folks suggested before. Got a heck of a lot of it too.... Black, about 1/8" think and very very easy to trim and cut to shape.

Tried just a little spot for a test since I did not have much time to play. Will have plenty of time this weekend though!'


Thanks for all the suggestions on where to go!

I bought some colonial blue colored darwer liner at Walmart on Thursday....it matches the EBP interior perfectly.....they also had a green shade that looks like it would match the GG interior pretty well.

I was also surprised to see that they had printed rubbery drawer liner.....if any of the prints were cool I would have given this a try to add a little more flair to my E!

Yeah, Diane, you know what would be cool is a printed orange or blue hawaiian pattern! Everyone keep your eyes out! :P

Steve

I put some of this stuff into my new Element and I found it took a little time to make templates of all the cut outs. So for the benefit of future users, I've scanned in my templates, touched them up in Photoshop. They're not perfect and you might need to do a little minor trimming but here they are below. Just to make things a little exciting, you can figure out where they go. :D

Just a technical note, these scans are designed to print properly on a typical PC monitor that use 96dpi screen resolution. However, most Macintosh systems use 72dpi. If you need a mac version, please click on this link: http://www.jimlin.com/pics/mac/mac.html

Keep in mind that not all macs use 72dpi. If that is the case, then the only other alternative is to load the images into a program like Photoshop which will scale properly no matter what dpi your monitor is set at.

http://www.jimlin.com/pics/cup-holders.gif
http://www.jimlin.com/pics/driver-left-dash.gif
http://www.jimlin.com/pics/driver-right-dash.gif
http://www.jimlin.com/pics/front-cup-holders.gif
http://www.jimlin.com/pics/passenger-center-dash.gif
http://www.jimlin.com/pics/passenger-left-dash.gif
http://www.jimlin.com/pics/passenger-right-dash.gif
http://www.jimlin.com/pics/rear-floor-tray.gif
http://www.jimlin.com/pics/roof-storage.gif

Jim

Thank you for the patterns - they are great!

jimxenus


Thanx for the patterns, I used them last night to do some redecorating in my element. I had to cut them a little big then trim to fit. Took 10 min.

thanx again.

bone

Bought grey/black at Target - it's new the bath/accessories!
Cheap - paid $1.96 for a 12" x 5 ft roll
Hope I can cut out these small squares and circles like ya'll said.
8)

What a great thing to post these patterns, Saved me tons of time. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great job on the Patterns, they worked great and saved alot of time. Love this site, Good Job!

The Patterns are a great help. Thanks for posting the mac version :!:

The black sould be fine for everything but the dash board. Black would get way too hot in the summer. MIght even melt the dash. Anyone seen gray for the dash. I saw a faux reed matt of the same rubbery material at Target. that would work also. Careful not to cover the small vents next to the windshield. thats your defroster, you know. :D

I'm glad to see that everyone has found it useful to use my patterns including the Mac ones! I appreciate the comments.

Okay,

I figured out all of them but the last one. Can I have a hint?

Thanks,

If you're sitting in your Element, what's that above you?

Got it. Thanks!

I haven't even gotten my E yet and I have found some great stuff for the coaster and shelf flats you all are speaking of. LOWE'S. It is like the stuff for tool boxes. Real soft top. I will use it whenever I get my darned car!
:lol:

So I read the original posted thread and went off to Sears to get some of the tool box liner, cut the pieces using the patterns provided and now after a few weeks most of the ones on the dash have either fallen off or my "wifey" has knocked them off the dash as she uses the it to "leave" stuff on it and I imagine when the "stuff" falls to the floor, so does the liners......any suggestions.... :wink:

[quote:3b22df07ec=" "]...after a few weeks most of the ones on the dash have either fallen off or my "wifey" has knocked them off the dash as she uses the it to "leave" stuff on it and I imagine when the "stuff" falls to the floor, so does the liners......any suggestions.... :wink:[/quote:3b22df07ec]

how about some double-stick tape? either the thin office type or the thick foamy type.

i was thinking about using rubber cement to glue on the shelf liners. it seems that this would easily peel off when i need it without harming the dash material. just thinking about it...waiting for someone to try it out for me. any volunteers?

Someone asked where to find black web-rubber-stuff? You'll find it at Home Depot or other hardware stores. It's sold to put in tool boxes so tools won't rattle.

I believe it was in an older thread on this side that somebody actually posted templates to use to cut out the various sizes of liner. I'm looking for that now. If anybody knows where it is, I'd appreciate a link. Thanks!

[quote:707c70350b=" "]Someone asked where to find black web-rubber-stuff? You'll find it at Home Depot or other hardware stores. It's sold to put in tool boxes so tools won't rattle.

I believe it was in an older thread on this side that somebody actually posted templates to use to cut out the various sizes of liner. I'm looking for that now. If anybody knows where it is, I'd appreciate a link. Thanks![/quote:707c70350b]

LOL Pooks, I think maybe the templates you are searching for are in THIS thread..... on the second page of the thread. :D Are those the ones you mean?

::blush::

Well, then. Don't I feel silly?

Thanks!

Glad that's what you were looking for. And the reason my post started with "LOL" is that I too had unsucessfully tried finding it with the search function :shock:

All I read was the first page, and I thought this was a new topic on the same subject. Silly me.

[quote:2be744a090=" "]I put some of this stuff into my new Element and I found it took a little time to make templates of all the cut outs. So for the benefit of future users, I've scanned in my templates, touched them up in Photoshop. They're not perfect and you might need to do a little minor trimming but here they are below. Just to make things a little exciting, you can figure out where they go. :D [/quote:2be744a090]

These were so helpful! Thanks a ton.

I am looking through "The Adhesive Sourcebook" from employer (Loctite) now. There should be some product that we make, to meet this requirement.

There are so many different products, that I will have to contact a sales represent to get the right information. :lol:

[quote:293b704695=" "]http://www.speedguard.com/liners.htm

This stuff looks really cool....it is used in resturants and bars for under glasses and is sold in 12X12 squares and a rainbow of cool colors including black and gray! It says that it is easy to cut and is fairly inexpensive![/quote:293b704695]

That stuff is really stiff and hard. It's not really the kind of thing I'd use for the shelf liner, especially with things that scratch like sunglasses. I used to work at a pool that had it, very unpleasant for barefootedness.

tonight I cut up some old mousepads I had laying around.These old hands don't cut as smoooth as they used to, but putting the bottom up makes a nice no slip surface.Color on one was black the other grey but I'm mostly grey /green colorblind anyway.

I will be the first to say the templates work great. But the rubbery liner stuff from target.. Well it was so so. I found that it was too ligh weight and tended to slip out. But chance I was at staples and found a black rubber like desk mat that I cut the pieces for the dash and cup holders and it works great. The cost of the matt was 24.00.

:P

Maybe its just my machine, but the pictures do not load on my computer, could you let me know where esle they might be? thanks LA

[quote:292d21f40e=" "]Maybe its just my machine, but the pictures do not load on my computer, could you let me know where esle they might be? thanks LA[/quote:292d21f40e]

Jimlin let his domain expire. They'll be gone until he puts his domain back up, if ever he does.

-brendan

Looks like Colin might have backups stored elsewhere. He's investigating.

-brendan

i copied this link a week or so ago and emailed to myself. I was just able to access it and get the templates again. good luck, don't know if it will work.



http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2779&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15

I'd like to get ahold of these.

Shirley, someone right clicked/save as'd these puppies. :idea: In PC format hopefully :shock:

[quote:9f67b68cbd=" "]...In PC format hopefully[/quote:9f67b68cbd]

ROFLMAO!!! :lol:

That was funny!

I have the templates saved as gif files. :lol: I'd be happy to send them to someone who can upload them for everyone. I could upload them to EOC's server, but there is a 3-pic limit, and I have 9 of 'em.
L and Havana

[quote:98eb8947e9=" "]I have the templates saved as gif files. :lol: I'd be happy to send them to someone who can upload them for everyone. I could upload them to EOC's server, but there is a 3-pic limit, and I have 9 of 'em.
L and Havana[/quote:98eb8947e9]

Ok, here they are, thanks cuba:

http://brendan.org/element/templates/cup-holders.gif
http://brendan.org/element/templates/front-cup-holders.gif
http://brendan.org/element/templates/passenger-right-dash.gif
http://brendan.org/element/templates/driver-left-dash.gif
http://brendan.org/element/templates/passenger-center-dash.gif
http://brendan.org/element/templates/rear-floor-tray.gif
http://brendan.org/element/templates/driver-right-dash.gif
http://brendan.org/element/templates/passenger-left-dash.gif
http://brendan.org/element/templates/roof-storage.gif

-brendan

Now I don't have to beat up my kid for putting my request in his "I may get around to it before I die" pile. The only time stuff in that pile gets done is when I call and threaten to kill him. :lol:

Looks like the second one could double as a template for a crop circle. :?

Thanks for the pics, brendan!

Unfortunately, I cannot view them with my Macintosh. You must've uploaded 'em in PC format, huh? ;)

(j/k houston)

LEGO

[quote:539ad1015b=" "]Unfortunately, I cannot view them with my Macintosh. You must've uploaded 'em in PC format, huh? ;)
[/quote:539ad1015b]

They are GIF files. A mac can view GIF files, can't it? :)

-brendan

My Macs see 'em just fine. Do you have "Display Images" checked under Safari Preferences / Appearance ?

It was only a joke, nightcap965! ;) Scroll up a few and you'll get it.

[quote:f25de87443=" "]It was only a joke, nightcap965! ;) Scroll up a few and you'll get it.[/quote:f25de87443]
If this were any other place than America, I might be embarrassed at missing an inside joke. This being America, I cannot possibly be at fault. The fault must lie in the fact that too many people have posted on this thread for a guy coming at the end to read and understand all the in-jokes. Therefore the site itself is negligent for allowing such a condition to exist. The registered owner of the elementownersclub.com will be hearing from my lawyers (Pillage, Plunder, and Rapine LLC) shortly.

-- Bill "Works on contingency? No, money down!"

http://cgi.millband.plus.com/slalombbs/smilies/roll.gif

Hahaha!

(I must restrain myself from further comment. My lawyer has advised me to stay on topic from now on... well, in THIS thread at least!)

Does anyone else find that these "dash grips" have a hell of a time staying in place? I can't even lightly toss anything into any of my cubbies without that rubber lattace moving all over the place. What are you guys using to hold this stuff in place?

I used double-stick cellophane tape to get them to (sorta) stay. The foam type might work better but I don't want to have to deal with excessive adhesive residue.
Instead, I think I'm gonna take the boys out for ice cream and make sure they put theirs in every tray and cup holder. That should work. :lol:

I still have mine in place (never bothered with the console ones), but have also experienced the "how do you make them stay put when you remove something sitting on them?" dilemma. I'm pretty reluctant to "tape" them in place, but without them, anything in the dash trays slides out and onto the floor in the first corner. It's really only a problem for me in the dark, since I have black mats, and most everything I place in the trays is black as well.

Ultimately, I think I've settled on only keeping things in the dash trays that are gonna be there most of the time, and not need moving in and out of the car every time I drive it. :x

At least it's a tiny (like, microscopic) annoyance in an otherwise damn handy interior. :wink:

The double stick tape holds just enough to lifte objects off the foam pad without taking the pad with it. The tape doesn't really stick to the dash, so there isn't any residue. I also used the tan padding material instead of the black foam. It makes the trays and cup holders easily visible even in the dark and also makes it easy to see the items I put in the trays.

I would think choosing a non-black color for the material would serve only to help FIND the damn tray liner, once it either fell to the floor, or got flung somewhere else, stuck to whatever it was you were removing from the dash trays. :wink:

At least, that's my only issue. :shock: :lol:

http://multimedia.mmm.com/mws/mediawebserver.dyn?SSSSSSAzK12S4vTSevTSSSICp1V6666 q-

I used this and it works PERFECTLY.

I went to 2 home depots and came up short with a decent double sided tape to use (one that didnt have a ton of adhesive and one that didn't have enough). I went to Michaels (or Hobby Lobby depending on your area) and they had a nice selection. This stuff holds everything in place, but can be pulled up VERY easily. It holds up enough to throw things up on the dash and I have yet to see one slip even a fraction of a centimeter. But all you have to do is pull it up and it comes right off.

Anyone else use the 3m Double sided tape?

Here's a link to the tape on their site:

http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/home_leisure/-/node_JD9M43NF53gs/root_GST1T4S9TCgv/vroot_GSHCV1ZFXKge/bgel_KXQCVP8X6Qbl/gvel_ZZFW6RZRMSgl/theme_us_homeleisure_3_0/command_AbcPageHandler/output_html

Ok, I have to ask... What is everybody putting on their dash that is so dang slippery anyhow? (and no comments from Colin or Kayakin' Dan!) :shock:

:)

[quote:a05fe33083=" "]It's really only a problem for me in the dark, since I have black mats, and most everything I place in the trays is black as well.
[/quote:a05fe33083]

Colin's comment just gave me an idea.

Someone should make non-slip inserts for the dash and cupholders out of GLOW-IN-THE-DARK material.

-brendan

Sunglasses to the left of the steering wheel (I have an LX); Altoids tin to the right; pen,pencil and comb in left tray above glove box; calculator in middle tray; and disposable camera in right; Cups in the cup holders; AutoLock in the space under the shifter (I have an LX); a blanket in my side overhead bungee; air pump in rear cargo by outlet; skylight cover in opposite rear cargo; junk in my basket between front seats.

Sunglasses to the left of the steering wheel (I have an LX); Altoids tin to the right; pen,pencil and comb in left tray above glove box; calculator in middle tray; and disposable camera in right; Cups in the cup holders; AutoLock in the space under the shifter (I have an LX); a blanket in my side overhead bungee; air pump in rear cargo by outlet; skylight cover in opposite rear cargo; junk in my basket between front seats.

...side overhead bungee?

-brendan

Eh! Maybe he's left-handed! Or just isn't volunteering where he's keeping his cookies!! :lol:

I used rubber stair tread material from Sears. I found some light weight ones that were very easy to cut with scissors. heavy enought they don't slide ... No colors only black, sorry... but they were on sale for 75 cents each.. so I way able to do the shelf, consoles and all the cup holders for a buck fifty...

[quote:5350f8ae8c=" "]Eh! Maybe he's left-handed! Or just isn't volunteering where he's keeping his cookies!! :lol:[/quote:5350f8ae8c]

But, seriously: ceiling bungee-like webbing would be AWESOME.

-brendan

The side overhead bungee I am referring to is a 16" square bungee net w/ hooks that I got at the Dollar Tree (price:$ 1.00). I use it to hold a rolled up blanket for the kids, picnics, or whatever. We always had one or two in my wife's minivan and it/they came in handy a lot of times. I just hook one side of the net to the overhead handle, place the blanket in and hook the other side.

http://pstr-m02.ygpweb.aol.com/data3/00A/72/98/8D/BF/Tqmd2dvNOi4uOBIE1TC5pfzpzbkpH7Zg00A0.jpghttp://pstr-m02.ygpweb.aol.com/data4/00D/39/3F/A1/26/uIhSXHOvYaWCcRZlTtzHCQwrbikV6tSA00A0.jpg
the color of the blanket said red, but the type of material makes it kinda match the SOP.

I got tired of the rubber lattice material moving around and falling out of the rear cupholders every time I flipped up the seats.

I found a material at Ace Hardware that is used for entrance mats. It is a rubber-like vinyl with a closely-spaced rib on one side, and a coarse burlap pattern on the reverse. It is about 1/8" thick. Home Depot has a similar material.

The material can be cut with scissors to fit all the pockets, doesn't slide or fold under a shifing object. The apparent color is a dark charcoal grey, nearly black. It is available also in a dark brown.

This stuff stays in place without adhesive, and does a good job of stopping things from sliding and rattling in the trays. I cut the circles for the cupholders to be a little irregular. The irregularities hold the liners in place when I flip up the seats, and aren't visible.

Great tip, psschmied. If you could post name brands or pics, people would love you even more.

And L-M-N-T -- you know some of us were just having fun with your word choice. Those of us who've been around for ages run out of "fun" things to do with our specific, but otherwise useless knowledge of the names of most of the parts and pieces. :wink:

edit: "side overhead bungee"

Oh, it's O.K. I wasn't... It doesn't matter ... I was just ... HUH? :?

Question - How do you keep them from blowing out the window or around the e? I did some test ones and also got some from a guy on ebay to see how well they'd work and the middle tray liner blew out the window the first time I used them. Are you tacking them down somehow or do you always have something on them?

Tony

Can someone who has the templates please email them to me at jbock@carolina.rr.com?
Past posts seem to have dead links.
Thanks!

I would very much like the templates also but all the links seem to be dead. Could somebody hook me up? Email to dbail103@yahoo.com Thanks a ton!!!

For those of you who don't have the time to shop around or most importantly prefer liners that look really clean and functional. I'd suggest the liners from Murdock. It's a little expensive but well worth the price. I looked everywhere for liners on the web before finding these guys. Probably the best after market item I've purchase for my E. No more Ipod slipping!!!

http://honda.murdockindustrial.com/

I checked out my own links to the templates, and sure enough, since they were links, not the patterns themselves, mine are toast as well. But like the guy just before me noted, the do-it-yourself method is lame at best. Without double-sided tape, your liners will stick to whatever is in your trays more than to the trays themselves anyway. Since Murdock has become a site sponsor, I'm all the more in favor of saying they're the way to go in the first place. Either that, or just spill some soda pop in them accidently on purpose right up front, just to lend a little tackiness to them! :twisted:

I appreciate the feedback on Murdock. I have no doubt they are quality and I do plan to order the cargo mat from them. However, I realy don't "need" the cup holders and personally don't think the cost/benifit is there. I did like the idea though of the templates and doing them myself. I believe I can come up with a bit better system than "double sided tape" to hold them down. I worked hard to get the E looking the way it does....I wouldn't do something corny like that ;)

So if someone does have the templates to send, cool. If not I can do without. Thanks

I checked out my own links to the templates, and sure enough, since they were links, not the patterns themselves, mine are toast as well.

If I recall correctly Brendan was hosting the pictures on his server but it is dead right now. Perhaps a discussion with him will result in him emailing them to someone else to host for now, if he still has them that is.

If I recall correctly Brendan was hosting the pictures on his server but it is dead right now. Perhaps a discussion with him will result in him emailing them to someone else to host for now, if he still has them that is.

They're not on my work laptop, they were on the dead server, so I can't mail 'em out. It's not clear if the disk is intact or not. Haven't had any time to work on it, sadly.

-brendan

I have the templates and placed them on my web site so they will never go away again. I only have the PC version, if somebody has the MAC version then please mail them to me so I can post those as well.

You can find them at https://home.comcast.net/~gebben/Element/ElementTemplates.htm

This contains a link to a ZIP file with all the templates or you can grab individual cut-outs.

Note - the default viewer on my Windows XP machine uses 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer' which does not scale the picture correctly. I used Microsoft Paint and it worked OK.

- Chuck

Does anyone else have testimony about the quality of the Murdock noslip protectors? They seem pretty expensive, especially when you have to pay $10 extra to have them cut out flaps for the chair locks...

Does anyone know if the material they use can be bought retail?

-dork

Okay, so I read some more posts today and found exactly what I was looking for...probably should try the search option before I post, huh? hehe.

http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10756

-dork

make your own from shelf liner and it only cost $4.99 (makes cupholders,and dash mats...... If you want a floor mat go to Target and by a weight mat (Reebok $14.99)and cut it out yourself...Looks good and things don't slide around. :)

We have made some from our friends...you get about 6 feet of Shelf Liner

I guess if you want a big E in the middle, a stencil and white paint will work....

I figure I spent 20 grand on my e, I can spend a couple hundred bucks on some quality materials that will last and keep it in good shape. I have a hard time getting my shelf liner in my kitchen to stay down when I pick up a can, I cant imagine it in my car. =P

-dork

I got a rubbery pad for a few bucks in Target's car-accessory section that lays on the dash. Holds my money-clip and cellphone just fine.

hey does anyone have those patterns still?? i keep clicking on the links and none of them will work - thanks.

I did the same thing...the day I bought the E...I knew from the test drive that I woukd have to do something when the salesman placed his sunglasses in one of those compartments and I took a hard right, and the glasses ended up sliding (and jumping) off the shelf and bounced off the door. I do admit...it was a pretty hard turn though.... :shock: :grin:

I was just looking for this temp also and found the link on post 88


Mark

thanks for the templates Chuck

by far the best no slip solution for the dash i've come across:

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=284894&pfp=BROWSE

you can get them at circuit city for 5.99 a piece.

i bought three of them and lined each bin in front of the passenger. incredibly non-slip and you can rinse them off!

all for under $20.

I would recommend the Murdock Liners over any DIY solution, as they're top notch quality products, cut to fit perfectly. But if you're going to go the DIY route, you might want to consider Duck's Easy Liner Solid (http://www.duckproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=5&subid=23&plid=502&PID=1597) which is available at Lowe's (http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=37961-133-00-26394).

This liner is solid (duh) as opposed to the other liner materials, but is also lightweight, and thus suffers from the moving around problem. A great interim step, until your Murdock liners come in the mail (if you're that impatient).

Hey everyone!
I purchased from ebay a complete set of non-slip mats. There were even mats for the cup holders in the rear seats. They are brilliant!! They look good and fit perfectly. Around $20 with shipping. The sellers ebay name is 'rjedro' He seems to have made some for other vehicles as well. There are other people on ebay selling similiar items, as well. But I liked the sound of his best. Check 'em out!

I bought these no slip pads too-they work great! :)

by far the best no slip solution for the dash i've come across:

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=284894&pfp=BROWSE

you can get them at circuit city for 5.99 a piece.

i bought three of them and lined each bin in front of the passenger. incredibly non-slip and you can rinse them off!

all for under $20.

And I was wondering why I've had such a surge in Tray liner sales... Thanks to all for the recommendations on our tray liners. They truely are the cat's meow on tray liners... and the reason they are a little costly is because each piece is die cut and each die was about $100 not to mention all the trial and error to get them EXACT. Nothing flimsy about them, they are perfect... not too soft, not too hard, not too light, not too thick... We got lucky on the material and it is the only material I would recommend.

Thanks for the complements all & drive safe-
Tony
www.elemmat.com

Since nobody seems to know how to make templates on there own I'll tell you how I did it. Get a piece cardboard or construction paper and trim it till it fits usually I take and measure the diamiter and draw it out then cut it. Paper is cheaper than that drawer liner. I used an old folder for my template this also works when you do pipe fabrication or other metal fabrication.


:grin:

i have the templates done and posted on the forum from awhile back.....PM me if you'd like them and i'll gladly email.

i've had a couple of requests, so i just decided to host them online via imageshack. Remember to open it up it paint or another program that won't automatically resize them, or they won't print out right.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5746/cupholders1zr.gif (http://imageshack.us) <-- cupholder

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/9144/driverleftdash4mu.gif (http://imageshack.us) <-- driver left dash

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/2100/driverrightdash9ks.gif (http://imageshack.us) <-- driver right dash

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/4646/frontcupholders5if.gif (http://imageshack.us) <-- front cup holders

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/7388/passengercenterdash4hq.gif (http://imageshack.us) <-- passenger center dash

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/2844/passengerleftdash2on.gif (http://imageshack.us) <-- passenger left dash

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2033/passengerrightdash8zm.gif (http://imageshack.us) <-- passenger right dash

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/9947/rearfloortray2au.gif (http://imageshack.us) <-- rear floor tray

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/6874/roofstorage0kd.gif (http://imageshack.us) <-- overhead storage bin

Cappy: Are these templates actual size? If so, I am going to trace them on my monitor with tissue/tracing paper, and use for cutouts. Thanks

Hi,
It is great that these templates were put on to the EOC site--Thank you.

After fiddling about trying to get them to my printer, I discovered that right clicking in a template brings up a menu that allows me to copy it to the clipboard. Then I opened Adobe Elements and pasted the template into it and saved it. I did this for each template. Now, at my leisure, I'll resize them to proper size and print them. I assume that any of the photograph editing programs will allow the same.

Again, thanks for the templates. That was a great idea. I might, however, go with Tony's set--his floor mats are awesome.

Bert

I've tried Jim's link to the Mac version of his template's for the Mac and get the message "Precondition Failed." I've never seen that before and have no idea what it means. Any suggestions? I'm very grateful for the liner idea and would really like to have the templates.

Thanks, eagle37

I see the templates posted on line by Cappucino. Many thanks!

eagle37

As of tonight I can't see the "passenger left dash" image. I did also order Tom's no-slip but it's nice to have these also.

Just an FYI - about 3 weeks ago I had a gentleman picked up his Element Cargo Mat from our store - drove in in his Galapagos Green E... nice. He picked up the mat and we installed it, he was showing me his new rims etc... and I noticed that he did have tray liners... but they weren't from Murdocks!!!

sCReeeeeecccchhhhhh....

yes, I said it! And it made me smile. They were nothing but 1/8" black sponge rubber... I've got that here all day every day, very inexpensive, don't have a really great impression although much better than kitchen liner material.... and yes he paid about $16-$20 on ebay.


If you want to use the templates that are available online, and make your own - we do have it by the foot, something like $13 a foot - which a foot by full width should do just great... This could be an inexpensive alternative to getting the better materials.

Would like to mention though that die cut clean cutouts are the easiest and most convenient way to go... pull them out of the bag they come in... place them and you're ready to go. Highly recommended.

Thanks,
Tony
www.elemmat.com (http://www.elemmat.com)

Has anyone considered using a rubberized spray??? I know Rhino-liner is supposed to be great, but haven't heard of it being used for this kind of application.:confused:

i fixed the passenger side left dash as i was getting a few emails asking for it.....

Well, I didn't realize my templates would be so popular. I'm sorry for the broken links in my earlier posts but here are the links again:

PC version: http://mysite.verizon.net/jimxenus/pc/pc.html

Mac version: http://mysite.verizon.net/jimxenus/mac/mac.html

Just completed my own DIY version of this.. I read up on what materials others have used, and also looked at what was available on eBay, and from Murdock. Not really that impressed. Not saying that they aren't good products, it's just that I really wanted something RED to match our Rally Red exterior. After some brainstorming, I got the idea of using mouse pad material. Off to eBay I went, and waddya know, I found mouse pads really cheap. Got 20 red ones for less than $10 shipped!

I printed the templates, and cut them out. Then laid the templates over the mouse pads and cut them out with kitchen shears. I'm not a particularly crafty person, so I made a few mistakes (buy extra mouse-pads!), and my trim work could be neater, but.... all-told I used 4 mouse pads to do everything. I suggest getting at least 5, as you WILL mess at least one up.

Admittedly, the red match isn't exact, It probably ain't UV resistant, and it also isn't exactly "no-slip".. But I think it looks pretty neat, and that was my goal.

I like it, looks good.

It's just too late to read 12 pages on this (Irv--remember how you love nurses? LOOK WHAT TIME IT IS--I just got in from work). If this product has already been mentioned, I'm sorry to repeat something already said.

My husband used to make furniture, and when doing finishing work he used a rubbery nonslip sanding pad that has an open weave. It comes in a Manly Black. In fact, I am going to put that Manly Black in Aub-E tomorrow morning.

Here's a picture:

http://www.woodzone.com/tips/tip-images/sanding_pad.jpg

Here's where the picture came from:
http://www.woodzone.com/tips/sanding_pad.htm

I think Home Depot has them, too. See (roll down the page a bit):
http://www.pricerunner.com/do-it-yourself/diy-handtools/freetext/5?a_gripping=clamp&a_type=gripping

Milissa

Anyone seen pictures of the Elemmat liners in the smaller Black Diamond pattern? Wish they had it in the darker gray to go better with the blue/gray interior.

Anyone seen pictures of the Elemmat liners in the smaller Black Diamond pattern? Wish they had it in the darker gray to go better with the blue/gray interior.
I haven't seen a picture, but I DO have that rear mat in my E as well as the matching tray and cup inserts in black.

Good god I didn't read the whole 12 pages but what is it that you need to carry in the little cubby holes? Marbles? Food? What????

Good god I didn't read the whole 12 pages but what is it that you need to carry in the little cubby holes? Marbles? Food? What????
In my case: All the time - Cell Phone, Sunglasses/Regular Glasses, iPod - and in floor console - Soda
Some of the time in various locations - CD Holder, Daytimer, Pens, Change, Lighter, Tire Gauge, Small Flashlight, Post-It Notes, Maps, Various Snacks, Leash, Receipts, Checkbook, Various Cords (for phone, iPod, iBook etc) - the list goes on......
If you take care of your dash anything you put in any of the cubbies flies into the floor at the 1st turn unless you have some sort of non-slip liner. And it's a lot easier to keep clean with the liners too.

I just picked up two of those "Sticky Mats" for the dash (above the center vents) and they work great!! I needed something that would hold my MP3 player in place. I've got a 5 year old creative labs 20 Gb Nomad player and it's about the size of a normal CD player; so it didn't really fit too well in the cubby spaces. I actually got 2 of those mats side by side and they work REALLY well at holding things in place. something to consider if you need things readily @ hand. I think they run 5 bux a piece @ Advance Auto Parts; well worth the investment in terms of frustration saved. :grin:

I had a SMM '03 Element and I did the same thing as well. I went to Dollar General or Everything Under A Dollar, pick up the shelf liner material and went to work. Being a neat freak I wanted it be be perfect in the area's of placement so I went to a website and saw were they offered these items for sale, clicked on their patterns and enlarged them to exact size and used them as my templates. I also placed some in my coin storage area to kill the sliding and noise from that and I also placed it in my overhead storage ben. This keeps anyone who may not have a NEED TO KNOW of whats in my storage area from seeing my iPod that may not be in its mount or anything else that I want to keep out of plain view. My first effort I used foil pressed into the voids to create my template. Still, this is a project I'll have to do again since I traded the SMM in Jan. for my '06 TRP.

WARNING! Be careful of cheap imitations of this material that is real thin or has the propencity to curl up on you because of its shipping form.

Well, I didn't realize my templates would be so popular. I'm sorry for the broken links in my earlier posts but here are the links again:

PC version: http://mysite.verizon.net/jimxenus/pc/pc.html

Mac version: http://mysite.verizon.net/jimxenus/mac/mac.html

Those templates were exactly what I needed.
I bought some tool box liners from Sears and cut them using your templates. Now my cell phone and sunglasses don't slide or rattle around.

Many thanks!

I was good on the tray liners. I need some exact size in the dash trim. Then I can make my own, what I want and not trying pay for someones kid's college fund. ;-)

We've had our Element for just over a week and today I tried the no slip shelf liner and it looks fine. We used the double sided tape to start and should know soon if it will hold. Not being too computer literate I was unable to access the templates offered elsewhere on this site, so I made my own the best I could. We knew the Element would be a great vehicle for us and all the info here on the EOC site is very useful. Thanks.

Forgive me if this has already been suggested - I did not read every post in this thread. I used crafting felt with a self-adhesive backing and have been very happy with it. I know it doesn't seem like your typicaly non-slip surface, but it has just enough texture to it to keep things in place as long as you are not using your Element for drifting or slalom course racing.

I used newspaper to make the templates, cut the felt with a pair of scissors and then peeled away the backing and stuck the pieces into place. They've been there for more than a year now with no peeling. I just hit them with the vacuum anytime I clean out the car, otherwise they are maintenance-free.

I chose black to match my interior, but the stuff is available in several colors for about $1 a sheet, with a sheet being roughly the size of a standard piece of paper. I think I used two sheets to do all five spaces on the dash.

I bought a bunch of marked-down iGrip pads at Bed Bath and Beyond (I think they were 3 bucks a piece) and cut them to fit; they're heavy enough that they don't move (and the backside is just as grippy as the top). My phone and iPod now sit tight. They were originally meant for use on dashboards to hold an old-school iPod so it wouldn't slip around. It really works, and the color is sort of a translucent whiteish so it matches all the Elements.

http://www.elemmat.com/

I found the perfect material for the cubbies that matches the Kiwi E!

I purchased a Gaiam Yoga Mat that pretty well matches color of the Kiwi E. Since yoga mats are somewhat "sticky" and cushion-y they work out perfect in the cubbie holes.

I just cut them and installed them last night. I tried to take photos, but it was too dark. I'll try to take some photos today. Of course, since it was dark, I may have to trim some of my pieces a bit. I'm not really good at cutting circles!

I have enought mat left over that i'm going to see if I can make a mat for the back. I'll let everyone know how it goes.


Thanks for the patterns Guys!!
:D

[QUOTE=jimxenus]Well, I didn't realize my templates would be so popular. I'm sorry for the broken links in my earlier posts but here are the links again:

PC version: http://mysite.verizon.net/jimxenus/pc/pc.html



thanks for these! just printed them and now have a weekend project!!

I just got back from WalMart with the black shelf stuff, printed out the templates and later today after chores I will work on the inserts.

Got the job done. The templates sure made it easier. Although I do have to say I question the anti slip doing any good in the cup holders. I see their value in the dash storage compartments if they don't blow out. I think the material will work best in the overhead bin.

Okay, so I'm lame at not posting my pics. Here are the pics of my "yoga mat" non slip pads...they match my BioBox perfectly! I've been using them for a couple of weeks now and I love it!

I have on 2006 EX. The first thing I tried for the tray pads were the the 'lattice-type' shelf liner that I got at Wal-Mart. The Targets in my area did not stock grey (the color I wanted). I used the templates found on a previous page and found that they were a little smaller than actual size.

I made my own templates, this took just a few minutes. I cut out the shelf liner. For me that shelf liner worked fine in the bottom of the cup holders and the tray between the front seats. For me, they did not work on the front trays as they were too light in weight. If nothing was on then, they flew around. However, when something was on them, they worked.

I was at Bed, Bath, and Beyond and saw the Super Size Sticky Pads [tm] by Handstands. I have used the regular size ones for my cell phone and satellite radio and have used their eGrips. II purchased 2 packages and cut these Sticky Pads [tm] to size to fit the dash trays. They work great. They are made by Handstands. www.handstands.com.

Enjoy!

Thanks for the info! I think I am going to head out and try these tonight... happy to see they have a red/orange color that could match my SOP!

I found an orange/red color that pretty well matched the SOP... looks really good, thanks for the info and the templates provided on this thread!

Any chance the patterns can be posted again? Would greatly appreciate them.

Thanks

I just bought a kit for $20 from a firm on ebay that sells neoprene-like materials precut to fit the Element. Just go on ebay and do a search for Honda Element parts. I'll post pics when i receive them. Trip


Ok... here is the deal. I would like to do this to my E as well. I have the Shoreline Mist Exterior so the interior is gray/black.

I can not find any gray or black rubbery lattice stuff anywhere. I checked K-mart, but of course Matha's only has pretty girlie pastels and Wal-Mart only has bright pretties as well.

Where can I get some manly stuff!!! :-) Something grey or black?

Any idea folks? I am tired of my cell phone taking a ride on the dash board coaster. :-)

Used the templates from an earlier post and I must say it worked great and looks great. I found black (shelf liner) at Wally World or Target; I don't recall :confused:

Do you still have that Mac link to the patterns for the cut outs for the rubber material? Old link not working..

thanks.
Alam

Do you still have that Mac link to the patterns for the cut outs for the rubber material? Old link not working..

thanks.
Alam

Try this...
http://mysite.verizon.net/jimxenus/mac/mac.html

http://www.elemmat.com/


I bought these same ones on ebay, they are black and give the interior a little boost...I love them!

Just used the templates and the black shelf liner from Big Box Mart, thanks for posting them. Worked really well. Need to try them out while the E is moving to see if what happens!

could you please repost non-slip template link:)

I found a placemat at Wal-Mart that has a waffle weave on both sides. You can see thru it. I found a dark forest green and used my scissors. It fits a snug as a bug. No more slipping and sliding.

I got my roll of orange liner for $1 at the Dollar Tree. I have some rubber cement and thought I'd place a couple of small gobs of it on the back of each one to help keep it in place. I would order them online or from Elemmat, but I really wanted the orange. They had 2 shades of orange, one a little lighter than my Tangerine and one a little darker. I opted for the darker red-orange one since the lighter one was a little too pastel for my taste. The darker one I think would perfectly match the SOP if anyone with that color is in the market for some, check your nearest Dollar Tree.

I just printed out the templates and hopefully this weekend I'll get to putting them in. I need to take some pictures of my new decals too and post them. I've been a slacker.

I got my roll of orange liner for $1 at the Dollar Tree. I have some rubber cement and thought I'd place a couple of small gobs of it on the back of each one to help keep it in place. I would order them online or from Elemmat, but I really wanted the orange. They had 2 shades of orange, one a little lighter than my Tangerine and one a little darker. I opted for the darker red-orange one since the lighter one was a little too pastel for my taste. The darker one I think would perfectly match the SOP if anyone with that color is in the market for some, check your nearest Dollar Tree.

I just printed out the templates and hopefully this weekend I'll get to putting them in. I need to take some pictures of my new decals too and post them. I've been a slacker.
I'd avoid the rubber cement. Dry fit them. Should work fine.:)

I'd avoid the rubber cement. Dry fit them. Should work fine.:)

I agree about the cement. I used Scotch removable double-sided tape. Works great!

They had 2 shades of orange, one a little lighter than my Tangerine and one a little darker.
How weird is this? I noticed TracyDP's profile preggo pic last night and got to wondering who makes baby togs in orange!? :|

She'd better not have a daughter! Pink and Orange!? :twisted: EWWW!

Blue and Orange if it's a boy might not be so bad, but maybe we all need to keep our eyes open for some "stylish" baby-wear? :shock: :cool:

Very cute. I am actually buying a camo/orange diaper bag (http://www.ebags.com/diaper_dude/camouflage_diaper_bag_with_orange_zippers/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=49474) if it's a boy, and the pink camo (http://www.ebags.com/diaper_dude/diaper_diva_pink_camo/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=52710)if it's a girl. I want to get a bag my husband won't be embarassed to carry around :rolleyes:

I'm more interested in the functionality of a bag than the color, though both cute AND functional is a big plus :smile: I am not a big fan of blue so if it's a boy there will probably be a lot of green/earth tones/purples going on.

Great thread. I love this place. I'll be putting these templates to use as soon as I can run to the store. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

I came in to print a new set of templates and just thought I'd mention that last time I went to the Dollar Tree they had about 10-12 different colors of the shelf liner that's perfect for the liners. One to match pretty much any E.

I decided to change my black liners out and add a splash of orange to the dash.:D :cool: $1.00 (can.) for a pack of 4 sheets @ dollar store.

I just made mine yesterday for my '07 EX, and although most of the templates were fairly accurate, they didn't *quite* fit each and every part. I had to mess around with certain pieces, namely the cupholder bottoms and the center floor tray. However, I'm INCREDIBLY happy with the result. I just did mine in black, although I like the look of those orange ones :) My car's the Alabaster Silver, though, so I dunno if it'd work well. I'm still looking around for a blue color similar to the lights on the dashboard...I think that would look even better than the black ones do!

Would it be worth it to just stick the pads in a scanner and scan them, rather than cut out paper templates and try to draw them? Seems like it'd be easier for others to make that way.

I've been looking for a solution to this problem as well. I'm glad to see others have tried the shelf-liner solution, and from the sound of it, that route would've been a waste of time. Just as well, as I couldn't find any black shelf-liner locally, and I wouldn't want it flying out the window!

I found the tray liner kit on the Elemmat website, and it looks fantastic! $30 was a bit more than I wanted to spend on the project, but I finally convinced myself that it would be worth it. Then I went to checkout and noticed that shipping and handling was $18...no thanks. Feel free to price your product however you see fit, but don't discount the product and then attempt to recoup that amount via exorbitant shipping fees...

Here's a great buy !!! I bought these thinking if they are not the material I want I can always use them as templates for my own..... Turns out They work just as well as the $30.00 ones my sister bought for her SOP... $1.99 and FREE SHIPPING !



( I can already hear the belly aching.... " There not die cut !, I use this material... My employees this or that...." get over it ! )

Heres the link, it did not show up above for some reason...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dashboard-Liners-for-the-Honda-Element_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ40017QQihZ020QQ itemZ300104891637QQtcZphoto

If it dosen't show up Just search "Dash Liners Honda Element" on ebay !

This is what I purchased,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=140167676042&rd=1


I must say I am quite happy with them, thick pads for every conceivable spot, including drink holders. They wash off nicely and fit like a glove, and only 20 for the set including shipping.

This is what I purchased,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=140167676042&rd=1


I must say I am quite happy with them, thick pads for every conceivable spot, including drink holders. They wash off nicely and fit like a glove, and only 20 for the set including shipping.

Those are what I got as well. Just got them yesterday, in fact. They fit great and look good too. It's about 40* out at the moment so I haven't had my window down; can't attest to whether or not they fly around the cabin. I might stick a square of double-sided tape under each one just for safety's sake either way.

I have used mouse pads to keep things from moving around !!!

Those are what I got as well. Just got them yesterday, in fact. They fit great and look good too. It's about 40* out at the moment so I haven't had my window down; can't attest to whether or not they fly around the cabin. I might stick a square of double-sided tape under each one just for safety's sake either way.

I agree. Just got mine in the other day and I can't believe how much quieter it is inside with out the boxes of tic-tacs rattling around on the dash.

I might stick a square of double-sided tape under each one just for safety's sake either way.

Stop in at a hobby/craft store and look in their scrap-booking section for silicon "Glue-Dots", which are used for mounting pictures, etc. in scrapbooks. The come "dotted" on a rolled up, boxed, wax-paper strip Get the larger ones, peel a few off and put them on the back of the pads. Works great. :razz:

I printed out the pattern for all the non slip pieces, and when i printed them they did not come out correct. I am using the original pattern and I will then Scan each of my pieces into a pdf file and post it for download.

So the pdf file is to large to post here, but if you PM me i can send it to you via email. You should be able to print these out and cut them with no problems. Let me know if you would like them sent to you.

I'll get some ASAP!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=140167676042&rd=1


This is now an invalid item number at ebay.:-(

I bought these earlier this week and installed them today and found them to be very good fit. These are about 3mm thick neoprene with 'sharkskin wetsuit' texture. Nice.:-)
Quick ship, too.

Search "rjedro" as seller or search 'liner honda element' in ebay motor section.

$17 for 10 piece set with $4.40 for S&H and that is a LOT less than the elemmat set going for $30 for set and $18 more for shipping and handling.
Sorry, I cannot justify $18 for S&H on $30 product and I do not know how they can, either.:mad:
Can only see getting these when buying their floor set but I'm going with carpet from SCA.

IMHO.

Somehow I overlooked this thread before, but I'm gonna have to get to the store asap. This is such a great idea! :D:cool:

Link to previously mentioned templates that were too big to upload to the site. Hosted from my own server. Enjoy!
Thanks Flashbox
http://jansplacetoputstuff.com/Element%20Dash%20Template.pdf

Link to previously mentioned templates that were too big to upload to the site. Hosted from my own server. Enjoy!
Thanks Flashbox
http://jansplacetoputstuff.com/Element%20Dash%20Template.pdf


Neat... I'm sort of famous :)

Element OwnersClub.com ROCKS! Getting a lot of good info here.
Thanks everyone.:D

This is now an invalid item number at ebay.:-(

I bought these earlier this week and installed them today and found them to be very good fit. These are about 3mm thick neoprene with 'sharkskin wetsuit' texture. Nice.:-)
Quick ship, too.

Search "rjedro" as seller or search 'liner honda element' in ebay motor section.

$17 for 10 piece set with $4.40 for S&H and that is a LOT less than the elemmat set going for $30 for set and $18 more for shipping and handling.
Sorry, I cannot justify $18 for S&H on $30 product and I do not know how they can, either.:mad:
Can only see getting these when buying their floor set but I'm going with carpet from SCA.

IMHO.

I just got these liners in the mail today and dropped them in the E. Great quality and they fit perfectly. Worth every penny.

I think "rjedro" still has some available through eBay.

I got the same ones! Had them for awhile now but they work great! Here is a pic of them.

Sear carries by the sheet toolbox liners that are black and have a small circle pattern that matches the floor covering perfect. I did mine with one sheetand still have spare material.
Gary

I have to agree that $30 is a fair price, but $18 to ship on a product that probably weighs less than a couple pounds? Come on. I ordered the liners through eBay, along with 2 bungees for the back of the seats, and with shipping it cost me only $31. Since I also went with custom deluxe carpets from SCA, the only way I'd consider the expensive cup liners is if they were thrown in for free. Should be getting both the cup liners/bungees and the deluxe black carpet all next week. Very excited!

This grippy stuff works great: http://www.doityourself.com/invt/0033050

There is a ton of material per roll, and it is cheap enough to make mistakes. I found rolls of this in black locally, and it comes in lots of colors. Also used very small amounts of 100% silicone to stick it to the surface. If needed the silicone cleans up easily from the plastic interior materials.

I bought the drawer liner from Walmart and it didn't take long for a very good fit just sitting there, whittling away with a scissors :) I'm thinking of trying my yoga mat for a sticky pad to line the back with.....

I just got these liners in the mail today and dropped them in the E. Great quality and they fit perfectly. Worth every penny.

I think "rjedro" still has some available through eBay.

I just got my black cup liners from rjedro today, after only placing my order in on Friday! Great seller to deal with, great quality liner, very excited not to hear anything roll around. For only 30 bucks, got all the liners, and picked up 2 extra bungee lines for the E, and that includes shipping! Highly recommended

I did the same thing. Picked up some gray, no slip material in a roll at Wal-Mart. I used it for the dash, all the doors, and the rear compartments. Also the overhead compartment. It works perfectly, and I no longer hear everything shifting around as I drive.:)

I to finely did the no slip trick to my 07 E. Got some shelf liner at the $ store and put it on using the temp from a prev post . Thank You.

I've had "non-slip" liners in all my compartments for some time. (I made them from a nice solid rubberized toolbox liner I got from Harbor Freight).

Recently I found a material that may appeal to those who are seeking a splash of color.

My local craft store sells foam sheets for kids cut and glue projects. The sheets come in a wide range of colors and are 12x18"x 3/16" thick The material is PVA foam. Sheets sell for about $1.. They aren't nearly as tough as Murdock's, but they are actually better at preventing sliding and they absorb vibration better. Hold them in place with double faced tape, blue tack or Elmers glue -it can be peeled off the hard plastic Element surfaces easily if need be.

Hey, where is the server located - England? I posted something at 21:13 CDST and it came up 2:14 AM!

Hey, where is the server located - England? I posted something at 21:13 CDST and it came up 2:14 AM!

It posts GMT if you havent set up your time zone in your profile.
Go make sure the time is correct in your setup. :smile:

Thanks,

It's been quite a while since I've been here. Apparently the server upgrade process lost all my settings and profile info . . . wish I could have gotten away with that when I did server upgrades.

JAMMR asked me for more detail on the liners I made for my 2004 E.

The liner patterns I could had scaling issues, so I re-digitized them, making 4 PDFs at full size. See attachments. Set your print Acrobat options to no scaling, 0.25" border. I cut everything inside the lines except the cupholder circles. I cut them outside the lines for a snugger fit. The pieces are distinct enough that I didn't bother to label them.

After experimenting with the beaded liner material I thought it was too flimsy. It blew around and fell out of the rear cupholders. I didn't want to glue them in place in what was then a new car.

The second experiment was with Ace Hardware Vinyl Ribbed Matting - they sell it by the foot, 27-36" wide in black ribbed nylon entrance mat. A photo showing back and front on top of the carpet material I've used is attached. The back has a nice embossed texture like coarse burlap. I made that my visible side. They fit snugly, didn't fall out of the rear seats, but the material was too hard. The small things I carry in the vibrated audibly at speed.

The material I like best is an industrial quality toolbox liner from Harbor Freight, < http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90982 > It's a rubberized fabric cloth material between 2 layers of rubber and is pretty tough. A closeup of an installed cupholder liner is attached. I'll put photos of the rest in my profile library.

The colored PVA sheet material can be found with a Google shopping search for <Creative Hands Foam Sheet 12"x18" > I've worked with it for other projects, but not liners. It's as cushiony as the rubberized toolbox liner, not quite as durable but should work well. If I were going to use it, I would laminate two thickness after cutting using a fabric cement for the cupholders the extra thicknes and slight cutting imperfections should hold them n place.

FYI, if you are going to stick liners down, use something water based like PVA glue (Elmers white glue) or blue tack, not silicone adhesive. Silicone makes too an aggressive a bond - I've spent hours trying to get it off anodized aluminum (which is harder than the plastics of the Element), and the only way I could get it of was with abrasion. I had to have the aluminum acid etched and re-anodized afterwards.

E-Bay ........ great !!

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a362/nightmareaccord/ELE10pc-1.jpg

i purchased a set today.

^^Great buy.:) I have those same ones and I really like them.:cool:

I've had mine about a year now and they work great!

what do you use to discourage over-enthusiastic vacuum cleaners from sucking them up?
or to keep them from moving around on the flat surfaces?

what do you use to discourage over-enthusiastic vacuum cleaners from sucking them up?
or to keep them from moving around on the flat surfaces?

If you're refering to the ones posted above,I remove mine if I plan on using a vacuum anywhere near them. As for keeping them from moving around,they actually have a bit of weight to them,that keeps them in place.:cool:

If you're refering to the ones posted above,I remove mine if I plan on using a vacuum anywhere near them. As for keeping them from moving around,they actually have a bit of weight to them,that keeps them in place.:cool:

Yeah they don't move around a whole lot but just remember to take the rear cup holder ones out before you put up the seats.....I couldn't find one for weeks when I did that lol

I bought a kind of pad that sticks on a smooth surface. It's removable, and I applied it to the flat part above the center vents. I can lay a cell phone, wallet, whatever on the sticky pad. You have to wipe off any dust occasionally, but it's great. I think I paid $5 or $6 at Wal-Mart for it. It's about 4" x 6".

I read backward and noticed another owner also used the sticky pad.


www.handstands.com/retail/automotive-accessories/sticky-pad.php

Amazing...:D

Another Sticky Pad user...I love that damn thing, need to go buy another one cuz I accidentally tore mine when it was lodged under something and I tried to pull it out. The little tear is driving me nuts...so I will cut that one up to fit my sunglass holder area :)

Nice information

will try using the template posted , just got material from lowes.

I know the center console if different now with the cooler etc... But are the rest of the dash pockets etc the same? Just wondering..

I covered my dash pockets with dark gray carpet from a scrap I had left over from doing the floor in a boat. Looks like it came from the factory that way. I trimmed pieces of paper until I got a perfectly shaped template and then cut the carpet and used double sided carpet tape to hold the pieces in place.

I was looking at the one on ebay and I'm also wondering if the dash tray changed from 08 to 10.

Started mine today. I ordered sponge neoprene with adhesive from Amazon.com., $24 incl. s/h. Looked at set on EBay, but since I replaced my console with the 2010 cooler, I didn't need some of the inserts offered. Templates did not match, so created my own using paper. Will let you know how it works out.

Here's how it looks. Had to put "nubs" to prevent items from moving around (you can barely see them in the last photo). I made them with a paper hole cutter. Material is kinda soft, so cant put anything sharp on them. Will see how long they last. May not be good in the long run.

Well I sucked them up in the vacumn and out in the trash.

Does anyone know where the template link is? I have an 05 ex

/thanks

[Moderator Edit: On page four (4) of this thread, there are templates for making your own non-slip cutouts.[/QUOTE]

It looks like the templates are gone. I guess I will have to use my sewing skills to reinvent something that will work for me. I like the idea of keeping things from sliding.

[Moderator Edit: On page four (4) of this thread, there are templates for making your own non-slip cutouts.

It looks like the templates are gone. I guess I will have to use my sewing skills to reinvent something that will work for me. I like the idea of keeping things from sliding.[/QUOTE]

Try page 14 and page 15. They are there.

You can make your own templates by simply taking a piece of paper, place it over the area you want to template and run your fingernail around it. Cut that shape, test fit, make any alterations in size if need be and you have the template. For circles anything the correct size will work such as a lid or drinking cup. I seem to use the tops of spray paint cans often but the top of a pringles can may be a better size.

Avoid gluing anything down. Someone already mentioned double stick tape but I would use some buytl. In place of that, if you have a magazine that comes with something stuck to a page, you can remove that sticky stuff (clear butyl) and use that. Not much is needed, just enough for the ends on the cup holders. Thats the only area ive ever had an issue with as the rubber material will stick to anything damp such as a drink or water bottle. That little bit of butyl will hold the material in place but also allow it to be removed for cleaning or spills.

With the self made paper template it took me maybe 5 minutes to make the dash and SC console inserts by hand.

Ok... here is the deal. I would like to do this to my E as well. I have the Shoreline Mist Exterior so the interior is gray/black.

I can not find any gray or black rubbery lattice stuff anywhere. I checked K-mart, but of course Matha's only has pretty girlie pastels and Wal-Mart only has bright pretties as well.

Where can I get some manly stuff!!! :-) Something grey or black?

Any idea folks? I am tired of my cell phone taking a ride on the dash board coaster. :-)I got black at Wal Mart when I got the E Her name is the Tardis even though she is Shoreline Silver Mist color. I love the Dr. Who series.)

E-Bay ........ great !!

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a362/nightmareaccord/ELE10pc-1.jpg

i purchased a set today.


Does anyone happen to have info on which Ebay seller has these or how to contact them? Try as I might, I can't find them on Ebay at the moment...

Thanks!

Does anyone happen to have info on which Ebay seller has these or how to contact them? Try as I might, I can't find them on Ebay at the moment...

Thanks!
Search under HONDA ELEMENT EX LX DX '03-'08 Cup Liner Mats Tray Pad

Search under HONDA ELEMENT EX LX DX '03-'08 Cup Liner Mats Tray Pad

Thanks a mil - just didn't know what combination of terms to search under, and there are several thousand things that come up under "Honda Element." That brought it right up, though!

Thanks a mil - just didn't know what combination of terms to search under, and there are several thousand things that come up under "Honda Element." That brought it right up, though!
You're welcome, glad to of helped. :-)

You know for under 20 bucks you really cant beat the price i just found them and think im gonna spring for some if it takes me an hour to fab these up and to pick up the material there goes 20 bucks. Thanks again guys!

You know for under 20 bucks you really cant beat the price i just found them and think im gonna spring for some if it takes me an hour to fab these up and to pick up the material there goes 20 bucks. Thanks again guys!

I bought some cheap shelf liner, made my patterns and cut them out and wound up hating them. Gladly gave the $20 to buy the Ebay ones and love them - higher quality material and much better cut. Live and learn.