The "Read them and Weap" WriteUp - Honda Prelude Forum

natcc99 · 08-15-2003, 10:38 AM

Read them and Weap, my friends.

This is actually a very simple write-up that I shouldn't be doing in the first place, but I thought I have fun and basically show off my silly floor mat anchor bolt.

After buying my Prelude, the floor mats were rather dead and I thought I spice up my interior with new floor mats.
My local dealership wanted $100 for them.
I found them for a lot cheaper buy ordering online.
http://www.handaaccessories.com/preint.html

To my surprise, an anchor bolt was given to me in the kit.
Strangely enough, it appears that many of my Prelude friends (you guys!!!) don't have this tiny little wonder.

It's funny how something so little can do so much!!!

Welcome to my.....drum roll please .....my silly Anchor Bolt Write Up!!!!!

Firstly, here is a picture of my old nasy dead floor mat. It's great for the winter season, so don't throw it away.

Find the precut hole that the factory made.

Cut it out with a sharp razor.

Look at that!!!...no drilling! There's a hole already made for us from Honda. I still don't know why we don't have this anchor bolt to begin with.

Place the plastic tab into the hole.

Next, screw in the anchor bolt with the supplied screw

Cover it back up with the carpet. Doesn't that look clean?

Put the mat back on and you're DONE!!!

Step back and enjoy your new floor mat and anchor bolt!!!

Wow, what a difference between the old mat and new one!!!
Plus, the mat will NEVER move.

I'm sorry, but looked at the package and I could not find a part number.
I'll check my service manual tonight and hopefully that might have it.

golfluder01 · 08-15-2003, 11:19 AM

UM.....I HAVE THAT....BUT COOL WRITEUP....I THOUGHT THAT THE ANCHOR CAME WITH ALL LUDES......EH WELL

natcc99 · 08-15-2003, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by golfluder01
UM.....I HAVE THAT....BUT COOL WRITEUP....I THOUGHT THAT THE ANCHOR CAME WITH ALL LUDES......EH WELL

what year and model do you have?
because mine did't come with one.

DEFCONShupaLude · 08-15-2003, 12:47 PM

dang i need that. get the number

nickw252 · 08-15-2003, 01:03 PM

I saw the thread last night and when I drove the lude today I looked and dont have the anchor bolt and my floor mat doesnt have a hole in it

I may be ordering that from H and A. Thanks for the clarification.

Keith · 08-15-2003, 01:20 PM

There is no part number (I just checked).

B0b · 08-15-2003, 01:47 PM

I have a 2001 base 5 speed. it has an anchor bolt.

HondaPrelude01 · 08-15-2003, 01:58 PM

hmm.. my 01 SH has one stock..

wonder what year they started putting them in (being that some1 didnt rip yurs out)

alphajesse · 08-15-2003, 01:59 PM

^me too, but mats had become standard at that point.

the dealer jacked you if you paid for floormats when you bought the car and he didn't put in the anchor.

Specalk · 08-15-2003, 11:21 PM

I thought it came in every prelude,

now what would be a actual cool write up would be doing that on the passenger side and custom making the holes and such LOL jk

MonStar · 08-15-2003, 11:40 PM

DAAAYYYYUUUUMMM!!

I gotta get some new f*cking floor mats. I love the look of the new ones. Mine look like your old ones, f*ck. Really sucks too because my damn mat slides over the place.

Its final that the 97 base model Ludes do not come with the anchor knob thing.

Prelude Racer · 08-16-2003, 12:01 AM

neither do the 98 type sh came with one... because mine sure doesn't

MugenPoweredLude · 08-16-2003, 12:06 AM

I aint got that yO!

FAQ!!!!

that sucks tho....do you have to buy new mats just to get the anchor bolt????

thepreludedude · 08-16-2003, 12:59 AM

my 99' base didn't have it. when i got new mats last year, they had it. i was like "what the hell is this?". nice write-up.

natcc99 · 08-16-2003, 01:21 AM

I guess it's a 2000 and up thing for Preludes to come standard with them.
It's quite strange because all preludes have that hole already cut into the frame.
I'm sure it cost Honda only pennies to install it.
I still would think it would be standard on all Preludes.

No matter...I have it now and I'm happy. HAHAHA

I don't think the site has to FAQ this.
I was just goofing off by actually making a Write-Up.
But if the admin wants to make it a FAQ for others to read in the future, I have no objections.

Feel free to do so.

JaXx4k · 08-16-2003, 04:46 AM

hahah nice write up... the easies thing that a retar can do... but i though our car had 1... well mine does... derf...?

DudewithaLude · 08-16-2003, 06:04 AM

I have no problems with my mat moving....

Ludatic · 08-16-2003, 06:19 AM

i don't even have "OEM" floormats, i have universal ones

but they never move, and they're thick..

too bad they look like ****.

MonStar · 08-16-2003, 07:39 AM

For whatever reason my floormats are always moving. I feel like no matter what I do I cannot stop them from sliding all over the place. This is just my driver side floormat too, not the passenger side.

GroundZero112 · 08-16-2003, 09:43 AM

My '98 Base came with it.