Coco mats - Toxic or not?

[redroadster]

They were hot back in the late 70s ...mostly on 1st gen Z sold out quick ....you had to pre pay for them....the reed style...then it was discovered they gave off arsenic when they dried out ....probably low levels , but it killed sales
....and I think the plant reeds where they got them was contaminated with industry waste....they were done

[Alvin]

They were hot back in the late 70s ...mostly on 1st gen Z sold out quick ....you had to pre pay for them....the reed style...then it was discovered they gave off arsenic when they dried out ....probably low levels , but it killed sales
....and I think the plant reeds where they got them was contaminated with industry waste....they were done

Thanks for sending me your e-mail address redroadster, you will be contacted by Coco Mats soon to place your order!

[bakerjf]

They told me the arsenic “isn’t that big of a deal in a convertible car” and that I “should be fine.”

[redroadster]

Yeah I say so too , I think the ones they had were from bangladesh
The parts dept cleaned them out of the p room , the office workers wanted it that way
Na Im good Alvin

[bakerjf]

To be clear, these mats are handmade in the USA and will not poison you with arsenic. However they do utilize an old folks home as a sweatshop. Personally, I’m ok with that.

[Linda]

As long as you don't eat the mat you should be OK.
Linda

[notoptoy]

As long as you don't eat the mat you should be OK.
Linda

Or smoke them!

[redroadster]

Na Im good Alvin

Are you sure? We have you down for 3 sets of Coco Mats. Let me know and I will cancel your order

Hey I was just relaying my experience knowledge of 70s coco mats , I hated having to lay across them to work under dash too , some women wanted to return them cause their high heels caught in the weave .
I didnt mention that they started to fall apart kinda quick in daily use maybe becaue they got wet then froze
Dont send any here ....they are banned here.

[redroadster]

As long as you don't eat the mat you should be OK.
Linda

Or smoke them!

Well you kind of were ...smoking them the reeds dried , broke up then turning to a fine dust that floats in he cabin

[notoptoy]

Separating out from Group Buy thread as it is not productive or relevant.

[redroadster]

Okay now my posts are being removed by ? I bet its not S allen , this is bullying pure and simple by the member above? , Alvin ?
Any negative posting on a thread no matter how minor are a target for you? and its for your monitary gain , wow
You are fake news
Not relevant okay
I have just been told I will be receiving some of these COCO MATS and I will be selling them to 311,s owners at a huge discount pennies on the dollar

[notoptoy]

Red Roadster:
I moved the posts, I did not delete them. This was deemed a separate discussion, and not appropriate with the group buy thread. It was going in a different direction than the intended purpose of that thread. NOTE: Nothing was deleted!

[S Allen]

Tom did the correct thing moving the post. As he stated it was not deleted. Please do not get all bent out of shape over this. We value everyone's participation here and you are not being picked on-period. Now, back to the regularly scheduled programming which may or may not contain some fake stuff along the line. Not on purpose of course.

Steve

[Solex68]

My experience was they left a lot of debris. I like their retro look but I don't like the mess or the feel under my feet.

[GeoffM]

Is 'big floormat' trying to influence the election??