[Cold Sausage]

Has anyone bought this for their JA Picanto? Although my orange Picanto does not need one yet (as it lives in a garage when not been driven) when I buy my second Kia it will be living outside....in the Australian sun. Although I have a high end 3M tint on the windows and may look into getting some sort of windscreen shade, I would like to get the dash mat as it will definitely help preserve the interior (which remains "as new" to this point).

But I worry about these things because they may use adhesives that finally give up and leave marks that can never be removed. This happened with a GPS mount, for example, on a previous family car.

Then again the OEM product may be shaped in such a way that it simply sits on the dashboard and does not need any adhesives, etc. But the official description does say "velco tabs" so maybe it is not such a good idea...

Anyone know or better still anyone actually have one yet?

 

[Beebee]

I bought one for my Picanto JA that came with sticky velcro pads, but I didn't use them, and just laid the mat on the dash, and it stays in place.

 

[iooi]

Had one on the stonic. But only to kill the reflections on screen when driving.
Like above had small sticky velcro pads. But stayed in place with no problems without.

Well worth it.

 

[Cold Sausage]

Thank you! Exactly what I was hoping for (that they will stay in place without the pads). Thank you again for the double assurance!

 

[BAWITHLOT]

Has anyone bought this for their JA Picanto? Although my orange Picanto does not need one yet (as it lives in a garage when not been driven) when I buy my second Kia it will be living outside....in the Australian sun. Although I have a high end 3M tint on the windows and may look into getting some sort of windscreen shade, I would like to get the dash mat as it will definitely help preserve the interior (which remains "as new" to this point).

But I worry about these things because they may use adhesives that finally give up and leave marks that can never be removed. This happened with a GPS mount, for example, on a previous family car.

Then again the OEM product may be shaped in such a way that it simply sits on the dashboard and does not need any adhesives, etc. But the official description does say "velco tabs" so maybe it is not such a good idea...

Anyone know or better still anyone actually have one yet?

I have KIA dash mat, used the Velcro pads so it did not slip off from the huge torque of the GT. They are manufactured by Shevron here in AU and the extra cost must be just for the KIA tag. Way cheaper off ebay and look the same except with a Shevron tag!

 

[Beebee]

Should have said, got mine off Ebay, but it still fits perfectly, and the apertures are all in the correct place, plus it definitely reduces reflection on windscreen, which was my main purpose of buying it.

 

[iooi]

Dito. Mine was of ebay.
Not aware of official Kia in the UK.

 

[rdfb2]

I use this on my venga sold by kia .

 

[Kismet]

Hello
I don't suppose anybody has got a photo of one of these mats in situ have they ?
Many thanks

 

[BAWITHLOT]

Dito. Mine was of ebay.
Not aware of official Kia in the UK.

Must just be an AU thing as we get more hot sun!
Kia Picanto Genuine Accessories | Kia Australia

 

[BAWITHLOT]

Hello
I don't suppose anybody has got a photo of one of these mats in situ have they ?
Many thanks

 

[Kismet]

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That's excellent thanks very much for that.

 

[Beebee]

This is mine, slightly different to Bawithlot.

 

[Kismet]

This is mine, slightly different to Bawithlot.

Thanks for the picture, much appreciated.

 

[Cold Sausage]

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Looking at this, would it still fit the new facelift model with the larger media unit compared to the older JA model? Hard to tell from the picture but it looks like it might not. This doesn't worry me personally as the car that would need the mat is my 2018 car but others might have to take the increased unit size into consideration with this particular mat. This potential issue does not seem to be a problem with Beebee's style of mat.

 

[Kismet]

This is mine, slightly different to Bawithlot.

Sorry to be a pain but can you tell me what make that steering wheel cover is you've got fitted? I quite fancy a cover for ours.
Many thanks

 

[BAWITHLOT]

Looking at this, would it still fit the new facelift model with the larger media unit compared to the older JA model? Hard to tell from the picture but it looks like it might not. This doesn't worry me personally as the car that would need the mat is my 2018 car but others might have to take the increased unit size into consideration with this particular mat. This potential issue does not seem to be a problem with Beebee's style of mat.

Cant see why not as just a different size screen that sits in front.

 

[Beebee]

Looking at this, would it still fit the new facelift model with the larger media unit compared to the older JA model? Hard to tell from the picture but it looks like it might not. This doesn't worry me personally as the car that would need the mat is my 2018 car but others might have to take the increased unit size into consideration with this particular mat. This potential issue does not seem to be a problem with Beebee's style of mat.

This is the one I bought Black Dashboard Mats Dash Mat for 2018 KIA Picanto RH Drive | eBay
This is how it fits behind the media unit.

 

[Beebee]

Sorry to be a pain but can you tell me what make that steering wheel cover is you've got fitted? I quite fancy a cover for ours.
Many thanks

sorry I don't know the make. I thought I bought that off eBay too, but I cannot find it in my purchase history nor PayPal history. It wasn't expensive doubt it was more than £20 as it's PU leather, but still very durable, and none of the diamanté's/Rhinestones have come off. There's some on amazon, I did notice that some of them have a black strip of faux leather at the bottom, but mine has diamanté's all round the cover.

 

[Cold Sausage]

This is how it fits behind the media unit.

Thank you. That is a neatly designed and well-fitting mat.