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Re: [T3] repro rear cargo mat


On 14 Jan 2004 at 1:20, Dave Hall wrote:

> > If the rubber compounds are not compatable with liquids that they get
> exposed
> > to, they tend to absorb them. This make them swell up and soften. It's
> > unfortunate that VW made some poor choices for rubber materials when they
> > speced some of their rubber parts.

> Yes, I've seen a few (and got a couple of) cargo mats with oil spills on
> them that have swollen locally, but I wouldn't have thought the general
> atmosphere in the luggage area would be oily enough to do the same evenly
> and all through. 

I suspect that the same process which allows the oil to penetrate the thickness 
of the mat also allows it to diffuse sideways into the whole mat. This would 
take a lot of time, but our cars have had plenty of that.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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