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> 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. Maybe rubber tends to creep anyway when laid flat. Dave Hall. UK VW Type 3&4 Club www.hallvw.clara.co.uk ------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org