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It's a prototype for an F150 rear floor mat.
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Centipeed posted:As in... the ones which go on the floor and keep you from getting it dirty? Everything that has ever been made gets prototyped first. Our prototypes are used to check the fit of the overall design before additional features (tread, carpet hook locations, etc) are added. In addition, the material the mats are made out of shrinks in one direction or another as it cools (Google Thermoforming)and modifications need to be made to the tool design before it moves on to the production tooling level. Production tools are made of different materials (a poured epoxy and aluminum power mixture in our case) and cost much more. /Derail
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Erwin posted:In all seriousness, if you're prototyping a new design, that must mean a new truck design, right? Otherwise, wouldn't they just make more of what they already make? Here's an example. It's on my desktop.  Click here for the full 1126x844 image.
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chomper posted:Anymore angles/pics we can look at? Those look quite neat. I'd probably buy them for my Jeep. Especially after muddy trail days. Can get a few more pictures tomorrow.
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