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Just a thought.
Maybe a original buyer wanted a fully optioned truck with a rubber mat instead of carpeting. (He worked construction but wanted a truck with all the bells and whistles)

If the dealer couldn't order a carpet delete truck, I could see them having it installed in the service department to satisfy the customers wishes just to make the sale on a truck they had sitting on the lot.

If I was a salesman and this was the only thing standing between me and a sale, I would have suggested it in hopes of closing the deal.

However, it reminds me of people that used to put those clear plastic covers on their couches.