diff --git a/src/structs/dmat.rs b/src/structs/dmat.rs
index af49f97a..8eda7f61 100644
--- a/src/structs/dmat.rs
+++ b/src/structs/dmat.rs
@@ -192,14 +192,14 @@ impl<N: One + Zero + Clone> Eye for DMat<N> {
 
         for i in range(0u, dim) {
             let _1: N  = One::one();
-            res.set((i, i), _1);
+            res[(i, i)]  = _1;
         }
 
         res
     }
 }
 
-impl<N: Clone> DMat<N> {
+impl<N> DMat<N> {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn offset(&self, i: uint, j: uint) -> uint {
         i + j * self.nrows
@@ -267,16 +267,29 @@ impl<N: Clone> Indexable<(uint, uint), N> for DMat<N> {
 
 }
 
-// TODO: implement after DST lands
-/*
-impl<N> Index<uint, [N]> for DMat<N> {
-    fn index(&self, i: &uint) -> &[N] { ... }
+impl<N> Index<(uint, uint), N> for DMat<N> {
+    fn index(&self, &(i, j): &(uint, uint)) -> &N {
+        assert!(i < self.nrows);
+        assert!(j < self.ncols);
+
+        unsafe {
+            self.mij.as_slice().unsafe_get(self.offset(i, j))
+        }
+    }
 }
 
-impl<N> IndexMut<uint, [N]> for DMat<N> {
-    fn index_mut(&mut self, i: &uint) -> &mut [N] { ... }
+impl<N> IndexMut<(uint, uint), N> for DMat<N> {
+    fn index_mut(&mut self, &(i, j): &(uint, uint)) -> &mut N {
+        assert!(i < self.nrows);
+        assert!(j < self.ncols);
+
+        let offset = self.offset(i, j);
+
+        unsafe {
+            self.mij.as_mut_slice().unsafe_mut(offset)
+        }
+    }
 }
-*/
 
 impl<N: Clone + Mul<N, N> + Add<N, N> + Zero> DMatMulRhs<N, DMat<N>> for DMat<N> {
     fn binop(left: &DMat<N>, right: &DMat<N>) -> DMat<N> {
@@ -620,7 +633,7 @@ impl<N: Show + Clone> Show for DMat<N> {
     fn fmt(&self, form:&mut Formatter) -> Result {
         for i in range(0u, self.nrows()) {
             for j in range(0u, self.ncols()) {
-                let _ = write!(form, "{} ", self.at((i, j)));
+                let _ = write!(form, "{} ", self[(i, j)]);
             }
             let _ = write!(form, "\n");
         }
diff --git a/src/structs/mat.rs b/src/structs/mat.rs
index 6c022823..9d6b78ba 100644
--- a/src/structs/mat.rs
+++ b/src/structs/mat.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ iterable_mut_impl!(Mat1, 1)
 at_fast_impl!(Mat1, 1)
 dim_impl!(Mat1, 1)
 indexable_impl!(Mat1, 1)
-index_impl!(Mat1, Vec1, 1)
+index_impl!(Mat1, 1)
 mat_mul_mat_impl!(Mat1, Mat1MulRhs, 1)
 mat_mul_vec_impl!(Mat1, Vec1, Mat1MulRhs, 1, Zero::zero)
 vec_mul_mat_impl!(Mat1, Vec1, Vec1MulRhs, 1, Zero::zero)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ iterable_impl!(Mat2, 2)
 iterable_mut_impl!(Mat2, 2)
 dim_impl!(Mat2, 2)
 indexable_impl!(Mat2, 2)
-index_impl!(Mat2, Vec2, 2)
+index_impl!(Mat2, 2)
 at_fast_impl!(Mat2, 2)
 // (specialized) mul_impl!(Mat2, 2)
 // (specialized) rmul_impl!(Mat2, Vec2, 2)
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ iterable_impl!(Mat3, 3)
 iterable_mut_impl!(Mat3, 3)
 dim_impl!(Mat3, 3)
 indexable_impl!(Mat3, 3)
-index_impl!(Mat3, Vec3, 3)
+index_impl!(Mat3, 3)
 at_fast_impl!(Mat3, 3)
 // (specialized) mul_impl!(Mat3, 3)
 // (specialized) rmul_impl!(Mat3, Vec3, 3)
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ iterable_impl!(Mat4, 4)
 iterable_mut_impl!(Mat4, 4)
 dim_impl!(Mat4, 4)
 indexable_impl!(Mat4, 4)
-index_impl!(Mat4, Vec4, 4)
+index_impl!(Mat4, 4)
 at_fast_impl!(Mat4, 4)
 mat_mul_mat_impl!(Mat4, Mat4MulRhs, 4)
 mat_mul_vec_impl!(Mat4, Vec4, Mat4MulRhs, 4, Zero::zero)
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ iterable_impl!(Mat5, 5)
 iterable_mut_impl!(Mat5, 5)
 dim_impl!(Mat5, 5)
 indexable_impl!(Mat5, 5)
-index_impl!(Mat5, Vec5, 5)
+index_impl!(Mat5, 5)
 at_fast_impl!(Mat5, 5)
 mat_mul_mat_impl!(Mat5, Mat5MulRhs, 5)
 mat_mul_vec_impl!(Mat5, Vec5, Mat5MulRhs, 5, Zero::zero)
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ iterable_impl!(Mat6, 6)
 iterable_mut_impl!(Mat6, 6)
 dim_impl!(Mat6, 6)
 indexable_impl!(Mat6, 6)
-index_impl!(Mat6, Vec6, 6)
+index_impl!(Mat6, 6)
 at_fast_impl!(Mat6, 6)
 mat_mul_mat_impl!(Mat6, Mat6MulRhs, 6)
 mat_mul_vec_impl!(Mat6, Vec6, Mat6MulRhs, 6, Zero::zero)
diff --git a/src/structs/mat_macros.rs b/src/structs/mat_macros.rs
index 702bd3ae..5a5e40f9 100644
--- a/src/structs/mat_macros.rs
+++ b/src/structs/mat_macros.rs
@@ -226,19 +226,19 @@ macro_rules! indexable_impl(
 )
 
 macro_rules! index_impl(
-    ($t: ident, $tv: ident, $dim: expr) => (
-        impl<N> Index<uint, $tv<N>> for $t<N> {
-            fn index(&self, i: &uint) -> &$tv<N> {
+    ($t: ident, $dim: expr) => (
+        impl<N> Index<(uint, uint), N> for $t<N> {
+            fn index(&self, &(i, j): &(uint, uint)) -> &N {
                 unsafe {
-                    &mem::transmute::<&$t<N>, &[$tv<N>, ..$dim]>(self)[*i]
+                    &mem::transmute::<&$t<N>, &mut [N, ..$dim * $dim]>(self)[i + j * $dim]
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        impl<N> IndexMut<uint, $tv<N>> for $t<N> {
-            fn index_mut(&mut self, i: &uint) -> &mut $tv<N> {
+        impl<N> IndexMut<(uint, uint), N> for $t<N> {
+            fn index_mut(&mut self, &(i, j): &(uint, uint)) -> &mut N {
                 unsafe {
-                    &mut mem::transmute::<&mut $t<N>, &mut [$tv<N>, ..$dim]>(self)[*i]
+                    &mut mem::transmute::<&mut $t<N>, &mut [N, ..$dim * $dim]>(self)[i + j * $dim]
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ macro_rules! row_slice_impl(
 
 macro_rules! col_impl(
   ($t: ident, $tv: ident, $dim: expr) => (
-    impl<N: Clone> Col<$tv<N>> for $t<N> {
+    impl<N: Clone + Zero> Col<$tv<N>> for $t<N> {
         #[inline]
         fn ncols(&self) -> uint {
             Dim::dim(None::<$t<N>>)
@@ -308,12 +308,20 @@ macro_rules! col_impl(
 
         #[inline]
         fn set_col(&mut self, col: uint, v: $tv<N>) {
-            self[col] = v;
+            for (i, e) in v.iter().enumerate() {
+                self.set((i, col), e.clone());
+            }
         }
 
         #[inline]
         fn col(&self, col: uint) -> $tv<N> {
-            self[col].clone()
+            let mut res: $tv<N> = Zero::zero();
+
+            for (i, e) in res.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+                *e = self.at((i, col));
+            }
+
+            res
         }
     }
   )
diff --git a/src/structs/rot.rs b/src/structs/rot.rs
index 681ec6e2..3476b658 100644
--- a/src/structs/rot.rs
+++ b/src/structs/rot.rs
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ one_impl!(Rot2)
 rotation_matrix_impl!(Rot2, Vec2, Vec1)
 col_impl!(Rot2, Vec2)
 row_impl!(Rot2, Vec2)
-index_impl!(Rot2, Vec2)
+index_impl!(Rot2)
 absolute_impl!(Rot2, Mat2)
 to_homogeneous_impl!(Rot2, Mat3)
 inv_impl!(Rot2)
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ one_impl!(Rot3)
 rotation_matrix_impl!(Rot3, Vec3, Vec3)
 col_impl!(Rot3, Vec3)
 row_impl!(Rot3, Vec3)
-index_impl!(Rot3, Vec3)
+index_impl!(Rot3)
 absolute_impl!(Rot3, Mat3)
 to_homogeneous_impl!(Rot3, Mat4)
 inv_impl!(Rot3)
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ one_impl!(Rot4)
 rotation_matrix_impl!(Rot4, Vec4, Vec4)
 col_impl!(Rot4, Vec4)
 row_impl!(Rot4, Vec4)
-index_impl!(Rot4, Vec4)
+index_impl!(Rot4)
 absolute_impl!(Rot4, Mat4)
 to_homogeneous_impl!(Rot4, Mat5)
 inv_impl!(Rot4)
diff --git a/src/structs/rot_macros.rs b/src/structs/rot_macros.rs
index a184b4fe..3a4197f7 100644
--- a/src/structs/rot_macros.rs
+++ b/src/structs/rot_macros.rs
@@ -265,15 +265,15 @@ macro_rules! col_impl(
 )
 
 macro_rules! index_impl(
-    ($t: ident, $tv: ident) => (
-        impl<N> Index<uint, $tv<N>> for $t<N> {
-            fn index(&self, i: &uint) -> &$tv<N> {
+    ($t: ident) => (
+        impl<N> Index<(uint, uint), N> for $t<N> {
+            fn index(&self, i: &(uint, uint)) -> &N {
                 &self.submat[*i]
             }
         }
 
-        impl<N> IndexMut<uint, $tv<N>> for $t<N> {
-            fn index_mut(&mut self, i: &uint) -> &mut $tv<N> {
+        impl<N> IndexMut<(uint, uint), N> for $t<N> {
+            fn index_mut(&mut self, i: &(uint, uint)) -> &mut N {
                 &mut self.submat[*i]
             }
         }