Anyone have a preference over Weathertech or Husky or maybe some other brand? Looking to buy some for a new vehicle
All weather floor mats
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Have had both and a couple others. Honestly best slush/mud mats I ever got were from mills fleet farm. Heavy flexible rubber with deep grooves. Have went through other prettier husky and weather techs a few times since this one pair from MFF.
If those are cheaper then it sounds like a good path. It's been some time, but I remember the WeatherTech being a bit expensive
May look into this. Current vehicle I have some nice thick mats I had in my Monte Carlo that were a gift as they the Monte Carlo logo on them. They have done a nice job but the vehicle we are replacing is a sedan and going to a SUV and did not have all weather mats in that car. Debating if something like weathertech where they would be an exact fit vs some generic 1 size fits all is worth the cost difference or not.
I will have inches of mud and snow at times so I want ones that will handle heavier jobs more than looks
I have Husky liners in four of my vehicles and love them. They all fit perfectly. I could never justify the extra cost for Weathertech. Only complaint is that the plastic nubs on the back are sharp as ****, so the gloves come out when removing them.
Have had Weather Tech and Husky both. They were both fine, but I thought the Weather Tech seemed to deform a little easier because it was a more rigid material. If you have a common vehicle, you can usually find some on Facebook marketplace in good shape for considerably cheaper than new.
We had Weathertech front-row floor mats in our 2012 Hyundai Sante Fe and Elantra cars. The mats were Weathertech's original mats which are a harder and more rigid plastic. They were very durable and worked great. I just received and installed Weathertech HP front and rear floor mats for our new Subaru Forester. They are a very durable but softer rubber-like material that covers more floor / carpeted areas. I really like those mats also.
Brother in law bought a new giant Yukon and nearly $1k in weathertech mats. He hates them. Expensive, deform easily, thin and poor fitting. He drives 100k miles a year so I'll take his word for it.
Weathertechs deforming easily? I’ve been doing them in all my new cars for 20 years. Never had one deform. Weird.
We have a weathertech long mat for the second row of a car. Covers both foot areas and the center hump. One foot area, the sidewall curled away from being up against the seat "felt base" by almost an inch x 10/12 inches long. When it was installed it was flush. I've never reached out to them, so I'm not going to kill them over it.
The edges of ours (we have everything covered in a suburban) curled up a couple years in. The corners have also popped up quite a bit.
Yeah maybe hard shell plastic, like a wood floor, can have issues in Iowa's wild humidity swings throughout the years.
WT is still a good product IMO.
I think this topic shows that all mats, even from the same company, are not created equal and perform different in different vehicles and situations. I think the best bet is to find a forum for your vehicle and see what everyone there recommends.
I have a vehicle where I want to keep the carpets clean but comfort is also important. Having something like the original Weathtech's/Husky for my weekly trips to Hy-Vee would be overkill and I'd be giving up comfort for protection. Now my nephew has a new Tacoma and 75% of the time will be used for farming, weathertech/husky may make total sense for his use case.
I have a vehicle where I want to keep the carpets clean but comfort is also important. Having something like the original Weathtech's/Husky for my weekly trips to Hy-Vee would be overkill and I'd be giving up comfort for protection. Now my nephew has a new Tacoma and 75% of the time will be used for farming, weathertech/husky may make total sense for his use case.
We had issues with the corners curling as well as sides pulling away from the door sills which allowed dirt, water, snow etc to fall between the sill and mat when you got in and out of the vehicle. Flipping them completely inside-out (more difficult than it sounds) and leaving them out in the sun for a couple hours would help for a month or so but they would gradually deform again.
