winter floor mats

[etlsport]

wanted to preserve my stock floor mats this year from the mud and snow and crap that comes with winter in the northeast.. so i was about to order weathertech mats.. I just couldn't bring myself to buy weathertech floor mats for 55 bucks though, just too much! wandering wally world (Wal-Mart) i found some rubbermaid brand floor mats, they arent a custom fit like the weathertechs.. but they do cover the floor area and are really deep/ heavy/ well made, havent put em to the test yet but from the looks of em they will do well.. anyway point is.. $20 bucks for a good product.. probably not as good as the weathertech ones.. but still good stuff!

[nfpgasmask]

That's what I did. I found some "one size fits all" rubber diamond plate mates and cut them to fit. its not perfect, but keeps the winter muck all in one place!

Bart

[etlsport]

here are some photos...

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/medium/mats_001.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/10120)
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/medium/mats_004.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/10119)
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/medium/mats_002.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/10118)

[fuzzy]

My favorite...
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=608&d=119492234

[Ldub]

My favorite...
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=608&d=119492234

link no work 4 me :(

[fuzzy]

Then we'll try again:

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/2/thumbs/100_4171_Large_.JPG (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/10121)

[WILLY]

here are some photos...

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/medium/mats_001.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/10120)
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/medium/mats_004.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/10119)
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/medium/mats_002.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/10118)

I have had the same ones since i have had the su-zu etl,a different design but the same and i think they were 8 bucks ea. at wally world and they are frikkin great.

[dkmiller68]

My solution was costly...move South!!!

[rowhard]

So my question is, do they stay put? I got a set off of ebay that was suppose to fit the VX, what a load of crap. They keep sliding up under the pedals which ain't too cool at all.

[etlsport]

i installed them as soon as i put them in, was wearing work boots.. they slid a tad at first, but that could have been due to the fact that im a bit clumsy in the boots and was probably kicking all over the place

they feel like they are pretty well stuck to the carpet now though, there are a pretty good number of small rubber "spikes" on the bottom of the mats

[rowhard]

So, how about a 2 month update on those rubbermaid floor mats. Still please? Are they staying put? Was there a model number or what it will fit kind of hint?

[etlsport]

loving them! i havent had them move much at all and they have saved my floor definitely. I was carrying some plants on the front floor board when someone came to a dead stop for no reason in front of me.. spilled a full 6" diameter potted plants worth of soil onto the mat, all i had to do was pull the mat out, dump it and take it to a pressure washer for cleaning, they have held up fantastic.

I dont know the model number or anything i just know they were hanging on the shelf at wal-mart, i saw gray and clear ones the other day too

[tom4bren]

CostCo has a similar set but I didn't check em out yet.

[Joe Isuzu]

went ahead and bought the weathertech ones and got them in today, figured the truck would get dirty from hiking and tailgating at football games (however, don't know how much more of that I'll be doing in the near future once the young ones get here....)
seem to be well made and I think they have a 10 year warranty, but the driver's side doesn't fit as well as I hoped, especially with their advertising about "precision cut for your vehicle", the dead pedal is the culprit and part of the mat overflows on to the pedal, it's not awful and I'm not sure if it will be an issue as I've not driven it enough, just a little disappointing given their claims as well as the price involved

[vt_maverick]

Howdy there - I'm buying my VX this weekend and my top priority is finding a good set of all weather mats to protect the carpets. I guess it would be too much to expect Isuzu still sells any OEM stuff - but is there something else out there that you guys recommend that fits/works well? The weathertech mats above are ok, but it looks like they're clear maybe? :confused: I'd rather have something dark gray or black maybe, even if I have to cut.

Any help would be much appreciated!!!

[etlsport]

did you see the photos posted in this thread? the rubbermaid mats are available in black, dark gray, and clear, they fit well and have held up great for me over this winter

[snowtrooper1966]

Hey!
I went to WalMart when I picked up the Dragon in Reno. They did not have a huge selection, but I settled on a rubbermaid version. It was not until about a week later that Irealized they matched the front grill:
711

712

713

I think I paid 32 bucks for the set of two fronts and two rears.
James

[vt_maverick]

How about cargo area mats? The back area has kind of a unique shape; does anybody know of a brand that fits well?

[tom4bren]

Mine has a rubber bed liner material that the PO cut to fit.

[VXIRONwoMAN]

Mine has a rubber bed liner material that the PO cut to fit.

Can you post pics of that? I am curious to see what it looks like. I am in need of some type of cover for my cargo area. I took my back seats out.

[etlsport]

check out barts website too, hes got a really nice rubber liner back there in his vx

[vt_maverick]

check out barts website too, hes got a really nice rubber liner back there in his vx

Got a link to that? Don't know where to go find his site...

[etlsport]

http://www.nofuture.com/myvx/myvx.htm

[tom4bren]

Bart's looks better than mine. I'll still try to get some pix this weekend.

[tom4bren]

BTW, Bart has a cool background on his site. I stole it to use as a wallpaper on my laptop (thanks Bart:)).

[vt_maverick]

went ahead and bought the weathertech ones and got them in today, figured the truck would get dirty from hiking and tailgating at football games (however, don't know how much more of that I'll be doing in the near future once the young ones get here....)
seem to be well made and I think they have a 10 year warranty, but the driver's side doesn't fit as well as I hoped, especially with their advertising about "precision cut for your vehicle", the dead pedal is the culprit and part of the mat overflows on to the pedal, it's not awful and I'm not sure if it will be an issue as I've not driven it enough, just a little disappointing given their claims as well as the price involved
Ditto. I just got my set yesterday, and the fit on the front pair is pretty rough. I do like the look of them though (kinda neat that the mat design forms a "V"), though I'll probably cut mine to fit a little better later on.

Unfortunately the rear set doesn't come close to fitting at all. I'm going to re-live art class later this afternoon and cut them to fit, but yeah, I was super disappointed that the design was that bad. I figure I'll email WeatherTech later today just to let them know that they need to stop advertising rear mats for the VehiCROSS before they get sued for false advertising. The fit is truly that bad.