Floor mats

jaslo · December 27, 2004

Hey Guys, I just got a 2004 chevrolet extend cab pickup, I have the console in the middle and I was wondering what are the best floor mats out there? I have the catch all floor mats in my regular cab, but I am looking for the vinyl rubber floor mats. Just wondering what you guys think and a good place to buy them at for a reasonable price.

Crazeecooter · December 27, 2004

Hey Guys, I just got a 2004 chevrolet extend cab pickup, I have the console in the middle and I was wondering what are the best floor mats out there? I have the catch all floor mats in my regular cab, but I am looking for the vinyl rubber floor mats. Just wondering what you guys think and a good place to buy them at for a reasonable price.

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I have the Husky Liners and I'll never have anything else. $53

jaslo · December 27, 2004

Oh yeah and I was looking for some bed rails and see what you guys recommend on that also.

Mighty HD · December 27, 2004

I like the rubber floor mats that came in my HD. They're by far easier to clean than the cloth ones.

As far as bed rails, get diamond plate-- You can see the ones I have on my truck--click the link in my sig.

I also was lucky enough to find a diamond plate tailgate cap that was long enough to cover the holes in it for the spoiler thing.

I've got an extra if you want it

patronus · December 27, 2004

Husky Liners rule.

Elwood 2000 · December 27, 2004

Gotta agree, Husky Liners are the best!

Shaners · December 27, 2004

I love my Catch-alls... They have lasted for years and they are a perfect match for the OEM carpet!!!

JCedar · December 27, 2004

Husky Liners cover a lot, I am very happy with them since I got them for Christmas, the only negative thing is that they are slippery. Minor problem with me though, they cover the entire floor area, and are easy to clean.

Have a good one!

budhayes3 · December 27, 2004

I like my Husky's, they hold a bunch of water and have been holding up solidly for about a year now, plus, the diamond plate design looks tough. The grey color is a bit darker than the grey of the interior, but the WeatherTech's that I had before were lighter than the interior...guess it's tough to get em just right. The Weathertech's were OK, but they weren't re-enforced under my right heel, and I wore into them fairly quickly.

gnutruk · December 27, 2004

Of all the products I've tried I like the Husky trays (not mats) the best. Drivers side coverage and liquid holding is excellent.

But I don't think the Husky's cover enough of the carpet on the passenger side. They do a good job holding liquids and dirt down in the main passenger foot-well area, but riders will naturally want to shift their feet around occasionally, and that means they will sometimes set their left foot up on the small shelf just below the main center hump.

I have a 1/2 ton truck with the full center console, so although it's a bit awkward for the rider to put their left foot all the way up on the top of the main center hump, onto the little ledge next to the console, that small shelf further down makes a nice footrest. It’s the low bump, or shelf, that’s formed underneath the carpet by the rear passenger air conditioning duct, which goes under the passenger seat into the back (Extended Cab). The Husky tray does not cover that low shelf very well, so the carpet started showing some dirt and a little wear there.

My solution? I recently I bought a different product that is working out great so far. It’s the full, total coverage, side-to-side (door-to-door) floor mat from Catch-All. It’s the all-rubber version (no pile carpeting molded into it like the standard Catch-All’s). It provides a full tray for the driver’s side, goes completely over the center hump – it goes underneath the center console – down the passengers side totally covering all those ledges and shelves, then forming a complete tray in the passenger side foot well also. Looks great, and covers everything in both foot wells, as well as all the carpeting on both sides of the center hump.

But it’s not perfect – two problems;

(1) The outer lip of the Catch-All mat isn’t high enough to be as effective at catching liquids as the Husky tray. For that reason, I put my Husky’s right back in, on top of the Catch-All. The fit is real good; even better, I think, that when the Husky’s were in there by themselves. Looks good too – black Husky’s on tan colored Catch-All’s.

(2) While the molded shape of the Catch-All mat is a very good fit in both foot well areas, it simply didn’t seem to be wide enough. That is, the center hump seemed to be relatively too tall, and prevents the one-piece Catch-All from seating into both foot well at the same time. Catch-All’s design is just a little off, not being wide enough to stretch from door-to-door. If I got a good fit in the drivers side foot well, then the mat wouldn’t extend all the way over to the door on the passenger side. That same problem existed in reverse. Even though I made sure to install the mats on a very warm day, so they were nice and flexible, they still wouldn’t make full coverage.

So I cut the Catch-All one piece mat in two, making, in effect, two separate trays out of the original unit. There are three little cup-shaped depressions molded into the Catch-All mat where it sits on top of the center hump, and I sliced around those little cups, eliminating them completely. Then I laid the Catch-All mat back in (now two pieces), and re-installed the center console. Because of that, the mat now fits completely snug all the way over to both doors. The cut is completely underneath the center console so it doesn’t show and, more to the point, still provides total protection of the carpet in all areas where folks might put their feet. That is, the sides of the hump, below the center console, remain completely covered. The two stacked mats, Husky’s on top of the Catch-All’s, now provide a ‘double tray’ arrangement for holding dirt, water, etc.

So that is my solution. Hope this helps.

gnutruk

phillyturbosix · December 27, 2004

I just ordered a set of Husky's from here Autoanything.com Look nice can't wait to get them. $69.95 shipped. Seemed like a good price to me! The stock matts are just about done.

Greek · December 28, 2004

I just ordered a set of Husky's from here Autoanything.com Look nice can't wait to get them. $69.95 shipped. Seemed like a good price to me! The stock matts are just about done.

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I have Husky rubber liners (front and back) in my 2000 Silverado z71 extended cab. Really like them. I also have Westin nerf bars which I installed myself. I did not get the stainless. Just the black anodized version. We don't get taht much snow around here and my wife keeps the truck clean and it is garaged.

jaslo · December 28, 2004

I just ordered a set of Husky's from here Autoanything.com Look nice can't wait to get them. $69.95 shipped. Seemed like a good price to me! The stock matts are just about done.

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I have Husky rubber liners (front and back) in my 2000 Silverado z71 extended cab. Really like them. I also have Westin nerf bars which I installed myself. I did not get the stainless. Just the black anodized version. We don't get taht much snow around here and my wife keeps the truck clean and it is garaged.

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Do you mean you got the Westin bed rails? or the step bars? I am looking for the bed rails, trying to make the truck look more sportier.

99silveradoz71 · December 28, 2004

I had those channeled styled winter mats in my Jimmy, but got Husky Liners with the Rado. They've been great for winter or wet weather. I tend to put the stock mats back in in the summer sometimes though.