Next best bed mat?

..but it's weird right?

Why would they stop producing OEM bed mats..?

There's tens of thousands of LB Tacomas out there (beyond new buyers)...

 

I found this one, wonder if its any good:

$124 Westin 50-6215 Black Rubber Truck Bed Mat fits 2005-2023 Tacoma (6' Bed)

https://www.amazon.com/Westin-50-62...--8-1---1&vehicleName=2023+Toyota+Tacoma&th=1

 

kind of, I mean we knew the 3rd gen was nearing end of production and the LB's are not as common. These type of items are usually made for Toyota by a third party, and to get the prices down, they require large volume commitments, that stretch out many months or even years.

 

Looks similar to a Gator, except I was told the Gator was $99 with free shipping.
I think even rough country has a cheaper one.

 

I bought a used F150 mat, and cut it down to size. If you look closely you can see F150 on it, but nobody notices it.

 

Yea I’m located in ct and have been looking everywhere for one.

 

In my 2nd gen I used 4x4 stall matts I bought from tractor supply.

 

I don't think Rough Country or Gator make a long bed. I can find them in short bed easily enough but not long bed. The Westin is the only long bed I've found and it seems quite a bit thinner than OEM.

 

I'm from ct. also, but ordered a toyota mat when I ordered the truck. A buddy of mine that had a gen3 trd ordered a Gator online which I saw was a good mat. I think the rough country mat is the same as the toyota one except its says ''rough country'' instead.

 

I know gator has 6' bed mats. I can't say about rc. You'd think they would.

 

about 5 yrs ago i bought a DeeZee brand off ebay. VERY heavy duty with ribs that direct water and debris to the rear, not to the sidewalls. excellent.
but i paid 1/2 what it is selling for now. i guess that is the story everywhere.
search Amazon and ebay for "deezee bedmat" and filter for your tacoma. i see some decent deals but i did not look too hard.

 

Bam wholesale parts.com

They list the long bed mat.

the link will not work here for some reason.

 

Those Tractor Supply horse stall mats are heavy duty and will stop a bullet! But you gotta cut it to fit which is easier said than done.

 

RealTruck.com has Tacoma 6' bed Gator mats. I have one that I just received.

Definitely not as thick as OEM.

Edit: I forgot to mention that they have great customer service that is somewhat rare these days.

 

I went to the Weathertech factory store yesterday and they said they have a heavy duty, thick rubber bed mat coming out soon for the Tacoma. It's heavy enough it won't require velcro or adhesive to keep it down like the bed liner they currently sell. There was no ETA but they said probably around Christmas time.

I may hold off on a mat until I see one. If it uses the same rubber their using on the new HP mats (or better) I'd go with it.

 

I used a 4'x6'x3/4" stall mat from TSC that I had lying around. Smooth on one side and raised dots on the other. I just made a template for wheel wells and cut them out.

 

I had plans to do that so I visited the nearest TSC and they no longer sell those exact same mats. The new ones 1. don't have the raised dots 2. have wire throughout the rubber (including the edges) and 3. break in half if it folds over on itself. When reading the reviews on their website people talked about all of those issues. The older mats (before they were made in Canada) were way better.

 

I did hear that they changed their supplier for them, the old one I had was really popular for home gyms. I heard that well over a year ago, thought maybe it was COVID related but unfortunate it seems like it's permanent. They were dirt cheap too, I paid like 40 bucks for it.

 

I have the Rough Country mat. No complaints. Plenty heavy enough to stay put and does what it's intended to do. Very reasonably priced as well at round $100.

 

Let me guess... short bed? When we look up standard bed the only options are Dee Zee and Westin. Of the two, the Westin looks the best but looks pretty thin.