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Weathertech's - Mats or Liner?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by fallingdomino, Dec 29, 2012.

  1. Dec 29, 2012 at 3:05 PM
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    fallingdomino

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    Thoughts on mats vs liners? I know liners offer more protection but I think the mats look better - I'm replacing the factory rugs that came with it - they look great but it rains so much in FL that I'll just end up with a wet floor.
     
  2. Dec 29, 2012 at 3:07 PM
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    I think you answered your own question there..


    always wet... get liners
     
  3. Dec 29, 2012 at 3:14 PM
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    Dark_Taco

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    ChamYota

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    Screw looks, the liners look damn good and they offer pretty good protection lol.

    Pic number 2 :)
     
  5. Dec 29, 2012 at 4:48 PM
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    The liners are amazing. Bets mats I've had.
    They are well worth the money.
     
  6. Dec 29, 2012 at 5:42 PM
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    krob32

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    Liners are my most functional mod yet due to protection to the interior. Everyone has their own ideas, but I think the liners look better.
     
  7. Dec 29, 2012 at 6:19 PM
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    fallingdomino

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    Well a picture sure does tell a thousand words ... I changed my order to the liners.

    Dark_Taco thanks for the visual!
     
  8. Dec 29, 2012 at 6:30 PM
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  9. Dec 29, 2012 at 6:31 PM
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    Good choice. I'm surprised WT even sells regular mats...
     
  10. Dec 29, 2012 at 8:43 PM
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    Just an FYI on the mats vs liners:

    I loved my liners; however, the mats did a much better job of keeping my footwear/cuffs of my pants out of the water, slush, snow, and mud. They both retain a lot of water, just one has the ridges to keep you up out of it.

    If you wear leather shoes/boots, its terrible what 30 minutes in salty water will do to them. A cheap steam cleaning in the summer ($10 locally when added to a good carwash) got any stains out of my carpet.
     
  11. Dec 30, 2012 at 7:07 AM
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  12. Dec 30, 2012 at 7:08 AM
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    What about the salty water that sinks through the carpet and pools on the floor pan beneath.

    If you have seen what the weather techs collect, pretend that's all sitting on the metal beneath the rug.
     
  13. Dec 30, 2012 at 8:09 AM
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    Ok, I've never seen a foot worn through them but I guess its possible, however, fallingdomino lives in Florida so I doubt he'd be dealing with extreme cold situations.
     
  14. Dec 30, 2012 at 11:08 AM
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    ... Well rawdog - it is 51 here today, not extreme. But uncomfortable for us here in Florida. I had to wear an actual sweatshirt to walk my dog. ;)

    But in all seriousness I don't have to deal with extreme cold/snow - just rain, the occasional trip to the beach (wet, sand, etc.) and whatever my kid decides to spill ...
     
  15. Dec 30, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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    I've owned both, as my thread mentioned. My mats did a good job retaining the snow and slush my shoes tracked in.

    I'm not making an argument against the liners at all, I loved mine too, just also letting people know the positive side of the mats.

    If I was going to be wearing nice shoes that could be damaged by salt water, I would go with the mats. Since I'm not, I'm going back to liners.
     
  16. Dec 31, 2012 at 6:00 PM
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    truckalter

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    I would say liners as well... better floor protection for the truck... but to eac their own!
     

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