I think if you want to cover the dead pedal area, you will need a liner. I don't think floor mats go up the sides. I could be wrong.
Florida here to; although we live about 3 miles from the Atlantic we don't go to the beach (been there done that). WeatherTechs would be perfect for keeping sand out of your carpet. I have had WT floor liners in my last 4 vehicles and would not go back to carpet mats period. I have front, second row (one piece) and cargo liner in my SLT-2.jmance said:My 2011 Terrain SLT2 is only 4 days old and I'm looking at replacing the cheapest OEM floormats I've ever seen. I have read plenty of good things on here about the Weathertech & Husky liners, however, snow and winter is a foreign concept to me living in Florida, so I think they're a bit overkill for my needs. My evil carpet enemy is sand from the beach!!!
Does anyone know of a quality floor mat? I would prefer a carpeted mat over rubber if its an option as I would like for them to blend in with the jet black interior. Specifically, I'm looking for something that will cover the dead pedal as my size 13 foot rests completely on this when I'm driving. A 1-piece mat would be nice for the back seat too.
Thanks!
Thanks for the quick responses. I had to go out of town unexpectedly for work, so sorry for my delayed gratitude.43sbest said:Florida here to; although we live about 3 miles from the Atlantic we don't go to the beach (been there done that). WeatherTechs would be perfect for keeping sand out of your carpet. I have had WT floor liners in my last 4 vehicles and would not go back to carpet mats period. I have front, second row (one piece) and cargo liner in my SLT-2.
I don't think your going to find a carpet mat that covers the entire foot rest. In fact if you have a size 13 your probably not going to find anything that will go up that far. IMHO if you ever install WeatherTech floor liners you will never go back to carpet but even WeatherTech only covers about 4 1/2 or 5 inches of the foot rest. Sounds like you would have to fabricate something to cover the entire foot rest regardless of what type of mat/liners you decide on.
If your dead set on carpet mats take a look at these, they have a section that goes up the foot rest I just don't know how far (they might be able to tell you if you call them). They also have a one piece second row. These are the last carpet mats I purchased; the fit and quality was outstanding and they have several choices of materials and colors. If you purchase these or any other carpet mats make sure you select "serged" binding-------you can also get a heal pad. **Link removed because I'm too new to post a link, even if its in a quote.**
Good luck
You could always consider putting the OEM carpeted mats inside of the WT's to maintain that "cozzy feel"jmance said:(WT's have an arguably nicer looking tread pattern) and I'm not sure if I would enjoy the hard, somewhat plastic feel under my feet.
I didn't think about that, however, wouldn't they move around in the liner? This would be a major concern to me, especially since my girlfriend recently got rid of a car where the mat got stuck under the pedals (yes, she had a Toyota).MOCHANOX said:You could always consider putting the OEM carpeted mats inside of the WT's to maintain that "cozzy feel"
Nothing a couple of pieces of stick on velcro wouldn't fix ;Djmance said:I didn't think about that, however, wouldn't they move around in the liner?[/color] This would be a major concern to me, especially since my girlfriend recently got rid of a car where the mat got stuck under the pedals (yes, she had a Toyota).
I'm assuming this can also be done with the Huskys? If I had to go the liner route I think I would prefer the Huskys as they have better coverage on the dead pedal. This could be a viable plan B.