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
Thanks for the quick responses. I had to go out of town unexpectedly for work, so sorry for my delayed gratitude.
Thanks for the link above. I just shot them an email, so we'll see what the response is, however, the mats look familiar to Avery's Floor Mats. Prior to heading out for business, I sent Avery's an email and I got a rather vague and useless answer about 3 days later first saying they're not sure as they don't have one in front of them, and then saying it provides "some coverage," but won't say how much. Needless to say I wasn't impressed with Avery's customer service or political response, but then again they don't sell directly to the public, so I guess I should take the answer with a grain of salt. In the end if Quality Mats can give me a satisfactory response I'll buy from them.
As far as the Huskys go, I love their coverage in this area. I don't necessarily need the complete coverage they have for the rest of the floor as I really don't have to deal with winter here, no kids/pets, I don't eat in my car, and sand is easy to vacuum. However, I find the look of them unappealing (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.