husky weatherbeater mats-pics

olyprius · Mar 10, 2012

robertk328 said: ↑

Never have had mine creep forward. Are your habits such that you push it forward when getting in and out? The little teeth on the bottom do a great job of holding it in place.
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Same experience, the little teeth on my weatherbeaters keep mine from moving at all. I wonder if Husky made a revision on the teeth or added more teeth? I'll snap a pic of the teeth on my mats when I have some extra time.

sir_KW · Dec 18, 2012

Judgeless said: ↑

I am so jealous.

I wasted my money on the Toyota OEM mats. They were junk.

I wasted my money on the Weather Tech mats and water leaks all over my floor.

I really should spend the money on a third set of mats. These look good.

It is hard to believe that you have a car that is this high tech and so many people screw up a simple floor mat design.
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So are the Husky leak proof compared to the Weather Tech digitalfit mats? How about placing the OEM mats on top of the Weather Tech so you have the water fins. Wondering if this would improve the Weather Tech?

sir_KW · Dec 18, 2012

Sporin said: ↑

I think I'm the rare detractor here. After over a year with them including 2 winters I'm prepared to say that I dislike the Husky mat, at least for the driver.

The rear seat piece is great. The Passenger front seems fine but rarely has someone using it (car is mostly driver + kid in back) so it's not getting the test the driver's side gets.

But the front driver's mat has been a constant issue for me.

1. Biggest problem is that it moves forwards. I've tried both leaving the carpet mat in under it and using the bare floor carpet, but in either case, the plastic shell scoots forward up under the pedals until it is stopped by a hard point. Because my seat is back pretty far, this leaves a large swath of carpet susceptible to wet and snow and I've developed a stain there because of it. Let me stress that the mat does NOT interfere with the pedals at all.

2. The sides are very deep but not particularly rigid which doesn't look as neat as it could.

3. The moulding over the dead pedal is poorly designed. The indent in the mat is too large so when I press on the mat over the dead pedal there is a space underneath, resulting in a weird "bubble" that depresses. Unfortunately this is impossible to show with a photo.

#2 and #3 are minor niggles, but #1 bugs me because it was never a problem I had with my Weathertechs in previous cars (Accord & 4Runner). The WT's fit was much tighter and because they utilized the factory hold downs, they didn't budge a millimeter. The sides, while not as tall, and the mat itself, were more rigid and fit the space much tighter. ANy water that might have leaked through the mounting holes int eh WT's never created anywhere near the mess that the un-covered area from the Husky's has resulted in.

Overall, I'm not horribly disappointed, these will do, and I'm not replacing them or selling them. I'll use them and keep shampooing and vacuuming a couple times a year to try and keep that spot from getting worse.

If I'm ever in need of this kind of mat for another car in the future, I think I'll stick with Weathertech even at the higher cost.

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Thanks for the real world review of the Husky's. I bought my WeatherTech's recently and after reading some of the posts here I was second guessing if I made the right decision. I don't think I can stand the less rigid tight fitting and especially the mat sliding around. So I will keep the W.T. and am thinking of maybe sealing the holes where the clip retainers are held by using some tacky putty or other water proof substance I can find at the hardware store. I"m sure there is a way to block or seal the holes to prevent water leaking in. Will follow up once I find the right solution as winter is coming soon here.

Judgeless · Dec 18, 2012

The WeatherTech have more flaws then just the holes. The border is very low and even a small amount of water will flow onto the carpet.

Here are pics of the WeatherTech vs. Husky.

WeatherTech

Husky

After a year my WeatherTech started wearing down. They are a lot worse now. The hole has not gone all the way through yet.

Also the sides on the Weather Tech will start rolling in with age.

No one makes a perfect mat for the Prius. If I had to choose one it would be the Husky.

juejaimon · Dec 19, 2012

Where are you all buying your husky mats now? it seems like the 99.99 price on the post listed from streetsideauto is no longer available.

kenoarto · Dec 19, 2012

Rubber mats look like hell and expose your feet clothing to puddles of water. I'm a ski instructor, live in a snowy area and I'll take the carpets over the rubber any day.

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