Best Fitting Rubber Floor Mat?

[tcb-1]

Gang,
Does anyone have a recommendation on a vendor who sells the best fitting, full rubber floor mat? (I understand that all mats must sit in the sun to warm up before installation).

Don't want to go carpet again, but I also don't want to Rhino-line it either.

I have always like the bare bones look of rubber floor mats.

Thanks!

 

[blubuckaroo]

ACC doesn't make rubber floors but they do make nice vinyl and carpet floors. One of the things you get when buying direct is ACC will let the edges run wild in areas where you request them to. Some of the kits run a bit short up the firewall in my opinion. Also they offer more colors.
http://www.accmats.com/default.aspx

 

[tcb-1]

Blu,

Couldn't find the vinyl mats. Wonder if they still produce them?

 

[blubuckaroo]

You have to enter your vehicle and choose carpet. Then you will have to choose vinyl or carpet.
Oooh! the have a nice blue vinyl now!

 

[Crawdad]

JBG and WHs sells the ACC kit. I bought one last year for my old 76. The floor went up the firewall fairly far I thought. I would have to remove the heater and pedal linkages to maximize the length. It's thick and yes I would cut till it has sat in your bronco for days! You will need the trim to hold it down. Keep in mind it will not hug the edges and corners the greatest but it works well enough for me. It didnt go way up the inside quarters at all, just a few inches. Will need quarter panels to hide that part. Loved it so much I didn't sell it with my 76! Will go on my next build.

 

[BRONCOBERT]

I have ACC vinyl one and it is a pain to install especially with 8 point cage, floor shifter, high beam switch and so on. The instructions say don't put it in the sun!

 

[DirtDonk]

You have any pics of yours installed Crawdad?
Did you use any insulation underneath, or just put it right on the floor?

We do sell the ACC mats, and do get feedback (usually at both extremes) on them. Either they love it or hate it, but I've never received any pics of what the good, the bad, and the ugly points are about them.
The most oft heard complaint (by me anyway) is that they don't sit perfectly flat and have too many lumps and ripples. That may depend entirely on what the conditions were for the install, but don't know for sure. My carpet fit like a glove, so I know ACC can do the molds right.
The factory Ford textured mats were a bit lumpy too in fact, as you can see in many of the images on this forum.
The vinyl material may just be more finicky.

I personally like the full mat idea as well tcb. I'm still running ACC carpet in mine for awhile and like it just fine. But might go the vinyl route someday when (if?) the carpet ever wears out.
Really like to see the old stock full floor mats reproduced, but haven't seen any yet.

Paul

 

[Crawdad]

You have any pics of yours installed Crawdad?
Did you use any insulation underneath, or just put it right on the floor?

We do sell the ACC mats, and do get feedback (usually at both extremes) on them. Either they love it or hate it, but I've never received any pics of what the good, the bad, and the ugly points are about them.
The most oft heard complaint (by me anyway) is that they don't sit perfectly flat and have too many lumps and ripples. That may depend entirely on what the conditions were for the install, but don't know for sure. My carpet fit like a glove, so I know ACC can do the molds right.
The factory Ford textured mats were a bit lumpy too in fact, as you can see in many of the images on this forum.
The vinyl material may just be more finicky.

I personally like the full mat idea as well tcb. I'm still running ACC carpet in mine for awhile and like it just fine. But might go the vinyl route someday when (if?) the carpet ever wears out.
Really like to see the old stock full floor mats reproduced, but haven't seen any yet.

Paul

Sorry Paul, I don't have many pics of the install. I bought from yaw back in February so laying it down was pointless. If you don't have weeks of very warm weather, it won't lay down and fit. I had it laying in my bronco for like a month back in April. I never did remove the heater, pedals and seatbelts but I did remove the seats. I had a lot of 6x6s trying to "iron" out all the wrinkles. Eventually with the weight of the 6x6s pushed into the corner made it sit very well. I did not have it sitting in direct sun bc for one it gets damn hot and two it pulls back when it gets cold. So too much heat to me would give bad readings, once it cools you dont want the flooring pulling up or pulling from things that are bolted suchnas seats and pedals. when i do it again i plan to doit with a weeks worth of 80 degree temps. I made a few cuts bc this thing comes with plenty of rubber that has to trimmed. I didn't want the insulation in just yet bc its like 3/4" thick itself so that sorta works against you when fitting, put it in after you make final cut.

I was about to cut the holes for the seats on a warm day but at the last moment I sold my bronco. I kept the vinyl floor for my 77 build I hope to start in a year. WHs floor trim was sharp looking as well, kept it too!

 

[DirtDonk]

Thanks. Yeah, that little habit of insulation was why I was asking.
Just wondered if it would actually hinder the install, or make it easier instead.

Too much need for floor insulation though. So I'll try it anyway, if I go the mat route.

Paul

 

[Jeff10]

Hey Guys,

I hope you don't mind a bit of a hijack. There's a thick rubber pad in our '71 in the bed area.

What I'm wondering about concerns the installation of anything that bolts through the bed floor (such as a tool box, or in my case a propane tank).

Should I remove the pad underneath anything that is secured through the floor so that water can't be trapped underneath it? Ours doesn't normally get wet, so it wouldn't be a normal condition.

What do you guys do when it comes to mounting hardware in the bed?

Thanks

Jeff

 

[DirtDonk]

Is the mat still under whatever floor covering you have? Or is it there by itself?
It was simply a filler to keep the carpet or full mat from having to contour to the bed ribs. And to keep your knees in one piece when crawling around back there!

So if it's just by itself, I say remove it and save it or sell/give it to someone who's running a floor covering.
If it's still under your carpet or mat on the other hand, I'd say leave it alone and bolt whatever you're mounting through it.

Paul

 

[Jeff10]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your reply.

The mat is there by itself (no carpet or other covering on top). The PO had installed a receiver assembly for the transportable winch, and it is installed on top of the mat. I also installed a CO2 tank bracket on top of the mat.

My main concern was having the mat trapped/held in place in the even that it gets really wet in the bed area. Being that the mat already has holes in it, I will probably just continue the process.

Thanks

Jeff

 

[Crawdad]

Added a pic in one of my earlier posts. It was back in March when it was still fairly cool. After a few weeks of warm weather and using blocks it eventually laid very well. At the time it had the padding under it but I eventually removed it so that it would conform better. If you can see it the front is folded over so you can see there is plenty to trim off or remove pedals, heater, etc. in order to lay further up the firewall.