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Modern Door window seals + floor mats

Scott McKelvey

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So I was in the bronco world from 1992-2006, then took a break until the last couple years when thing seem to have exploded.

The two things I'd love to see, that I'm surprised enough that I'm not seeing that I finally decided to ask (because I feel like I must be missing something):
  1. Is no one making a modern style outside door window wiper/style seal? There's the stock whiskers, but no one's come up with a rubber wiper style? It seems to me that would be huge in keeping water out of the inside of the doors.
  2. Is there no modern weather-tec style cupped floor mat? I'd pay a pretty penny for even just the front, but a complete set for the rear seat and cargo compartment would be even better. If your hard top or soft top lets some water in, those mats help keep contain the water, keeping your carpet and insulation dry. I've had that style in my CJ-5 and it works wonders.
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I have these up front, which appear to be Wild Horses, which appear to be nothing more than cut out sections of a conveyor belt or some kind of restaurant flooring. These are pretty good b/c the cups do hold some water and mud, but the only option I've found for purchasing more is a 4'x7' sheet for $189.

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DirtDonk

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And I think there’s a discussion going on right now (last post maybe a week ago?) about just such window seals.
 

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All the modern vehicles have recessed floors that the weather-tech style cup floor mats drop down into. The Bronco has a flat floor, so a cup style mat would need a fairly robust lip so that it would not collapse when stepped on.
 
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Scott McKelvey

Scott McKelvey

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And I think there’s a discussion going on right now (last post maybe a week ago?) about just such window seals.
I need to replace my horizontal door/window whiskers, I'd love to do that just once, and w/ a modern rubber wiper style and call it a day. Do you happen to have a link to that discussion? I'm still surprised that's not a product that came to market a long time ago.

I had not seen these when i was looking, but that looks like what I'm thinking of. Some of the pics don't look like they'd hold water (like a spill from the kids in the backseat or snow covered boots when sledding), but zooming in, they do appear to be cupped.

Thanks, but if only they sold the pieces separately, OR made them to accommodate a full cage for the front mats. Because if you cut the front mats to fit around cage mounts, it's defeated the purpose.

All the modern vehicles have recessed floors that the weather-tech style cup floor mats drop down into. The Bronco has a flat floor, so a cup style mat would need a fairly robust lip so that it would not collapse when stepped on.
Flat floors shouldn't be an issue. They make the same type mats for jeeps. I have a set of weathertecs in my 2012 GMC pickup, and the floors aren't recessed (in fact they slope down towards the door). And as @1969 just pointed out, it looks like Toms has just come out with what I was talking about.
 
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