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Universal Car and Truck Floor Mats

Yes, I know, OK!!! Universal car and truck floor mats only cost a fraction of what custom car or truck mats do!

And you can get the universal mats with all kinds of logos like your favorite college or pro sports team, or Tinkerbell, Superman, Harley Davidson, Military or slews of other motifs emblazoned on them. But are you really getting a good deal when you buy a universal or even a semi-custom fit mat(A semi-custom fit is a mat that almost fits your vehicle floor pan and can be trimmed to fit even better). In many cases a universal car or truck floor mat is constructed of lighter material than a custom mat and may not quite fit the shape of your vehicles floor pan. You get a better fit and heavier construction with a semi-custom fit mat like the popular WeatherTech heavy duty rubber floor mat or the semi-custom rubberized thermoplastic Husky Floor Mat from Husky Liners.

WeatherTech Semi Custom Fit Heavy Duty Rubber truck and car floor mat

But if you trim any semi-custom fit mat you might have the same problem I did. I'm terrible cutting straight edges with scissors and my mats edges looked like one of my kindergarten art projects when I got done.

Sometimes the hard part of making a decision about a new set of floor mats is in not knowing whether the new mats will fit or look nice or live up to your expectations, i.e., do you want semi-custom car floor mats like the Weathertech or Husky, or, do you want some less expensive universal fit mats like I talk about below?. So to help you out here’s where you can go to get product reviews for many of the floor mats on this page. Just navigate to the manufacturer and car mat you are interested in and read the reviews. It usually helps me in my decision making process to see what others like or dislike about the product I’m interested in - I hope it helps you too. And, if you find sites with great reviews please share the info with me and other readers of this site by filling out a contact sheet with the appropriate info.

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So why buy a universal mat? First, is price and availability. Kraco Floor Mats is one of the larger USA manufacturers of universal carpeted and rubber floor mats for cars and trucks. They have a great line of light to medium duty rubber and carpeted mats that won't make you crack open the piggybank and can be purchased through both large and small retailers. A link to the Kraco website, where you can find a list of Kraco retailers is on the Kraco Floor Mats link above.

Secondly, you'll find that the best logo mats are universal car and truck floor mats from companies like FanMats, Plasticolor and Premier. They all have a great selection of car and truck floor mats with professional sports(like ncaa, nhl, nfl, mlbb, nascar), collegiate, cat, dog, superheroes like Batman and Superman, military, plant and animal, western, religious, racing, GMC, Chevy, Ford, Harley, floral car mats and umpteen other logos.

Thirdly, you gotta match the car or truck floor mat you buy with the primary function of your vehicle. If you're in the asphalt business it's not fiscally responsible or cool to put custom sheepskin mats in your tarry dump truck (the sheep really hate the sticky tar on your boots - it pulls their wool!). On the other hand, once you get home, get cleaned up and are wearing your Allen Edmond(still made in USA leather shoes) loafers, it's not kosher to have to step on semi-custom fit Highland rubber floor mats that would fit just right in your dirty truck, if you're driving your Lexus.

Thus the moral of the story is - give unto the tarry dump truck a less expensive rubber mat, and unto the Lexus a luxurious sheepskin or custom carpeted mat with your initials embroidered on it.

But in the end you have to decide whether you want a perfect fitting plush cushy mat for your vehicle, or a really cool colorful creative and crazy mat to make your ride look like a million, or just a plain simple mat to keep the interior of your car or truck clean and dry? It's up to you. Go craaaaaaazzzy!!!