WeatherTech HP 2nd Row Rear Auto Floor Mat - High Wall Design - Black

Video Transcript for WeatherTech HP 2nd Row Rear Floor Mat Review - 2023 Ford Bronco

Hi everyone. Aiden here at etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the second row WeatherTech HP custom fit floor mats on our 2023 Ford Bronco. This is gonna be a really good upgrade from the factory cloth floor mats, the carpet ones. If you're looking for something more weather resistant, something that's custom fit, and that has a much bigger coverage on the back seat, let's check it out. So right away, the big benefit here is that a big single-piece design rather than a two-piece design.

And on the back we're getting these anti-skid nibs all throughout. They're gonna bite into the carpet on the floor of our Bronco. That's gonna help it stay in place a lot more than the factory cloth ones. And because it's a one-piece custom fit option, that's going to help it hold in place too. Inside those carpet mats have nothing holding them in place, nothing on the back to bite in the carpet.

And it's just a small single piece. If I lay it over top the new WeatherTech mat, you're gonna see just how much extra coverage we get all along the side, along where our feet are gonna be. It's gonna extend further under that front seat so our passenger's feet will be on it more often. And then the whole bridge piece between the two mats is going to be protected as well. So if we did have a third passenger in the middle or we just maybe had a spill, it's an extra area that has protection.

The rubberized thermoplastic is fairly flexible so it's pretty easy to get in and out. But the large size of it, it's probably the one part that's gonna give you a little bit of trouble. What you can do is kind of feed that front in on both sides, fold it like a taco if you need to, and once it lays flat it'll conform around this middle piece of the floorboard and match all around the contours of the rails for our front seat as well as around the sides. Right out of the box you might notice a little bit of curling up around the edges where it doesn't lay perfectly flat. Just lay it outside on a hot sunny day or just let it sit in your car outside, and that heat will help it mold to the floor.

We left it out for maybe 20 minutes, if that, on a very bright day today in Missouri, so very hot, and it folded this down perfectly. It's laying flat really without any effort, and everything's matching up on that custom fit side that we want to. Those high sidewalls are gonna help keep any sort of moisture in. So if it's maybe snowy and that snow melts or you have a spill, it'll help keep it contained to the floor mat. And these raised ridges are gonna help keep our feet elevated out of that mess so we don't track as much out with us, making this pretty easy to clean up. And you might notice that at the front it looks like it doesn't get great coverage, but we have the front seats moved up as far as they can physically go. And I think honestly for most drivers you're not gonna have it moved up that far. It's pretty extreme. So it does get good coverage under the front seats too. And when it comes down to it, the carpet mats that come with your Bronco have pretty poor coverage and they don't stay in place very well. It's just a bad fit and the WeatherTechs give you much more coverage. It's a more weather-resistant material, and I think it looks good too. If you're wanting to keep the floors of your Bronco protected, especially in the backseat here where we might have some kiddos or pets, I think this is gonna do a great job. I always recommend someone outfit their whole vehicle with custom fit mats for the front seat and the cargo area too, just because all around protection is gonna look good 'cause it matches but it keeps your vehicle protected at the end of the day. And if you want something that's gonna you the maximum coverage with a really solid fit, then I think the WeatherTech HP mats are a great way to go for our 2023 Ford Bronco. Thanks for watching.