rubber or vinyl floor mats
 

Iam going to order floor mats. Which is better rubber or vinyl? the rubber seems to be like stock but the vinyl covers more. I am leanig more toward the rubber. Opinons please!!!

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stay away from the MIP vinyl floor mats, they are a pain in the butt to mess with. I just got one from Brothers (ACC) and had the worst time with it. So I just ordered carpet from Brothers(great people BTW)and it went in perfectly. Try the "ORIGINAL" rubber mat instead. JMO
-Lance

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I'd go with the vinyl mat, I love mine. - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...98&postcount=3
It is thick and heavy but leave it in the sun for 30 minutes or so and it becomes a lot more flexible. Call ACC, if you can get it without the jute padding you can save yourself some money. I was not impressed with the padding but would go with the vinyl again in a heartbeat.

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I dont like how they "buckle up" on the center hump. But thats just me.
-Lance

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any one else? thanks for the pictuce ACE!

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I saw an original truck with very nice rubber mat and decided to do that route.

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We have (5) trucks with the rubber mats and really like them. They fit well and are easy to keep clean. The oldest one is 6 years old and still looks great. I would suggest using the 71-72 style in the 70 and older trucks as they have "tails" on them which covers the floor areas between the seats and the doors.

Jim

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I love my rubber floor mat but I gotta say it did not hold up worth a crap....where did you get yours Jim???? mine is from LMC and had a hole wore in it in less than 2 yrs of daily driving.......strange how my original one lasted to about 100,000 miles on the odometer before I wore a hole in it....I think that was only cause the rubber was starting to dry rot from age....

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Does anyone else have views on Rubber or Vinyl. I am trying to make the decision on what to do. Carpet is not really out of the running either.

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I have use the rubber mats in the last two 4x4 trucks I have built and have been happy with them.

LockDoc

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Ace in the hole where did you get yours? I got one from acc and it does not fit.

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He hasn't been on the board since 8-13-2018 so you may not hear from him, then again he may log on tomorrow. Just a heads up....

LockDoc

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I know I am just getting desparate to find something that fits

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I think the high school build thread truck used one of the vinyl mats. It looked good, be worth a search for ya

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I have the thick vinyl mat in my 72 and it layed down nice but was a pain to install. Im about to put another one in my 70 short step when it comes home .