I've gotten in the habit of storing the carpeted floor mats that come with a new car during the winter and buying some all-weather mats to get me through the rainy season. Since Lexus doesn't offer all-weather floor mats (yet), I spent an hour searching sites I found using Google and ultimately decided to go with this outfit: <http://www.carid.com/>.
I just ordered a pair of front mats in black since no one is likely to sit in the rear anytime soon. (I don't have kids or know any midgets.) With free shipping and no tax, the two mats came to a total of $44.91 with free UPS shipping.
Looks to me that every company offering all-weather mats for the CT200 cuts them from a large slab of rubber or vinyl using a template of the floor and cargo patterns. It's going to be the quality of the cut that will make me happy or not. If they arrive looking like they've been cut by a 5-year-old using kindergarten scissors I won't be a happy camper. Won't know until they arrive whether I'll be satisfied with what I ordered, but it pains me to see the carpeted factory mats get all messed up due to rain and mud.
As for the rear cargo area, I also ordered a Lexus all-weather factory cargo mat from Sewell <http://lexus.sewellparts.com/> for a total of $77.57 ($64.13 + $13.44 for UPS ground). That's about a $25 savings over the $89 + tax retail price I'd have to pay through my Lexus dealer.
(For those unaware, Sewell offers significant discounts to CT members who have joined Club Lexus. But you have to remember to register and log-into Sewell in order to see and receive the discount.)
P.S. I found another thread on this forum for floor mats that included a post from one member who popped for clear, all-weather "Exact" (or "Exat") mats, but she said she was mildly disappointed because the added thickness from lying it over the factory mat made it impossible to lock using the hole designed for the locking mechanism. I was going to write and suggest she 'replace' the factory mat with the clear mat until good weather arrives since the color of the factory mat should be the same as the floor under the mat, but thought better of it. I tried clear mats in the past and don't care for them because I found they scratch and discolor easily. Solid black all-weather mats have always worked best for me.
Bill in Fremont, CA
2011 CT200h
2009 Lexus ES350
2006 Acura MDX Touring
2001 Honda Goldwing
I just ordered a pair of front mats in black since no one is likely to sit in the rear anytime soon. (I don't have kids or know any midgets.) With free shipping and no tax, the two mats came to a total of $44.91 with free UPS shipping.
Looks to me that every company offering all-weather mats for the CT200 cuts them from a large slab of rubber or vinyl using a template of the floor and cargo patterns. It's going to be the quality of the cut that will make me happy or not. If they arrive looking like they've been cut by a 5-year-old using kindergarten scissors I won't be a happy camper. Won't know until they arrive whether I'll be satisfied with what I ordered, but it pains me to see the carpeted factory mats get all messed up due to rain and mud.
As for the rear cargo area, I also ordered a Lexus all-weather factory cargo mat from Sewell <http://lexus.sewellparts.com/> for a total of $77.57 ($64.13 + $13.44 for UPS ground). That's about a $25 savings over the $89 + tax retail price I'd have to pay through my Lexus dealer.
(For those unaware, Sewell offers significant discounts to CT members who have joined Club Lexus. But you have to remember to register and log-into Sewell in order to see and receive the discount.)
P.S. I found another thread on this forum for floor mats that included a post from one member who popped for clear, all-weather "Exact" (or "Exat") mats, but she said she was mildly disappointed because the added thickness from lying it over the factory mat made it impossible to lock using the hole designed for the locking mechanism. I was going to write and suggest she 'replace' the factory mat with the clear mat until good weather arrives since the color of the factory mat should be the same as the floor under the mat, but thought better of it. I tried clear mats in the past and don't care for them because I found they scratch and discolor easily. Solid black all-weather mats have always worked best for me.
Bill in Fremont, CA
2011 CT200h
2009 Lexus ES350
2006 Acura MDX Touring
2001 Honda Goldwing
