WeatherTech All-Weather Floor Mats
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:03 am
Well I needed some new mats for the Impreza because the old front driver's mat was starting to wear through in certain spots. I couldn't find any of the Subaru mats, and I didn't like the fit of the newer Impreza mats. So I decided to bite the bullet and buy the WeatherTech mats. They're not cheap! With shipping front and rear mats were around $100.
I got the mats they listed for the Impreza, the W52's for the front and W20's for the rear. The front driver's mat had a cutout for the foot rest and fuel/trunk latches. Compared to the old mats these mats were smaller, which I wasn't too thrilled about. Plus since I have a wagon I don't have the trunk latch, so I would just have an area of open carpet. Again, I wasn't too thrilled with that. I just didn't care for the fit, so I decided to return the fronts.
After trimming the rear mats, which were designed to be trimmed, they fit great!
My old front mats were made by a company called Cannon in England. So I went searching for those same mats, which I couldn't find and couldn't really find any US distributors. I found some newer generic ones on ebay that were 12 pounds, but shipping was like 50! So I did some searching for some "generic" mats at WeatherTech. Surprise, surprise, the mats they list for the first gen Legacy are practically identical to the old Cannon mats. Their part # is W3. The W3 mats don't have the cut out for the trunk latch & fuel door. Also, I had to cut out a spot so the mat doesn't interfere with the accelerator pedal. However, I like the fit of these better than the W52's, even I had the trunk latch & fuel door cut out. They just cover more of the carpet area.
Anyway, I like the mats. They are a little more pliable and conforming than the all-weather mats from Subaru, which is nice. I know they are a little costly, but if you can't get the Subaru mats and want a better fit, these will probably fit the bill.
Here are some pictures of the mats I combined the first set of pictures of the W52's & W20's with the W3's. Enjoy!
http://main.experiencetherave.com/subar ... athertech/
I got the mats they listed for the Impreza, the W52's for the front and W20's for the rear. The front driver's mat had a cutout for the foot rest and fuel/trunk latches. Compared to the old mats these mats were smaller, which I wasn't too thrilled about. Plus since I have a wagon I don't have the trunk latch, so I would just have an area of open carpet. Again, I wasn't too thrilled with that. I just didn't care for the fit, so I decided to return the fronts.
After trimming the rear mats, which were designed to be trimmed, they fit great!
My old front mats were made by a company called Cannon in England. So I went searching for those same mats, which I couldn't find and couldn't really find any US distributors. I found some newer generic ones on ebay that were 12 pounds, but shipping was like 50! So I did some searching for some "generic" mats at WeatherTech. Surprise, surprise, the mats they list for the first gen Legacy are practically identical to the old Cannon mats. Their part # is W3. The W3 mats don't have the cut out for the trunk latch & fuel door. Also, I had to cut out a spot so the mat doesn't interfere with the accelerator pedal. However, I like the fit of these better than the W52's, even I had the trunk latch & fuel door cut out. They just cover more of the carpet area.
Anyway, I like the mats. They are a little more pliable and conforming than the all-weather mats from Subaru, which is nice. I know they are a little costly, but if you can't get the Subaru mats and want a better fit, these will probably fit the bill.
Here are some pictures of the mats I combined the first set of pictures of the W52's & W20's with the W3's. Enjoy!
http://main.experiencetherave.com/subar ... athertech/