GMC Mats, easily scratched?

[1Guy]

I got a full set of GMC Mats for my 2022 Yukon XL. I have had them for about a month now. They show scratch marks / marrings so easily.. why? Anyone else have this problem? Did I get a defective pair? If not, recommendations for how to

remove.

 

[B-train]

I have the factory GMC mats in my 2017 and they look the same. Eventually all the scratches will even out. I think it's just a characteristic of the material.

 

[Seamus]

I have the same mats and thats just how they are. I find them to fit well, and clean up well,, nice grip, a good mat in comparison to some aftermarket mats that have other drawbacks. I use an all purpose cleaner with a micro fiber and they clean up well. There are some low gloss interior protectants to hide and make look good but I find them to make it slippery, which may be an issue if you have children.

 

[downtheroadar]

LOL, this worked on my 2020 Silverado mats I got post purchase -

Meguiars Hot Shine Tire Spray​

 

[1Guy]

I have the same mats and thats just how they are. I find them to fit well, and clean up well,, nice grip, a good mat in comparison to some aftermarket mats that have other drawbacks. I use an all purpose cleaner with a micro fiber and they clean up well. There are some low gloss interior protectants to hide and make look good but I find them to make it slippery, which may be an issue if you have children.

mind sharing the cleaner and low gloss protectant you use? I don't want them slippery. thx.

 

[Seamus]

Meguires natural shine protectant.

 

[dcyy]

I've had Weathertech mats that needed touched up and used this stuff-worked great Forever Black FB060

 

[Danimalx87]

I have the GMC mats for the front, waiting on Weather tech for the 2nd row because I dislike the GMC ones. The material is hard plastic vs a rubber that weather tech uses, and I have the same issue with scratches. They do fit well in the footwell, but I don't think they're deep enough to collect melting snow and water without it spilling over the sides.

 

[steiny93]

The GMC mats are a waste of $500.
The front ones fit well (I could probably recommend these), the 2nd row is ok at best (the center continues to disconnect between the halves).

But the set behind the 3rd row doesn't stay attached to the back of the seats and if you try and move things (suitcases / totes / etc) from the far back to above the 3rd row seats they get caught on the mat transition. They should have a single mat across the entire back area which flex's when the seat reclines to avoid the transition.

They look like you've been hauling wolves that have tried to claw through the floor and they feel like plastic.

A suggestion for GMC:
Ram used to make a rubbery set of deep mats, I had them in a Mega cab. They were stupid expensive when they came out (~$650 for 3) but they were as soft as carpet but held back liquid. GMC should copy those for next time.

 

[StephenPT]

We went with the GMC mats up front (earned enough points buying the rig they were "free") and then did Husky X-Act Contour in the 2nd, 3rd and cargo rows. The Husky X-Act fit well and have a nice soft feel to them - almost like carpet and they're a one piece design for 2nd and 3rd rows.

 

[DuraYuk]

The GMC mats are a waste of $500.
The front ones fit well (I could probably recommend these), the 2nd row is ok at best (the center continues to disconnect between the halves).

But the set behind the 3rd row doesn't stay attached to the back of the seats and if you try and move things (suitcases / totes / etc) from the far back to above the 3rd row seats they get caught on the mat transition. They should have a single mat across the entire back area which flex's when the seat reclines to avoid the transition.

They look like you've been hauling wolves that have tried to claw through the floor and they feel like plastic.

A suggestion for GMC:
Ram used to make a rubbery set of deep mats, I had them in a Mega cab. They were stupid expensive when they came out (~$650 for 3) but they were as soft as carpet but held back liquid. GMC should copy those for next time.

Strange. My oem matts are fine. The 2nd row stays connected. 3rd row stays connected. The backs of third row stay on. So much so that repositioning them was super hard. Even bought more Velcro like the forum suggested. Didn't need any of it. They came with Velcro already attached. They did have a film on them so Maybe people didn't remove the film/cover? Lol

The cargo area is nice too. Love how it slides underneath when you raise and lower the third row.

Sometimes I question the complaints on here. Like its user error or something.

 

[steiny93]

Strange. My oem matts are fine. The 2nd row stays connected. 3rd row stays connected. The backs of third row stay on. So much so that repositioning them was super hard. Even bought more Velcro like the forum suggested. Didn't need any of it. They came with Velcro already attached. They did have a film on them so Maybe people didn't remove the film/cover? Lol

The cargo area is nice too. Love how it slides underneath when you raise and lower the third row.

Sometimes I question the complaints on here. Like its user error or something.

So the mats behind your third row stay on the back of the seat?

Dealer installed these mats, it has been back twice for the mats falling off the 3rd row seats. Not sure what else I can do as a customer on this one.

 

[Danimalx87]

So the mats behind your third row stay on the back of the seat?

Dealer installed these mats, it has been back twice for the mats falling off the 3rd row seats. Not sure what else I can do as a customer on this one.

If there's weight on the floor mat when you lower the 3rd row it will pull the seat back covers off.

I'm actually returning mine today and getting the WT mat instead.

 

[DuraYuk]

So the mats behind your third row stay on the back of the seat?

Dealer installed these mats, it has been back twice for the mats falling off the 3rd row seats. Not sure what else I can do as a customer on this one.

Mine stay on just fine. When I first installed them the Velcro was really really hard to remove to adjust as i had mispositioned it. I even bought more Velcro as the forums suggested but didn't need any of it. The velcro did have a protective cover on it so I wonder how many people left that on and complain it doesn't hold lol.

 

[DuraYuk]

If there's weight on the floor mat when you lower the 3rd row it will pull the seat back covers off.

I'm actually returning mine today and getting the WT mat instead.

Yes this right here is what i mean. USER ERROR. The floor matt slides underneath the cargo liner when the 3rd row is up. If you have heavy objects on the cargo liner how is the part underneath supposed to slide back out as you lower the 3rd row seat ? It can't. So it will pull off the back..

The reason they do this is so you have overlap and protect the part that shows when the seat gets folded. This isn't an issue if you understand how it's supposed to work.

 

[steiny93]

Yes this right here is what i mean. USER ERROR. The floor matt slides underneath the cargo liner when the 3rd row is up. If you have heavy objects on the cargo liner how is the part underneath supposed to slide back out as you lower the 3rd row seat ? It can't. So it will pull off the back..

in my case the mat behind the 3rd row comes off without any weight on the cargo liner; the adhesive that attaches the Velcro to the seat keeps failing (dealer has replaced twice, still happens today, but I've given up)

additionally
having the mat not work with an item is in the cargo area is a design fail

 

[DuraYuk]

in my case the mat behind the 3rd row comes off without any weight on the cargo liner; the adhesive that attaches the Velcro to the seat keeps failing (dealer has replaced twice, still happens today, but I've given up)

additionally
having the mat not work with an item is in the cargo area is a design fail

Yeah that's strange. There should be no adhesive on the seat. The velcro itself sticks to the seat back. The adhesive should only be stuck on the matts themselves. How would you design it? Lots of designers and engineers here.

 

[Chad G 1979]

in my case the mat behind the 3rd row comes off without any weight on the cargo liner; the adhesive that attaches the Velcro to the seat keeps failing (dealer has replaced twice, still happens today, but I've given up)

additionally
having the mat not work with an item is in the cargo area is a design fail

Why not take the tabs off the seat backs and let the hook part of the velceo on the liner hook right to the seat back? I did this for mine and it has yet to come off since.

 

[steiny93]

So... are you guys saying that the adhesive tabs are not supposed to be on the back of the seats?
Seems the dealer has some learning todo (dealer did the original and the follow on install for this falling off) always using the adhesive tabs. I'd head outside and check it out, but it's in GMC jail wanting for a new turbo.

 

[Chad G 1979]

I mean they are supposed to be used, however the adhesive on those are not tacky enough to stick well to the carpeting on the seat backs.