2017 Civic Hatchback cargo liner?
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The one with the civic logo from the dealership is solid, alternatively custom fit Weather-Tech are A+
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The Civic Branded one from the dealership fits perfect. But everything does go sliding around back there. Need to find a solution for that next...
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I wonder if items would slide around on Weather-Tech as well.
I just ordered the weather tech one because at point of purchase i was already a little pissed with some of the extras they were trying to add on i decided not to get it.
I'll snap some pics when i get it and give you guys my review.
I'll snap some pics when i get it and give you guys my review.
I've got a '17 coupe and have the Honda trunk tray. It's a LOT stiffer than the Honda tray I had in my '14 coupe. The one in the '14 was much more pliable and easier to get in and out of the trunk, when the need arose. I could easily lift it with the trunk floor panel to get to the spare, but in the new coupe, the tray is so stiff and tightly stuffed in the trunk it's much more difficult if not impossible to lift the floor panel without taking the tray out first. Based on this I'd try the WeatherTech tray - if it's anything like their mats, it will be easier to handle. Just my $0.02
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How much is the type R liner?
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Can you post those pictures? Are you happy with the purchase?I just ordered the weather tech one because at point of purchase i was already a little pissed with some of the extras they were trying to add on i decided not to get it.
I'll snap some pics when i get it and give you guys my review.
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All of them are unfortunately a waste of money.
The Honda and WeatherTech ones are made in a quality way, sure - but they are slippery in a most annoying way. Even the rubberiest, grippiest ones I've seen let your cargo slide around even if you try to channel your land-yacht-driving grandparents when behind the wheel.
It's not as though carpet does much better, but you'd think someone would do it right... for example, many high-end floor mats have a field of closely-space plastic or rubber nubs on the bottom of them. If someone made a liner, made of very soft, flexible, grippy rubber, with a field of closely-space nubs as the surface - you'd have a winning combo.
Please let me know if you have ever seen anything like what I'm describing.
And the other option for cargo liners is just stupid... I saw a liner that was made of cloth, that attached to the seat-backs, the sides of the hatch, covered the floor, and even had a piece that unfurled over the bumper presumably to prevent scratching...
...kinda great idea in concept, incredibly terrible in execution.
The cloth looked cheap, makes your hatch look like your old college sofa with a blanket draped over it... and for this two-yards of cut fabric - they were charging $140!
It's discouraging, for sure.
Personally, I wish I could find a tray shaped to my hatch, with rubber nubs like I describe to hold things from sliding, perhaps with more rigid rubber sides that extend far enough up my hatch walls to have bag-holding clips like I used to have in a former car of mine. THAT keeps groceries from sliding around.
And that bit to unfurl over the bumper is a nice idea as well.
Of course, nothing like this exists.
The Honda and WeatherTech ones are made in a quality way, sure - but they are slippery in a most annoying way. Even the rubberiest, grippiest ones I've seen let your cargo slide around even if you try to channel your land-yacht-driving grandparents when behind the wheel.
It's not as though carpet does much better, but you'd think someone would do it right... for example, many high-end floor mats have a field of closely-space plastic or rubber nubs on the bottom of them. If someone made a liner, made of very soft, flexible, grippy rubber, with a field of closely-space nubs as the surface - you'd have a winning combo.
Please let me know if you have ever seen anything like what I'm describing.
And the other option for cargo liners is just stupid... I saw a liner that was made of cloth, that attached to the seat-backs, the sides of the hatch, covered the floor, and even had a piece that unfurled over the bumper presumably to prevent scratching...
...kinda great idea in concept, incredibly terrible in execution.
The cloth looked cheap, makes your hatch look like your old college sofa with a blanket draped over it... and for this two-yards of cut fabric - they were charging $140!
It's discouraging, for sure.
Personally, I wish I could find a tray shaped to my hatch, with rubber nubs like I describe to hold things from sliding, perhaps with more rigid rubber sides that extend far enough up my hatch walls to have bag-holding clips like I used to have in a former car of mine. THAT keeps groceries from sliding around.
And that bit to unfurl over the bumper is a nice idea as well.
Of course, nothing like this exists.
Like for office chairs?chair mat upside down! clear, your nibs and cut to fit. problem solved!
And on a similar note - those big commercial rubberized carpet mats that are in every retail entryway... I bet one of those cut to shape and upside-down, same deal!
I do like the idea of the cloth hatch protector that sheathes the walls, seatbacks (great when folded down and carrying all sorts of dirty things!) and has that bumper covert that unfurls...
I'm in the midst of a home remodel, and have a big roll of construction paper. I'm thinking I might be able to use it to make a pattern in a similar way that i use it to lay out a vinyl floor... transfer that to fabric, do a little sewing, and make my own for all of $20 and a $5 roll of velcro. Maybe use that rubber mat on top...
I'm really thinking this would be a good DIY project.
I'm already planning an under-floor subwoofer, maybe I'll tackle this at the same time.
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I love your rarefied thinking which is all but an exception these days. You have me thinking of comprehensive solutions to not only the cargo tray but the seats themselves too. This car is special and it deserves special consideration, don't you think so? (meh, rhetorical ques candidate)
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