Hey Folks,
I wanted some "summer" floor mats to use instead of the carpet mats that came with my '17 Civic Si Coupe. I find the carpet mats start to wear really quickly and look awful after not too long, despite my best efforts to keep them vacuumed and clean, especially under the heel area. (Then I feel bad and hang my head in shame, lol.)
I wanted something that covered more area than Honda's rubber all weather mats, and didn't want to use WeatherTech mats in the summer. After some web searching, I found the KAGU 3D Maxpider mats which are sold in Canada as "U-Guard Kagu 3D Maxpider" (what a mouthful!) by Partsengine.ca. They look to be available from multiple online retailers in the USA.
In short, I love these mats. They're thin, high tech looking and have a great quality feel. BEST of all, they cover a maximum of the car's carpeting and footwell area, without looking like bulky winter mats. See attached photos!
What I really like about the driver's side mat is that is completely covers the footrest on the left. So when you get in your car after accidentally stepping in a muddy or fuel-infused puddle at the gas station, the mat keeps the liquid from getting on the actual footrest and silently sliding down into the carpet below it. The side walls of the Kagu mats are not as tall as those on something like a WeatherTech mat though.
It takes a bit of fussing to get the mats installed but they do fit really well. As you'll see in the photos, there's lots of built-in creases to help them conform to the shapes in the footwells on both the driver's and passenger's sides.
I'm not sure I believe the marketing hype regarding all the fuzzy little tentacle things on the back sides of the mats helping to grip the carpet. They remind me of astro-turf. The factory anchors hold the driver's side well in place, but I had to wrestle the mat to get the innermost anchor hole to line up. Once I did and pushed it all down, it looked fantastic.
The only real negative IMO on these is the fine surface texture. Small amounts of liquid brought into the footwell will go down into the seemingly millions of tiny grooves in the mat's surface, which is a good thing in keeping it contained - but I can see it being a total pain in the arse to clean.
I treated the mats with 303 protectant prior to putting them in the car and ended up using a bristle brush to help spread the 303 into all the surface crevices to make sure everything got covered and then finished with a microfiber cloth. The cloth alone didn't work too well.
One other minor negative: the plastic 3D emblems riveted to the mats are made from chrome-detailed plastic and have a fine grooved surface, perfect for collecting dirt. I suspect these may not stand up to the test of time and don't expect them to look too good for very long. They would have been better in another location like the inner vertical wall of the mat, IMO.
If you like to keep your car's interior in immaculate shape like I do, these mats will help IMO. I'm not sure yet if I'll use them for the winter but I might, as WeatherTech mats don't fully cover the footrest. But the sides of the Kagu's aren't as high either, so it's a tradeoff.
For what it's worth! Hope somebody finds this helpful.
I wanted some "summer" floor mats to use instead of the carpet mats that came with my '17 Civic Si Coupe. I find the carpet mats start to wear really quickly and look awful after not too long, despite my best efforts to keep them vacuumed and clean, especially under the heel area. (Then I feel bad and hang my head in shame, lol.)
I wanted something that covered more area than Honda's rubber all weather mats, and didn't want to use WeatherTech mats in the summer. After some web searching, I found the KAGU 3D Maxpider mats which are sold in Canada as "U-Guard Kagu 3D Maxpider" (what a mouthful!) by Partsengine.ca. They look to be available from multiple online retailers in the USA.
In short, I love these mats. They're thin, high tech looking and have a great quality feel. BEST of all, they cover a maximum of the car's carpeting and footwell area, without looking like bulky winter mats. See attached photos!
What I really like about the driver's side mat is that is completely covers the footrest on the left. So when you get in your car after accidentally stepping in a muddy or fuel-infused puddle at the gas station, the mat keeps the liquid from getting on the actual footrest and silently sliding down into the carpet below it. The side walls of the Kagu mats are not as tall as those on something like a WeatherTech mat though.
It takes a bit of fussing to get the mats installed but they do fit really well. As you'll see in the photos, there's lots of built-in creases to help them conform to the shapes in the footwells on both the driver's and passenger's sides.
I'm not sure I believe the marketing hype regarding all the fuzzy little tentacle things on the back sides of the mats helping to grip the carpet. They remind me of astro-turf. The factory anchors hold the driver's side well in place, but I had to wrestle the mat to get the innermost anchor hole to line up. Once I did and pushed it all down, it looked fantastic.
The only real negative IMO on these is the fine surface texture. Small amounts of liquid brought into the footwell will go down into the seemingly millions of tiny grooves in the mat's surface, which is a good thing in keeping it contained - but I can see it being a total pain in the arse to clean.
I treated the mats with 303 protectant prior to putting them in the car and ended up using a bristle brush to help spread the 303 into all the surface crevices to make sure everything got covered and then finished with a microfiber cloth. The cloth alone didn't work too well.
One other minor negative: the plastic 3D emblems riveted to the mats are made from chrome-detailed plastic and have a fine grooved surface, perfect for collecting dirt. I suspect these may not stand up to the test of time and don't expect them to look too good for very long. They would have been better in another location like the inner vertical wall of the mat, IMO.
If you like to keep your car's interior in immaculate shape like I do, these mats will help IMO. I'm not sure yet if I'll use them for the winter but I might, as WeatherTech mats don't fully cover the footrest. But the sides of the Kagu's aren't as high either, so it's a tradeoff.
For what it's worth! Hope somebody finds this helpful.
