Floor Liners vs Floor Mats

[Ljn21]

Anyone have one or both or at least seen them in person. Which is preferred, the floor mats or the floor liners?

Liners
https://getbmwparts.com/partlocator/...catalogid=4462


Mats
https://getbmwparts.com/partlocator/...catalogid=4462


Same question for the cargo liner vs mat...which is preferred?

TIA!

[DuSh]

Originally Posted by Ljn21

Anyone have one or both or at least seem them in person. Which is preferred, the floor mats or the floor liners?

Liners
https://getbmwparts.com/partlocator/...catalogid=4462


Mats
https://getbmwparts.com/partlocator/...catalogid=4462


Same question for the cargo liner vs mat...which is preferred?

TIA!

Mats are softer and IMHO more luxury feel, but it's for states with nice dry weather like AZ. In NY or Canada - I would go with liners - easier to clean. Ultimately I would go for WeatherTech winter laser cut liners - they have taller lip and are better suited for winter snow - they can catch melted snow from your boots without it spilling over to carpet. They are must haves especially when you get dirty roads in winter and hell brakes loose

[whitebeast1]

the mats fit better and look a little nicer...the liners are good if you have snow

for the cargo area I prefer the one that matches the mats because it is nicer and heavier...I currently have the cargo liner and it doesn't stay flat, it keeps curling up towards the back(tailgate) which I have had in for 4 months and tried to leave a stroller on top of the area to help keep it down but it still curls up

during the summer im going to try to set in the sun to see if it helps

[Ljn21]

Thanks for the inputs!

[Silververtu]

This maybe easier to understand:

Mat ~ carpet
Liner ~ rubber mat

[Ljn21]

Originally Posted by Silververtu

This maybe easier to understand:

Mat ~ carpet
Liner ~ rubber mat

I think there is rubber mats, rubber liners and carpeted mats...

[KennySRFElite]

For my X6 I did buy a set of Weather Techs, I hope they fit better than mine did. Especially around the throttle, terrible fit, did not fit close to the center console. In my opinion, very over rated. Would never buy them again. I bought the liners, they do the job, easy to clean.
I haven't posted them yet but my Weather Techs are for sale, cheap.
KP

[RED_Y_]

Liners in my opinion are way better, they protect your car well and easy to clean and the rear one being once piece is super nice. Love mine.

[fosterelli]

We prefer the OEM all weather mats. We've tried liners a couple of times (lived in rainy Oregon for most of our lives, now Texas for 10 years, 5 kids) but didn't like them. The looks leave something to be desired (in our opinion) and the feel is not the same. We've had OEM liners, Husky Liners, and our last set were Weather Techs.

I like Weather Tech as a USA company with made in USA products, with USA materials and USA machinery. That's pretty awesome if you're into patriotic purchasing.

If we lived somewhere dirty & wet, I'd go liners in the winter, mats in the other months. We never run carpet mats in any of our vehicles.

[euro-r]

I got a free set of liner from the dealer when I got my vehicle in Oct last year. Normally they give out the rubber mat for free but I requested for the liner instead. I like how the liner cover the whole floor on the 2nd row

[flexfusion]

I've tried about there sets on my 2016 F15 and these are the best of all. Item number: 51472347728 from Get BMW Parts.

[iconoclast]

Originally Posted by Silververtu

This maybe easier to understand:

Mat ~ carpet
Liner ~ rubber mat

no. there is an all-weather rubber mat and an all-weather rubber liner.
the liners are rebranded weathertech the mat is a bmw floor mat in rubber.
i did all-weather mat in the front for winter with an all-weather liner for the rear since it covers the center portion of the rear footwell in addition to the left and right passenger area. the remaining months are the original carpet mats.

[Florida-X3]

Yes, there are rubber matts (OEM) and I like them. They came with our CPO and having lived with them for about a year now I'm very pleased vs. carpet matts. I have black matts with the tan interior, offers a nice contrast.