Weathertech Floor Mat Ripoff
#1
Cruisin'
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Weathertech Floor Mat Ripoff
I bought a pair of the Weathertech floor mats for the front seats of my 2011 Acura RDX. I was impressed with the TV commercials that show the footwell being laser scanned to ensure a perfect fit for the mats. I'm normally an Amazon shopper, but I bought these directly from Weathertech because Amazon didn't have the right ones.
The floor mats got here over the holidays, so they sat for a week while I was busy with other things. When I got around to installing them, I found that, no, they don't fit perfectly like the TV commercial showed. They were not formed correctly to fit the footwell, and the attachment points didn't match the Acura points. I put the mats back into the box to be returned.
I emailed Weathertech and explained why I wanted to return the mats. Two weeks later, when I hadn't received a reply to my email, I called them. The company is in Illinois, so I called them in the morning PST so I would catch someone in. They don't have an 800 number, so I called on my cell. My call was 28th in the queue, so I put the cell on speaker and went back to what I was working on. After a 15-minute wait, my turn came up.
The woman who helped me was very nice. Apparently, she gets a lot of calls like mine. I didn't mention the email that I sent 2 weeks ago, I just asked for return instructions. She told me to box the mats back up, write the Return Auth # on the outside, and ship it back to them. When they receive the mats, they will credit me the original purchase price. Note that they don't credit me shipping. It originally cost me $15 to have them shipped to me, and it will cost ME $22 BUCKS ship them back. So, I AM OUT $38 because of Weathertech's misleading advertisements about the precision of their product's fit.
I'll never buy anything from Weathertech again unless it's through Amazon, which is much more consumer-friendly in their shipping policies.
The floor mats got here over the holidays, so they sat for a week while I was busy with other things. When I got around to installing them, I found that, no, they don't fit perfectly like the TV commercial showed. They were not formed correctly to fit the footwell, and the attachment points didn't match the Acura points. I put the mats back into the box to be returned.
I emailed Weathertech and explained why I wanted to return the mats. Two weeks later, when I hadn't received a reply to my email, I called them. The company is in Illinois, so I called them in the morning PST so I would catch someone in. They don't have an 800 number, so I called on my cell. My call was 28th in the queue, so I put the cell on speaker and went back to what I was working on. After a 15-minute wait, my turn came up.
The woman who helped me was very nice. Apparently, she gets a lot of calls like mine. I didn't mention the email that I sent 2 weeks ago, I just asked for return instructions. She told me to box the mats back up, write the Return Auth # on the outside, and ship it back to them. When they receive the mats, they will credit me the original purchase price. Note that they don't credit me shipping. It originally cost me $15 to have them shipped to me, and it will cost ME $22 BUCKS ship them back. So, I AM OUT $38 because of Weathertech's misleading advertisements about the precision of their product's fit.
I'll never buy anything from Weathertech again unless it's through Amazon, which is much more consumer-friendly in their shipping policies.
#2
WeatherTech is a fairly well trusted brand. What did she say about them not fitting? Maybe a bad batch? Mislabeled mats? I've used them in the past and they fit perfect (not for my RDX).
Las year, I found the factory RDX mats online for substantially cheaper than the WeatherTech's.
Las year, I found the factory RDX mats online for substantially cheaper than the WeatherTech's.
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justnspace (02-04-2017)
#4
I've been happy with the fit of my front WT's in my 2011. My rear mats seem to be curling a bit though near the back top edge - but still generally o.k. I'll be taking a heat gun to them and reforming them a bit. My only other complaint is that the drivers mat could have covered the left foot rest a bit higher than it does - but still is doing a great job of controlling snow/muck.
#5
I've been happy with the fit of my front WT's in my 2011. My rear mats seem to be curling a bit though near the back top edge - but still generally o.k. I'll be taking a heat gun to them and reforming them a bit. My only other complaint is that the drivers mat could have covered the left foot rest a bit higher than it does - but still is doing a great job of controlling snow/muck.
#7
Null and proud of it
When I ordered them for the front on my 07 RDX teo years ago, they sent me two drivers sides...
eBay seller said he had never heard of this happening before...
I was also surprised that the attachments points were off from OEM but kniwing fitment, i didnt need them...
There aren't many 1 gen RDX's out there, and aftermarket parts amd accessories are slim and half assed at best, however, I'm very satisfied...
Much better than the OEM carpet which EVERYTHING seems to stick to on Acuras!!!
eBay seller said he had never heard of this happening before...
I was also surprised that the attachments points were off from OEM but kniwing fitment, i didnt need them...
There aren't many 1 gen RDX's out there, and aftermarket parts amd accessories are slim and half assed at best, however, I'm very satisfied...
Much better than the OEM carpet which EVERYTHING seems to stick to on Acuras!!!
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#8
Intermediate
I ordered a set of front mats for my 2010 Acura RDX of Amazon and they fit perfectly. I'm so happy with them I'll be ordering a set for the back seats and one for the cargo area. Already added them to one of my lists in Amazon. I have the "Honey" extension and I've marked them for price watch and if/when they go down in price I'll pull the trigger on them.
#9
CSmoney28
I ordered the factory all weather floor mats from the oem Acura factory website. They work great, and hook right up the the factory hooks. Those factory carpets got worn right through too the carpet underneath. These rubber ones are the best they hold everything in and are much easier to clean. I highly recommend them to you.