GMT floor mats

[618 Syndicate]

I wonder how much the OEM gray ones have faded over time?

 

[df2x4]

Yeah I looked them up. Imo they need to offer bumper to bumper mats. If you needed new mats in the burb your sol and if you wanted a 1 piece over the hump in the front your still sol. I went a different route with the burbs mats. But imo there better made then the factory accept the rear floors mat

What did you get?

I've been considering using these Holleys in my red truck and moving the Weathertechs I have in the red truck now over to the Suburban. They're a much closer match to the factory gray color, and the 'burb is the winter beater anyway. I think these darker gray Holley mats might look good in the red truck.

I wonder how much the OEM gray ones have faded over time?

That was my first thought as well, and part of the reason I decided to gamble on these even though they looked dark in the pics on the Holley site. The top sides of my factory mats definitely have some fade and chalkiness due to wear and tear, but if you look at the pic I posted of the bottoms the centers are pretty well preserved. Granted I don't have pics of the 'burb's interior when it was new, but based on my memories from back then I'd say that middle patch on the bottom of my factory mats is a pretty good representation of the original color.

 

[baxterday]

I just ordered some from fitmycar. My front and middle ones are the wrong color. Now I need a short one for the cargo area. We leave the third row in all the time. A nice tray would work also.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

I wonder how long spraying them with SEM Color Coat would hold up? Hey @sewlow have you ever painted/dyed floor mats?

 

[SUBURBAN5]

What did you get?

I've been considering using these Holleys in my red truck and moving the Weathertechs I have in the red truck now over to the Suburban. They're a much closer match to the factory gray color, and the 'burb is the winter beater anyway.

I got these from American floor mats. Totally aftermarket but it works lol.

 

[east302]

They just showed up. Unfortunately these are quite a bit darker gray than the factory mats from my '97 Suburban, but they look like they're pretty good reproductions of the original mats otherwise. Not quite as many plastic spikes on the bottom of these either, not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing? Having them all intact on the driver's side mat is a nice improvement though. They're a nice heavy feeling material but still pretty flexible. Overall these seem well made to me but for the price I'm disappointed in the color difference from original. In a standard cab truck it probably wouldn't matter as much, but if I end up running these in the Suburban I have a feeling the color mismatch with the rear mats will bug me.

My factory mats pictured on top, the new Holley 05-200LG on bottom.

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Those look like a decent match for blue, though. Wonder if the company goofed. I have a set of unused gray ones and they’re nowhere near that dark. Thanks for posting the comparison.

 

[sewlow]

I wonder how long spraying them with SEM Color Coat would hold up? Hey @sewlow have you ever painted/dyed floor mats?

How to dye plastic, vinyl, leather & carpets.

O.K. After a bunch of inquiries, I'm gonna attack this once again. Had it nearly done once, only to hit the wrong button before I hit 'Post' & deleted all of it. Had to start again! Grrr! #@$%$#&$!!! Almost threw something! This info is from my experience. Others may have different techniques...

www.gmt400.com

 

[Caman96]

They just showed up. Unfortunately these are quite a bit darker gray than the factory mats from my '97 Suburban, but they look like they're pretty good reproductions of the original mats otherwise. Not quite as many plastic spikes on the bottom of these either, not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing? Having them all intact on the driver's side mat is a nice improvement though. They're a nice heavy feeling material but still pretty flexible. Overall these seem well made to me but for the price I'm disappointed in the color difference from original. In a standard cab truck it probably wouldn't matter as much, but if I end up running these in the Suburban I have a feeling the color mismatch with the rear mats will bug me.

My factory mats pictured on top, the new Holley 05-200LG on bottom.

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Almost like the Holley Tan would’ve matched better.

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[df2x4]

After thinking some more about this, I may just end up keeping the new Holley mats in storage and getting some Weathertech Floorliners for the Suburban. They're only available for the first and second row, but they appear to be a much better match to the factory gray color.

https://www.weathertech.com/chevrolet/1997/suburban/floorliner-digitalfit/

 

[Caman96]

After thinking some more about this, I may just end up keeping the new Holley mats in storage and getting some Weathertech Floorliners for the Suburban. They're only available for the first and second row, but they appear to be a much better match to the factory gray color.

https://www.weathertech.com/chevrolet/1997/suburban/floorliner-digitalfit/

Would think better quality too huh?