NM Mike
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- Mike
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A couple of weeks ago, I got a free Michelin Bed liner by posting in @TreadAuto's post on Michelin floor mats: https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/thre...-have-you-done-to-your-ranger-recently.28787/
The mat showed up on my front porch a few days later. I unboxed it and put it in the bed of my truck. The temps were only in the high 50’s that day, so I was concerned about it not being warm enough to let the mat comform properly. But I was anxious to check it out.
The mat fit the bed very nicely, but it pouched up a bit where the folds from shipping were. The next morning, I parked shere the bed of my truck would get as much full sun as possible. The temps that day was only 62 deg F. At the end of the day, the matt was laying much flatter but not entirely flat. I attribute that to the low temp. On day 3, the mat fully layed flat in the bed and fits very well.
The mat looks to be vey well made. It has a good texture that gives cargo something to grip to and not slide around.
To be honest, I haven’t given the mat a good solid test to check how well it holds cargo in place, but I did throw a few things in the bed. I took 3 culligan 5 gal water bottles and got them filled. I placed them up against the tail gate, but did not tie them down in any way. On the way home, I drove 3 miles down the interstate at 75mph. Then took the off ramp. Dropping speed from 75 to a stop, and the bottles of water didn’t move. Then took a hwy 5 miles @ 55 mph until I exited off the highway to a side road (without stopping). Again the bottles stayed put.
Maybe not the toughest test, but I assure you that if I had done this in a painted bed without the mat or spray on liner, they would have slid all over the place. So I’m giving the Michelin mat a thumbs up at this point. Great fit, good traction. The durability/longevity of the mat remains to be seen.
Here’s a couple of pictures. You’ll have to use your imagination on what it looks like clean. The wind and dust storm are rampant here this spring.
The mat showed up on my front porch a few days later. I unboxed it and put it in the bed of my truck. The temps were only in the high 50’s that day, so I was concerned about it not being warm enough to let the mat comform properly. But I was anxious to check it out.
The mat fit the bed very nicely, but it pouched up a bit where the folds from shipping were. The next morning, I parked shere the bed of my truck would get as much full sun as possible. The temps that day was only 62 deg F. At the end of the day, the matt was laying much flatter but not entirely flat. I attribute that to the low temp. On day 3, the mat fully layed flat in the bed and fits very well.
The mat looks to be vey well made. It has a good texture that gives cargo something to grip to and not slide around.
To be honest, I haven’t given the mat a good solid test to check how well it holds cargo in place, but I did throw a few things in the bed. I took 3 culligan 5 gal water bottles and got them filled. I placed them up against the tail gate, but did not tie them down in any way. On the way home, I drove 3 miles down the interstate at 75mph. Then took the off ramp. Dropping speed from 75 to a stop, and the bottles of water didn’t move. Then took a hwy 5 miles @ 55 mph until I exited off the highway to a side road (without stopping). Again the bottles stayed put.
Maybe not the toughest test, but I assure you that if I had done this in a painted bed without the mat or spray on liner, they would have slid all over the place. So I’m giving the Michelin mat a thumbs up at this point. Great fit, good traction. The durability/longevity of the mat remains to be seen.
Here’s a couple of pictures. You’ll have to use your imagination on what it looks like clean. The wind and dust storm are rampant here this spring.
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