Land Cruiser Build Floor Mats and Seat Covers

Updated April 2020

In this part of the Land Cruiser build we show you the floor mats and seat covers that we chose to run in Big Betty. We have updated the original post from October 2019 now that we have had over 6 months using them.

3D Rubber Floor Mats

In our previous 4WD, the Wrangler, we had some awesome Rugged Ridge 3D rubber mats that we bought in from the US. At that time it was far more difficult to get parts for Jeeps (that has changed over the years) and the exchange rate back then was awesome. That’s enough talk about the bloody Jeep. Let’s get back into the Land Cruiser build.

We really enjoyed the 3D mats with 3D meaning that they aren’t flat so they have nice high side walls. What this means is that when you get in and out with muddy, sandy or wet feet or shoes, this is all caught within the mat and doesn’t spill over the side onto your carpets. Makes life far easier when cleaning and keeps most dirt and wet off your carpets.

So for the Land Cruiser we wanted 3D mats as they are a far better option than flat rubber or carpet mats. We had a trip to Fraser Island planned 4 days after we got the Land Cruiser so we had already purchased these before we picked up the 4WD. We bought the rubber mats off Moto Quipe online and they are good enough in quality. The driver side fits perfect and clips in to the factory clips so it doesn’t move. The rear mat fits perfectly as well. There is however an issue with the passenger side mat, which has holes to secure to the floow like the driver side one, but the Land Cruiser doesn’t have the same clips on this side. Weird right? So the mat moves around as it isn’t secured. Seriously, design flaw here Toyota! So we found some after market clips on eBay that looked like they could work and sort of matched the driver side ones. The clips arrived, really easy to install, just need to cut a couple of small holes in the carpet and secure them in. They look pretty much like the factory driver side ones and they work perfectly.

After a number of beach camping trips to Fraser and Double Island as well as quite a few muddy and dusty track days, these mats have held up really well. They do an awesome job in keeping all the dirt and water in the mats and off the carpets. They are a perfect fit moulded to fit perfectly in the foot wells so all dirt is captured. Cleaning is a breeze, just pull them out, give them a shake and if they are muddy or sandy spray them down with a hose. Glad we didn’t tick that genuine Toyota floor mat box during the sales process as that would have been a waste of a few dollars.

Neoprene Seat Covers

As per the 3D rubber floor mats, in the Wrangler we had neoprene seat covers. Most people seem to use canvas seat covers, however after doing a few bush trips with one of our best mates back in Africa in his 100 Series Land Cruiser, who has canvas seat covers, this was definitely not the way we would go. We find them super uncomfortable and just don’t like how they feel. So we decided we would continue with what we like which was neoprene.

We prefer neoprene as we do a lot of beach camping trips out to Double Island and Fraser Island and are usually wet. With neoprene seat covers you can get in when soaking wet and they dry so quickly. Neoprene is so much softer than canvas and we find them far more comfortable.

We really wanted seat covers before we headed out to Fraser Island so as per the mat we had purchased these before we even picked up the Cruiser. A bit of online research and most companies were around the $700 plus mark for front and rear covers, similar price point to your big brand canvas covers, and then we came across Grunt 4×4 based in Victoria. They had some good looking covers on their website, gave them a call and they got them to us in a couple of days, just before we head out. We got a really good price as well under $500.

First look of the Grunt 4×4 seat covers and they seem really good, neoprene is thick, they have a really cool rubber backing so they don’t slip and the stitching appears to be top quality. The neoprene is about 3mm thick, hopefully they will survive what we put them through over the next few years. Only time will tell. The front and rear covers fit really well. Only issue we had was the headrest covers that came with the front covers were just too small and would not fit. The rear cover though had four headrest covers which we found a bit strange. There were two bigger ones that we fitted to the front headrests perfectly and the other two fitted the rear headrests but only just. So we gave them a call to clarify and that is why there were four with rear due to different sizes in older model 70 Series supposedly. We are pretty happy with how they look and they are super comfy.

After doing a number of trips in varying conditions with these seat covers we are super happy with how they have performed. We have jumped in the Cruiser on a number of occasions soaking wet from either swimming or the rain and they dry super quickly. They are also really comfortable. We do find that the bottom section of the seat cover on the driver side does move out of place now and again as you have to slide in under the steering wheel, nothing major at all though. They do have little pouches under the front seats however we always forget they are there so don’t really use them but they would be good for holding phones, keys and other things.

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This is the online store where we purchased the floor mats – https://www.motoquipe.com.au/

This is the online store where we purchase the neoprene seat covers – https://www.grunt4x4.com.au/

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The thoughts of Peter.