staying_tuned
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- Poconos
- Car(s)
- 2016 Mark 7 Golf R
I've been a WeatherTech fan for over a decade, running their mats on everything my wife and I have driven but after seeing the photos of the seemingly gorgeous (yet rugged) TuxMats I was thrilled to give them a shot. I have a love/hate relationship with WeatherTech. I love the mats, so easy to pull and pressure wash but they cost a lot. Anyhow, so I ordered TuxMats and anxiously awaited them.
Upon unboxing I noticed what appears to be either extremely large thumb or toe prints embedded in them. I was so shocked that I roared laughing at how ironic it is that they protect every single instance of their logo with temporary film as to not allow 1 spec of dust to fall on them nor scratch to blemish their pristine finish yet here we have embedded beastly toe (or large thumb) prints. My mind then started racing wondering if it was indeed a toe print. I see no row of prints like a foot but perhaps it was a socked person whose big toe was worn out? Or maybe just a giant thumb but why not any other fingers, why just a giant thumb all over? Does some prankster have a giant thumb or toe stamp? So who knows. Anyhow, imagining the scenario of how this may have happened quickly diminished the luster of the unboxing.
I then noticed this oddly placed plastic clip. I thought that it snuck out of the clip bag and somehow made its way onto the edge (see pic) so imagine my surprise when I removed it to find a sloppy stitch finish. I mean, why not just fold it over and hit it with some old school grandma double-stitching or something, that zig-zag stuff that could probably hold wings onto an airplane? This, to me, plays out like:
OCD Q/C Person: Hey, this is somewhat unsightly. We should probably clean up this stitching. I mean, the word "Tux" is in our name after all.
No F's Given Person: We can cover it somehow... Wait a second, we have this box of clips here, let me see if one of these fits. Look at that, IT FITS and nobody will care! :: taps index finger on temple and winks ::
OCD Q/C Person: Are you sure? It's absolutely janky.
No F's Given Person: Ship em'.
So. The upsides are that they truly fit great and cover way more than the best weathertech has to offer (digital fit line). A LOT of time & thought was put into the design I'm sure. One thing I didn't realize until I had them in my hands was unlike normal mats, these can't be simply pulled and pressure washed and vinyl treated to new condition. The bottom layer is porous and would take forever to dry and likely get damaged. Due to their incredible fit and coverage, removing them for cleaning and drying would add easily 45 mins to any routine so its looking like a bowl with mild soapy warm water each time for these.
Would I buy them again? No, I wouldn't.
I did contact them and specifically asked that they credit me 50% of the purchase price or send me another set and that I did not want to go through the RMA process (for this price and a name like "TuxMat" you get 1 chance). They would not do either but will happily send me a return shipping label and upon receipt of the originals, ship another set out. Kind of lame.
Upon unboxing I noticed what appears to be either extremely large thumb or toe prints embedded in them. I was so shocked that I roared laughing at how ironic it is that they protect every single instance of their logo with temporary film as to not allow 1 spec of dust to fall on them nor scratch to blemish their pristine finish yet here we have embedded beastly toe (or large thumb) prints. My mind then started racing wondering if it was indeed a toe print. I see no row of prints like a foot but perhaps it was a socked person whose big toe was worn out? Or maybe just a giant thumb but why not any other fingers, why just a giant thumb all over? Does some prankster have a giant thumb or toe stamp? So who knows. Anyhow, imagining the scenario of how this may have happened quickly diminished the luster of the unboxing.
I then noticed this oddly placed plastic clip. I thought that it snuck out of the clip bag and somehow made its way onto the edge (see pic) so imagine my surprise when I removed it to find a sloppy stitch finish. I mean, why not just fold it over and hit it with some old school grandma double-stitching or something, that zig-zag stuff that could probably hold wings onto an airplane? This, to me, plays out like:
OCD Q/C Person: Hey, this is somewhat unsightly. We should probably clean up this stitching. I mean, the word "Tux" is in our name after all.
No F's Given Person: We can cover it somehow... Wait a second, we have this box of clips here, let me see if one of these fits. Look at that, IT FITS and nobody will care! :: taps index finger on temple and winks ::
OCD Q/C Person: Are you sure? It's absolutely janky.
No F's Given Person: Ship em'.
So. The upsides are that they truly fit great and cover way more than the best weathertech has to offer (digital fit line). A LOT of time & thought was put into the design I'm sure. One thing I didn't realize until I had them in my hands was unlike normal mats, these can't be simply pulled and pressure washed and vinyl treated to new condition. The bottom layer is porous and would take forever to dry and likely get damaged. Due to their incredible fit and coverage, removing them for cleaning and drying would add easily 45 mins to any routine so its looking like a bowl with mild soapy warm water each time for these.
Would I buy them again? No, I wouldn't.
I did contact them and specifically asked that they credit me 50% of the purchase price or send me another set and that I did not want to go through the RMA process (for this price and a name like "TuxMat" you get 1 chance). They would not do either but will happily send me a return shipping label and upon receipt of the originals, ship another set out. Kind of lame.
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