Video Transcript for Installing the Access Custom Truck Bed Mat in a 2025 Toyota Tundra

Hello, neighbor, this is Curt with etrailer. Today, we're gonna take a look at the Access custom truck bed mat in our 2025 Toyota Tundra. Now, if you watch this video and you have some questions about the mat, or maybe you decided to purchase and have some experiences to share later on, go ahead and drop those in the comments below this video. We'd love to share those with our other neighbors in order to help them make the best decision possible. Now, this particular custom bed mat has two options for installation. It can be drilled in, or, as our neighbor requested, there is an adhesive snap that we could put down as well, which is why you're seeing all these different things around the bed.

These are the snap-down points for your mat. Because it snaps down, you're able to take it in and out and get it cleaned, and clean the rest of your bed and everything else with some relative ease. But because there's an adhesive that takes weight and pressure for up to 72 hours to fully set, we have a significant amount of weight on each one of our points, minus the one we haven't installed yet, which is gonna go right here. But before that, I just wanna talk a little bit about why you might want a truck bed mat like this. If you're in and out of your truck bed a lot, you know how much wear and tear it can put on your knees.

It's not very comfortable with these hard ridges and maneuvering in and out of the truck bed. It really, really, really is a true pain. So, a truck bed mat like this is gonna be made out of a polyester fabric made from recycled plastic, so you can do your part in helping the environment a little bit. It's 1/2" thick and has a good amount of padding. And the type of material that this is is really similar to, say, a marine-grade carpet, so there is a waterproof quality to this.

It's also gonna reduce your mildew. And the construction of this is gonna do a really good job of reducing any kind of tears or anything like that, too. But with all that being said, let's go ahead and show you exactly how we got this installed. There are seven different snap-down points on the mat. They're all gonna look just like this.

We'll have one in each corner up here by the cab, one right next to each of the wheel wells. And back here at the tailgate, we'll have three. We'll have one in each corner, here, and then we'll have one right here in the center. And again, as I said before, we're trying to keep weight on all of these to make sure that they stick down really well. Now, the way that you end up putting these in, or the way I would suggest if you are opting for the peel and stick down option, is it's a good idea to go ahead and just pre-snap it. (snap snapping) Then, you could peel your backing off and press it down and get the pressure on it. That's how we laid everything else out. The edges of this are really perfect, so the cut of it is really, really good. These come rolled up pretty tight, so that's why we're seeing a little bit of a curling effect, still. But as this has weight on it, as the weather warms up as well, this is gonna flatten out for us and lay much more flush. But for now, it's really important to get our anchors set, so we're gonna go ahead and peel the back off of this snap. And just make sure that we have it all laid out right up against everything we wanna do. One thing of note, though. It wasn't doing it up in the front so much, but what I did notice was, back here by the tailgate, the two corner points are not completely over the ridge of the liner. So, we are going to put it on there. And this is why it's really, really important to let this adhesive cure properly. We're gonna get some good weight on it with this ball mount, right here. And again, it should take about 72 hours for that adhesive to completely cure. So, if you don't have to drive your truck after you put this in, don't. If you do, see if the weight that you put on it is something that maybe won't shift around as much. Having the bed mat is certainly gonna help it not shift around, but if there's anything you could put on there to really keep pressure on these corners for at least a few days and make sure they're gonna stick down for when you pop it up through the snaps. But with all that being said, it really is a simple install. It is cut very well around the edges. I just think that if you're not, if you're not uncomfortable with drilling holes in your bed, I do think that that is the better, more secure option, as far as keeping this down. But the adhesive should work really well. It is very strong, which is why it takes so long to cure. And I do imagine that after 72 hours with this weight on it, this'll end up being just fine for our neighbor. But with all that, again, easy install, great product, very, very simple and lightweight, something you can do by yourself, and you have two options in order to install it. So, I do think this is an excellent choice for you and your Toyota Tundra. Once again, this is Curt with etrailer. Thanks for stopping by.