Video Transcript for Set up: WeatherTech Front Auto Floor Mats on a 2021 Mazda CX-5

Hey guys, it's Jake here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Weather Tech front floor mats for your 2021 Mazda CX-5. So this is what they're gonna look like installed. Right off the bat, you're gonna see how good they look down in the floorboards. They have a contour match to your specific vehicles, the contour of the floorboard. The one thing I will add is that you see all these high sides.

There's one area concern on the back side here, because these nibs that you clip into, it won't allow it to go back any further. But the plus side of that is that it does have a high ridge here, so it's gonna be able to trap any of that water or dirt until you can get the floor mat out, so it's not gonna leak anywhere else. You can also see along the left side here, where your left foot is typically at, it's gonna have a really high side so that you don't risk getting mud or any salt from the winter on the plastics of your car. Now there are gonna be two different materials that Weather Tech will supply for the 21 CX-5. This is going to be the harder plastic version.

It's still gonna have a rubber feel to it, but a lot of times the floor mat will get slick if your your feet are wet or if you have snow on your feet. These floor mats are going to be a harder plastic than their rubberized version. That will provide a little bit softer feel and more of a grip when your feet are wet. These are what the floor mats are gonna look like on the passenger side. Another great feature about these floor mats is they're gonna be really easy to clean.

And one tip I have for you is, if you ever see the sides start to bow in, try taking 'em out, setting 'em in in the sun and let them reform to their factory setting so when you put 'em back in your car they should be a little bit wider and they will touch the edges of the car. Now if you're interested in getting the second-row floor mat to match your front and the cargo area mat, we have them available on our website. Just check out our fit guide. Now that we've taken a quick look at the floor mats, let's go ahead and show you how to get 'em in place of your old floor mats. Now to get our floor mats in place, we're gonna start by removing our factory floor mats.

So we'll start by pulling up on these two tabs which help to hold the floor mat in place. And you can notice with our old floor mats, they get dirty and they're almost impossible to get clean because they're a carpet material. And you can see underneath how much dirt has accumulated, just because the mat doesn't go up on the side here. So we'll get this cleaned up and get our new mat installed. Now with our floor clean, we can slide our new floor mat in place and it's literally as easy as popping it in place and pushing down where the factory hold-down points are. Now with the driver's side done, we can do the same for the passenger. So all in all, I think these floor mats look really good in the 21 Mazda CX-5. There's a lot of floor mats that don't look very good and these have a very very nice contour to the inside of the vehicle. And I only had 'em sitting outside for maybe five minutes and they formed perfectly to the inside of this floorboard. Me personally, I would probably go with the more rubberized version just because that that clicking, or the the harder plastic material, bothers me when I'm getting in and out with wet feet. Well guys, hopefully this information was helpful for you to know whether or not the Weather Tech floor mats are right for your 2021 Mazda CX-5.