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| I just purchased a 07 Odyssey EXL with gray leather and really need to purchase winter floor mats. Read some forum comments so I have been looking at the WeatherTech products and wanted to know which color matches best with the gray interior (Black or gray???) On the WeatherTech website it looks like the gray floormats are a light gray. It sounds like most of you like the liners over the mats. I am still trying to decide which style I should purchase mats vs. heavy duty floor liners. I would like some additional feedback if possible. | |
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Replying to: poocat (Dec 30, 2007 9:15 am) I recreated the Chicago snow test since I did not monitor what actually took place when we had snow. I just know we did not get snow on the carpet so I assume the mats collected the water and evaporated. To recreate the test I took 3 cups of water and dumped it onto the drivers side mat only. All the water stayed in the liner, then to my surprise the water did trickle out of the car in almost a magical way. The liners do in fact have a channel that directs the water out of the liner and over the plastic edge at door entry point. It appeared magical because it almost looked like the water was climbing uphill. I did see the clean water I put channel over the plastic honda edge, but I will say it used maybe a 1 inch width to channel water out and it did not back into the carpet. I decided to close the door after 1 cup flowed out and noticed it still channeled out of the car. I did notice approx 1 cup stayed in, which I suspect is a volumen that is managiable where gravity will take over. I did not want my wife to freak on this so I pulled the mat out to dump out the 1 cup and kind of clean it up. I noticed no water under the mat so the test kept all water in the tray as designed. In short very very satisfied with the LINER concept.
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I don't know if this has been asked before, but of the numerous accessories that the odyssey have, which ones are the most useful? 1. Wheel Locks 2. Door Sills 3. Mud Guards 4. Mooonroof Visor 5. Nose Mask 6. Fog Lights 7. Cross Bars 8. Door Visor 9. Wind Deflector 10. others Hoping for the communities response. |
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Replying to: lousalvador (Mar 06, 2008 4:57 am) |
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Replying to: lousalvador (Mar 06, 2008 4:57 am) The dealer threw in the wheel locks for me - I think it's worth it because I've heard that if anything, the wheels are a really big target for theft. It used to be the radio but I hear that's not such a draw anymore. Probably a very low likelihood of theft anyway, but worth having, I think. Mud guards: I put those on myself - got them from http://www.handaaccessories.com/. Easy to install, and reduces mess on the car body, and improves the look, I think. Moonroof visor: I had the dealer do this one - negotiated it as part of the purchase. Probably easy enough to purchase and install, but having them do it puts it under warranty. Another owner of the same model who doesn't have the moonroof visor tells me that it makes a big difference to have it. Reduces wind noise. Trunk liner: Also purchased from http://www.handaaccessories.com/ and "installed" myself (you just lay it in there - not very technically challenging!) I have to say I am very disappointed in this one. We had an 01 Ody and had the Honda trunk liner for it, and it was quite substantial. Unfortunately, you can't use it in the 07 Ody's. The new one feels quite flimsy, and it folds and 'crinkles'. It is not a quality product due to the materials used. And you pay an arm and a leg for it. The function is valuable though, if you put lots of kids' stuff and dog stuff and groceries and whatever in there (we do) since it keeps things clean and protects against the possibility of something leaking and making a mess. You just pull it out and dump it. I got a cheap ($20) set of 4 rubber floor mats from Costco (two in front, two in back) which are okay. Sets like this are usually 4x that cost from what I've seen. But from what I've read on this board about the weathertech liners, I am seriously considering those for all 3 rows. They'll do a much better job. The only other thing I have is a hitch, which I transferred over from the 01 Ody - it's an aftermarket Hidden Hitch. If I were to put on cross bars, I would only go with a Thule or Yakima system. They'll be more sturdy and allow you to carry a better variety of things and handle more weight. None of the other items you mentioned are of interest to me. |
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Replying to: lousalvador (Mar 06, 2008 4:57 am) 
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Replying to: user777 (Mar 08, 2008 5:21 am) Trump that with the back-up sensors. I have both and the camera is just marginal as it's useless in many situations. The sensors work far better at a fraction of the cost (NAV system in my case....).
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Replying to: sebring95 (Mar 09, 2008 3:24 pm) Maybe not as nice as the NAV / OEM version for sure, won't catch things the backup sensors might detect. Not too expensive or difficult though for a DIY project. I have thought about tackling the OEM backup sensors as a project.
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Replying to: user777 (Mar 10, 2008 12:15 pm)
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