Ultimately a car mat is designed to provide protection for your car and to help keep it clean. If your car doesn’t already have a car mat then you should strongly consider getting one to protect your cars original carpet from deteriorating.

However it can be hard to determine which car mat you should consider given that most websites provide many different options and types.

Generally there are a three main things to consider.

1. Make sure it’s the same style
Not all car mats follow the same design or shape, so it’s important to make sure that the new car mat you’re about to buy has the same shape and design as your floor. The easiest way to make sure that the new car mat you’re looking at will fit is to look closely at the image and compare it with the floor of your vehicle.

2. Select the right material
Generally you should be looking for high quality locally produced carpet car mats for you vehicle and avoid rubber car mats as they can rip and degrade over time. Carpet mats also have the distinct advantage over rubber mats in that they offer anti slip backing to make sure that your car mat stays in the right position at all times.

3. Select the appropriate colour
Whilst this is generally a personal choice element there are a couple of considerations to made when selecting your replacement colour. For starters you should consider what the factory carpet colour is in your vehicle and choose a colour similar to that so that they compliment each other. Also, remember that lighter colours require more regular cleaning whereas darker colour won’t require as much maintenance.

So there you have it, you’re now ready to start choosing a car mat for your vehicle.