Holes in new floor mats! Revisited..ugh

[Rusty Teeth]

OK, just a quick reference. See pix if you don't want to remove front floor pan mat drain plugs. You will have a hole that you can see and hear the road.

How you choose to remedy this issue is up to you. Others feel free to post how you tackled this issue. If you pull the plugs in jeep floor so your wet snowy boot drain out. Then you also can get water back into the cab with splashes or water crossing. " I found the plugs for the floor mats that fit perfectly. "

Part number for the 2018 JL Sahara is 821AA 10768 Plugs fit my 2021 Sahara also.

Seems the 10 Commandments illustration on the mats trying to says thou shall not lay mats in with out rubber plugs removed! UGH. Then you see daylight. If you don't remove them then the built in funnel on the mats 3/4 inch hanging down. Forcing you to have the mats lifted up if you don't pull the plugs. This makes it pop of the retention clip to the left of this hole. One more thing, if you do pull the pan plugs. The mats are not a grommet that grabs and seals it a finger in the dike method. and what looks to be a foam spongy gasket that sits there.

What have you guy/gals done plopped it over the carpet, cut your carpet? Glue it in? Or didn't think about it. There are many threads but all are just as confusing.
will post several pictures so you can only seek to find.

Going to be listing both my official jeep floor mats as I found carpet that fits flush and dampens noise keeps in heat. I just push mine to the mall and look at it. never touches that dirty assfault

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[SouthCo]

I can't find them online. Where did you order the plug 821AA10768? I just put a regular plug in the floorboard hole, so yes my OEM all weather mats sit up just a bit... But I like the plug you have that sits down in the hole so the mat can sit flush.

 

[Wolfy]

Plugs can be found here:
https://www.moparonlineparts.com/sku/68194821aa.html
or
https://www.quadratec.com/products/55005_0056.htm

 

[Tazman]

We couldn't find the plugs so we put a complete set of Weathertech mats in front rear, and cargo are.

 

[Timmyjoe]

I just took the mats and cut the bottom protrusion off of both sides, (at the red line on your image) and never punched out the floorpan.


Works fine for me. When the mats fill up with slush and salt, I remove the whole mat and dump it out. I bought an extra set of plugs that I put in the plug holes on the mat, works fine.

Best,
-Tim

 

[SouthCo]

Plugs can be found here:
https://www.moparonlineparts.com/sku/68194821aa.html
or
https://www.quadratec.com/products/55005_0056.htm

Mike, those are not the same as what the OP posted. I have an extra set of the plugs in your link and use those for now. I'm looking for the plug he has that sits down in floor to allow the oem mat to sit flush with the floor without leaving the floor hole open.

 

[DanFelix]

Bought mine at my dealer. It was my first purchase for the Jeep.

 

[Wolfy]

Mike, those are not the same as what the OP posted. I have an extra set of the plugs in your link and use those for now. I'm looking for the plug he has that sits down in floor to allow the oem mat to sit flush with the floor without leaving the floor hole open.

Image from the mopar site I linked.

Image from Quadratec:

 

[Oncorhynchus]

Went to the nearest dealer soon after I purchased my Jeep looking for these plugs. The parts department could not find the part number. Doesn’t matter now since I swapped out the Jeep mats with Wearhertech liners.

 

[Rusty Teeth]

I just took the mats and cut the bottom protrusion off of both sides, (at the red line on your image) and never punched out the floorpan.


Works fine for me. When the mats fill up with slush and salt, I remove the whole mat and dump it out. I bought an extra set of plugs that I put in the plug holes on the mat, works fine.

Best,
-Tim

I Decided to do this also, but could not bring it under the knife!

 

[SouthCo]

Image from the mopar site I linked.

Image from Quadratec:

Thanks for clarifying for me. I didn't realize the pic was the bottom side of the plug I already have lol. I thought it was a plug that sat lower in the floorboard...

 

[Rusty Teeth]

Image from the mopar site I linked.

Image from Quadratec:

yes, the original floor plugs do not fit the mats if I recall. also could hear road noise and see daylight

 

[Jteakus]

Ok, so I'm dumb and not getting this. I have the factory slush mats. They have a hole in them that allows debris to pile up on my carpet. Is this a plug for for the slush mat to remedy my problem?

 

[Wolfy]

So to explain a little. I cut out the already-mostly-pre-cut holes in the carpet. The factory plugs are below that in the floorboard. I pulled them out and put them in the my Jeep brand floor mats. They fit just fine (as shown in the OP picture), and I ordered 2 more so I can plug back up the floorboard.

 

[Neanderthalman]

I am not understanding this thread.

With the all-weather floormats, you remove the pre-cut oval of carpet, remove the drain plug, install the funnel of the floormat into the hole in the floorboard (push hard), then install the drain plug you removed from the floor into the floormat.

Clean. Simple. Easy.

No visible hole outside. No road noise.

Full of water? Pull the plug. Drains outside.

The floormat should be sealing up tight enough to keep water spray out as well as the original plug did. (NB: there were issues with the original run of floormats two-plus years ago). Of course if you're doing a water crossing that deep, you are probably taking on some water anyway. It's not a damn submarine.

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