Weathertech mud flaps massive price increase

[Jebiruph]

That math ain’t mathin.

Doesn't 50 x 160% (1.6) = 80?

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[swampflyer]

First Covid now tariffs maybe a little impact but imho 99%greed.

 

[straydog]

Doesn't 50 x 160% (1.6) = 80?

Nope...$30 increase is 60%.
I just paid $79.95 for the front set on 9/25/25.

 

[swampflyer]

Will the WeatherTech flaps fit a two door, Rubicon?

 

[straydog]

Will the WeatherTech flaps fit a two door, Rubicon?

Yes, the P/N is 110100.
Even though I have a Willys two door I had to order the set for a Rubicon...apparently the Willys are made with Rubicon fender flares now. They fit perfect.

 

[swampflyer]

Thanks

 

[siggy]

Doesn't 50 x 160% (1.6) = 80?

50 x 160% (2.6) =130.

 

[James Westfall]

I tried that with food and healthcare and it almost didn't end well.

And now coffee and chocolate have skyrocketed in price. Fuck. What fresh hell are we living in?

It's not the necessities that are the problem. See there's that way of thinking again - all this marketing over the last few decades has reprogrammed us to believe that we absolutely need things that we absolutely do not need. If we cancel all these subscriptions and stop buying overpriced off-road vehicles and associated parts, food and healthcare become much easier to afford.

 

[Gravirax]

I paid $50 for front flaps 3 years ago, it looks like now they are $80. That's a 160% increase.

yea that is a big increase (60% not 160% but still really big). Weathertec says they manufacture and source all in USA so they can't blame it on tariffs ---that said we manufacture in USA with all American components and we have had to raise our prices 10% this year (having held steady for 3 years) in part due to steel prices and higher labor costs. Losing Canada as a competitive supplier of steel has been nice for US steel companies but not so nice for those of us that use lots of US steel.

 

[jadmt]

I paid $50 for front flaps 3 years ago, it looks like now they are $80. That's a 160% increase.

oh my I see the problem we are having lol...they call that fuzzy math

 

[y2kcbr600]

I prefer Rockblox on the Wrangler.

 

[James Westfall]

Doesn't 50 x 160% (1.6) = 80?

It does, but that's not an "increase". The INCREASE is 60%. It's not the math it's the label in this case.

If you're going to call it an "increase", this is the math - 50 + 60% = 80.

 

[BigRedRidinHood]

I prefer Rockblox on the Wrangler.

Much better than Weathertech and adjustable in the rear, in and out. And works with Rubicon trim. And no drilling new holes. Takes a little time to adjust pieces and get the screws in correctly but worth it.

 

[3arl0fBruce]

It does, but that's not an "increase". The INCREASE is 60%. It's not the math it's the label in this case.

If you're going to call it an "increase", this is the math - 50 + 60% = 80.

Or to put it another way

increase = new price - old price = 80 - 50 = 30
percent increase = increase/old price * 100% = 30/50 * 100% = 60%

 

[NWJeepr]

It's not the necessities that are the problem. See there's that way of thinking again - all this marketing over the last few decades has reprogrammed us to believe that we absolutely need things that we absolutely do not need. If we cancel all these subscriptions and stop buying overpriced off-road vehicles and associated parts, food and healthcare become much easier to afford.

I used coffee and chocolate because they have been recently specifically targeted for excessive tariffs, and both the growing of beans and cocoa trees is extremely impacted by climate change, and isn't something we can easily grow in our own country without excessive cost. Arabica beans require tropical temperatures, specific humidity, and elevation. It's pain on top of insanity, but here we are.

To your point about healthcare, actually, that gets much cheaper when two things happen. One, when the coverage and access side aren't run for profit, and two, when people live healthier lives, but even that's not a safeguard in the current paradigm. Nobody can escape the unexpected, even a healthy person falls on hard times. For the average person, do you think they can just afford a $2.7 million specialty drug treatment for a child who has a rare disease? Or a $500k cancer treatment when such things unexpectedly hit in one's 40's? No.

But, sell your Jeep if you think it will make a difference. I say that genuinely. If that is Step 1 to fixing pricing, and you honestly believe it, be my guest.

yea that is a big increase (60% not 160% but still really big). Weathertec says they manufacture and source all in USA so they can't blame it on tariffs ---that said we manufacture in USA with all American components and we have had to raise our prices 10% this year (having held steady for 3 years) in part due to steel prices and higher labor costs. Losing Canada as a competitive supplier of steel has been nice for US steel companies but not so nice for those of us that use lots of US steel.

So it was the tariffs.

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