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BedTred: easy install including OEM Slush Mat Anchors

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I've been running with the BedTred liner installed in the cargo area of my 2 door for about 2 weeks, and just bare floors up front. Decided to install BT in front yesterday, mostly because I didn't have a way to securely mount the slush mounts AND have them come out easily. I had them velcro'd down, but when lifting them to hose out, the Velcro pulls off of the back of the slushie rather than separating from the other piece of Velcro.

Summary: Really like the look. Easy installation. Front pieces fit better than the back, but leaving the BT underfloor tray liner out and trimming one piece seems to solve that readily. Very little need to use the supplied Velcro to stick this stuff down because it is molded and just can't really go anyplace anyway. Cost (just under $500 delivered for both kits, front and back) is high compared to nothing (just ripping out carpets,) or compared to ripping out carpets and putting back some type of rubber cargo mats. And cost is low compared to a full spray-in bedliner professionally done. And no need to remove seats, etc. (although note that I have had my rear seat sitting in the basement since the 3rd day I owned it.)

My intention was to make the Jeep fairly hydrophilic, since I run with Top-Up/Doors-Off/Windows-out most of the summer (stagecoach.) To this end I: pulled carpets; replaced with BedTred; pulled all drain plugs (9, iirc)); covered seats with Rugged Ridge neoprene; installed Jeep Backbone Security Trunk. Also, I keep a plastic tarp behind the drivers seat to cover both seats and the dash if I suspect rain is coming and it's parked, or most of the time overnight since it often rains unexpectedly in Georgia.

First, some pictures of the completed product: (please note that these were taken with a flash, which highlights any imperfections. The actual product looks better in real life.)











Okay, a brief tutorial on the install.

First, take out those nasty carpets with that stupid super-absorbent diaper on the back of it. Here's my pax side carpet -- please note it hasn't rained on the Jeep in 3 days, that was a light rain, and the top was up. This is cumulative soakage from the inevitable leaks.



Next, if you have slushies, you need to pry the anchors out of the OEM carpet and install them in the BedTred. I used a trim removal tool; I think a wide flat-blade screwdriver would work also, but it would be harder. It takes some wrist muscle to separate them. You will probably break a few tabs on the anchors, but there are about a dozen so you're fine. Just plan on only doing this once, though -- they won't stand up to many removals. And I couldn't easily find replacements on the internet. They may only be sold as part of the carpet set.



Next, you want to mount them into the BedTred. Fortunately, the molded BT allows you to set the slushie right where you want it to go, even without everything mounted in the Jeep. The mat fits snugly against all the contours of the BT. With the mat properly seated, I drilled a small hole down through the center of the slushie hole. In the picture I'm using my big 11/16s bit to illustrate, but you need to use a small pilot bit, like 1/8 or so. Something you can easily center and punch through. Alternatively you could draw the hole on the BT by sticking a red marker through the slushie hole.



It's best to do this for only one hole at a time. Drill the pilot hole, set the mat aside, drill the large hole with a 11/16s bit, press the anchor into place, re-mount the mat, and then repeat the pilot hole exercise for the other hole. This helps ensure that if you didn't get the first hole perfectly centered, you'll still have a chance to take that into account.

After both anchors are mounted, test fit the slushie, then pull it off. Time to install the BedTred. I didn't take any pictures of doing this because it's just so intuitive, and by the time I started pushing it under the plastic moldings and the seats, it just got finished and there was no picture to take except the ones I started this thread with. But the process is simple. You set the mat in the space, cram it under the center console, cram it around the seat legs, and it sort of natural crams itself under the outside door sill molding, at least mine did.

The instructions have you mount Velcro to the back (the back of the BT is like the soft side of Velcro, so the Velcro strips are just the hard side of Velcro, and you peel the backs and they adhese to the bare floor.) I did so, but before peeling the backs I just set everything in there and once you get it tucked it's simply not going anywhere. I did pull it up and peel the Velcro, but totally unnecessary. So don't worry about exact placement of it, etc.

Now, here are some pix of the back. I did it two weeks ago without a camera handy, but again, the install process is intuitive. I didn't even use the Velcro on the rear, figuring I wasn't sure if I was going to keep it and wanted to be able to return it. Well, I love it and have never gone back and velcro'd. If I need to in the future, no problem. This did lay down and mold itself even better over the first week I had it. Hot temps really help.

Note: my install was harder than most people's will be because I left my Jeep Backbone cargo deck in place, just removing the front panel so I could get the fender liners on. (If you have questions about the Backbone system, search for Jeep Backbone and you'll find a thread I started a few weeks ago about that.)



BedTred provides you with a big molded bathroom-sink piece that fits down under the cargo tray under the floor. I tried it at first, but that just gives you too many pieces -- it's a bear to get everything to align. And since I'm in and out of that cargo tray many times a week, I wanted simplicity. So I pulled the drain plug in there and just figured who cares if water splashes up on the underside of the plastic OEM storage tray. My setup now is, from bottom to top: OEM plastic storage tray; OEM carpeted cover (Without the OEM "JEEP-logo" mat on top of that); BedTred.

Also, the main BT mat is just too long. About an inch, iirc. I simply took a razor knife to it freehand and everything is perfect now. If you don't, when you close the tailgate, the back edge of the mat will slide forward a little, creating a "wave" in the mat somewhere. If you are meticulous, you would want to use a straightedge and carefully measure. I didn't. Your call.





And finally, my Rugged Ridge seat covers, part of the water-friendly plan.





And finally, a couple patriotic shots for the 4th:








Okay, that's all I got today.
 
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Oops, I moved some pics to different files in Photobucket -- didn't think about this happening!

I'll put them back where they were when I get to a computer tomorrow.
 
#5 ·
Thanks for the post. I'm going to pull the trigger on their front kit-5 piece set-up. My rear cargo area I was able to salvage.


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#11 ·
Okay, the tutorial pix are back up. As indicated above, I didn't buy new anchors; I pried the old ones off of the carpet and reused on the BT. Hope it's clear again with the photos above. And Kadonny, I did all the fitting on my bench, not in the car. The BT comes pre-formed into the shape it will be in once it's installed, so there's no need to have it installed to figure out how the slush mats go.

Cheers!
 
#13 ·
Bringing this Thread back up - installed mine today

Well, I started the install last week doing the 2 front sections and pulling the floor mat retaining hardware from the old carpet and installing it into the bedtred (as outline by the OP). I actually have WeatherTech liners and wanted to keep them too.

The install of the front went fine once I removed the storage lock box from under the passenger seat.
I installed the front section, layed the WeatherTech liner on top, then pulled up the corner of the Weathertech and set the WeatherTech retainer in the WeatherTech liner indentation. I then moved the WeatherTech liner to the best fit location, and slowly lifted the edge to reveal the retainer and tape it in place. I did the same for the 2nd retainer. Next I pulled out the liner and the Bedtred and used a paddle bit (1") to drill the hole for the floor mat retaining hardware. I repeated the process for the drivers side.

Today I worked on the middle and rear seat sections as well as the cargo area and wheel tubs.
what the instructions should have told me (for the 2nd and 3rd/ back seat area pieces) was to...
1. Remove the rear doors for easier access
2. Remove the rear mounting bolts for the front seats
Both of these make the installation of the 2nd and 3rd pieces much easier.
Removing the bolts makes it so you can simply slide the Bedtred under the seat instead of trying to manipulate it into place as it is very stiff... makes sense as it IS bed liner material of course.
Fitment for the front kit pieces was good. It does not cove EVERYTHING the carpet does up under the front seats, but it is molded to the tub very well.

The wheel tub sections fit well except for the a few spots.
On the driver side near the rear roll bar trim piece the Bedtred is not molded perfectly and there is a slight ripple.
Also, where the wheel tub liner meets up with the back edge of the rear doors (under were the rear door surround contacts the tub) does not fit well, but neither did the carpet. I have some ideas on making it "tuck" better.

The cargo area floor had a few fitment issue I was able to resolve already.
1st, there are provisions for the cargo area cargo tie downs (where you can hook bungee cords etc) but they are not in the correct place for the 2015 JKU I have. To remedy this I went back to my paddle bits; this time using a 1 1/2" bit to drill a nice round hole for the tie down the poke up thru.
2nd, the liner is too long and the rear door hits it and makes it "wave" up (which as been mentioned in other reviews). I remedied this by removing approx 1" from the rear edge . I them used some of the excess Velcro under the newly cut edge so as to hold the floor section to the storage hatch carpet.

I did not install the storage tub piece as I wanted to retain the plastic liner and it's a one or the other proposition. I also did not install the tailgate liner piece as I have a Smittybilt molle system covering the tailgate area.
 
#14 ·
Well, I started the install last week doing the 2 front sections and pulling the floor mat retaining hardware from the old carpet and installing it into the bedtred (as outline by the OP). I actually have WeatherTech liners and wanted to keep them too.

The install of the front went fine once I removed the storage lock box from under the passenger seat.
I installed the front section, layed the WeatherTech liner on top, then pulled up the corner of the Weathertech and set the WeatherTech retainer in the WeatherTech liner indentation. I then moved the WeatherTech liner to the best fit location, and slowly lifted the edge to reveal the retainer and tape it in place. I did the same for the 2nd retainer. Next I pulled out the liner and the Bedtred and used a paddle bit (1") to drill the hole for the floor mat retaining hardware. I repeated the process for the drivers side.

Today I worked on the middle and rear seat sections as well as the cargo area and wheel tubs.
what the instructions should have told me (for the 2nd and 3rd/ back seat area pieces) was to...
1. Remove the rear doors for easier access
2. Remove the rear mounting bolts for the front seats
Both of these make the installation of the 2nd and 3rd pieces much easier.
Removing the bolts makes it so you can simply slide the Bedtred under the seat instead of trying to manipulate it into place as it is very stiff... makes sense as it IS bed liner material of course.
Fitment for the front kit pieces was good. It does not cove EVERYTHING the carpet does up under the front seats, but it is molded to the tub very well.

The wheel tub sections fit well except for the a few spots.
On the driver side near the rear roll bar trim piece the Bedtred is not molded perfectly and there is a slight ripple.
Also, where the wheel tub liner meets up with the back edge of the rear doors (under were the rear door surround contacts the tub) does not fit well, but neither did the carpet. I have some ideas on making it "tuck" better.

The cargo area floor had a few fitment issue I was able to resolve already.
1st, there are provisions for the cargo area cargo tie downs (where you can hook bungee cords etc) but they are not in the correct place for the 2015 JKU I have. To remedy this I went back to my paddle bits; this time using a 1 1/2" bit to drill a nice round hole for the tie down the poke up thru.
2nd, the liner is too long and the rear door hits it and makes it "wave" up (which as been mentioned in other reviews). I remedied this by removing approx 1" from the rear edge . I them used some of the excess Velcro under the newly cut edge so as to hold the floor section to the storage hatch carpet.

I did not install the storage tub piece as I wanted to retain the plastic liner and it's a one or the other proposition. I also did not install the tailgate liner piece as I have a Smittybilt molle system covering the tailgate area.
Thanks for this, guys. I've been considering this for my 2 door for a while. Please post some pics. Also, cost?
 
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LOL, I didn't reconnect them because they didn't have anything to do with BedTred. My Rugged Ridge seat covers turned out to be crap, faded to dark purple after less than a year. They've been replaced by Trek Armor (now called Bartact) covers for a couple years. HUGE improvement, and at 2YO look exactly like the day I installed them, as far as I can tell.

The Patriotic shots were just my Jeep in front of the flag on my house:

First Day I had her:


Looking a little different after 3 years:
 
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#18 ·
Nice rig you have put together. What is your opinion of bedtred after 3 yrs? Very nice work on install n write up. Seen some others that don't look near as good. Install errors or fault of product I'm not sure. Bredtred tho expensive seems an easier option to diy bed liner like monster liner. My jeep is my DD so curing procesd of several days is not ideal. Also like your idea of keeping anchor points for slush mats. I've removed my back as space for my dog to ride. Mainly hoping to simplify clean up of dog hair & water from swimming in pond at our dog park. Thanks
 
#24 ·
Nice rig you have put together. What is your opinion of bedtred after 3 yrs? Very nice work on install n write up.
Thank you. I have loved every minute of BT ownership for 3 years now. Honestly can't think of one single downside. It's that time of year where I'm running half doors with flimsy uppers for all the popup rain storms around here, and no windows in back. So the BT gets wet nearly every day. Haven't had the drains plugged for 3 years now. All is well.
 
#21 ·
Installed my Bedtred on my '17 Willys JK yesterday. Had it on the front of my LJ and it was much easier to install. As noted the fit of the rear sections could be better. I couldn't close my tailgate until I trimmed the floor section and the fit by the rear roll bar mount is odd/not enough material.

I didn't use the velcro on the side pieces.

I left the storage area out as well, and pulled all the drain plugs.

If I had seen this thread first I would have installed the Slush retainers. will do it one day, but it was a pain to get it under the seats. Not looking forward to pulling it out.
 
#22 ·
Sorry for the ressurection,

Wanted to add the part numbers for the mat retainers for the newer JK's these fit 2015,16 and 17 for sure. I forget when they changed over 2014 maybe?

5PL10XXXAA CLIP. Right Hand Drive. Carpet. Lower
Part Number: 5PL10XXXAA

5PL11DX9AA CLIP. Right Hand Drive. Carpet. Upper
Part Number: 5PL11DX9AA

RI-JEEPER

73's K1GPR
 
#23 ·
I've pulled my bedtred out twice now to hose it down and scrub it. The initial install was a pain, but it seems to get easier each time I reinstall. I'm probably just aware of a few tricks that I wasn't aware of on the initial install, and I've already trimmed what needed to be trimmed, and I know where it fits well and where it doesn't.

It isn't perfect, but overall, I'm really happy with it. I've had it for almost a year now, I guess.

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#25 ·
Yesterday, I installed my Bedtred following the posts of @NoGaBiker and @brandofamily. I bought it from @Quadratec for $485USD last BlackFriday. I pulled the carpet anchors and only broke a couple of tabs. I just used my hands to pull them off. I haven't installed them on the Bedtred yet: wanted to see how the weathertech sits first.

Install was a chore, no doubt about it. Fit is good, but not perfect. You have to cut the Bedtred for the back seat belt mounts and this isn't mentioned in the instructions. The spot that bothers me the most is there is a ripple on the passenger side on the wheel well. Driver side is perfect. I'm thinking of taking a pic and sending to @Bedrug.

Overall, I am happy with @Bedtred but think that for the money the product could be better. It's a hassle to cut and place the hook and loop and pulling the sticky backing off once you've got the Bedtred piece seated is a PITA and hardly seems worth it as NoGABiker says, it's not going anywhere. Seems Bedtred is offloading a lot of work to the customer. Also, don't know why they can't fabricate the kit with the anchors. Finally, as a Canadian customer, I'm happy to buy a USA made product even though we get soaked by the exchange rate, but it ticks me off that I couldn't use my $30 Bedrug rebate because I have a Canadian address - I bought in in USD from an American company.

It does look way better than the OEM carpet and is infinitely more functional. (What is carpet doing in a Wrangler anyway?). Dog owners will love this stuff.

I am going to have to get a back seat cover to cover over the carpet on the back of the seat.
 
#26 ·
Yesterday, I installed my Bedtred following the posts of @NoGaBiker and @brandofamily . I bought it from @Quadratec for $485USD last BlackFriday. I pulled the carpet anchors and only broke a couple of tabs. I just used my hands to pull them off. I haven't installed them on the Bedtred yet: wanted to see how the weathertech sits first.

Install was a chore, no doubt about it. Fit is good, but not perfect. You have to cut the Bedtred for the back seat belt mounts and this isn't mentioned in the instructions. The spot that bothers me the most is there is a ripple on the passenger side on the wheel well. Driver side is perfect. I'm thinking of taking a pic and sending to @Bedrug.

Overall, I am happy with @Bedtred but think that for the money the product could be better. It's a hassle to cut and place the hook and loop and pulling the sticky backing off once you've got the Bedtred piece seated is a PITA and hardly seems worth it as NoGABiker says, it's not going anywhere. Seems Bedtred is offloading a lot of work to the customer. Also, don't know why they can't fabricate the kit with the anchors. Finally, as a Canadian customer, I'm happy to buy a USA made product even though we get soaked by the exchange rate, but it ticks me off that I couldn't use my $30 Bedrug rebate because I have a Canadian address - I bought in in USD from an American company.

It does look way better than the OEM carpet and is infinitely more functional. (What is carpet doing in a Wrangler anyway?). Dog owners will love this stuff.

I am going to have to get a back seat cover to cover over the carpet on the back of the seat.
I have basically the same gripes as you.

I really do love the BedTred, but for what it cost, it should fit perfectly.

I promise you, pulling it out to hose it off and then reinstalling it is a lot easier than the initial install. I also found that using a plastic trim piece tool helps immensely with the installation, especially around the seat frame and the trim along the door sills.
 
#28 ·
Wow, OP here, surprised to hear about the fitment issues. Mine went in as reported, and over the ensuing 3 years it has only gotten better. It's taken on a bit of a reddish sheen from Georgia mud and Utah dust, but it fits perfectly everywhere. I've never lifted it since installation. I assume there's still a floorboard under there.

One thing that may be different about our installs -- I don't have the little section right behind the front seats (2-door) installed. Since I don't have a rear seat I wanted that area to be bare steel floor for easy drainage. So if your fitment problems are there, I can't speak to that.

The Slush Mat anchors have held up perfectly. I've hosed and pressurewashed the inside of the Jeep out many times -- every evening for the five cumulative weeks it's been in Moab since BedTred install -- and that keeps it from being too nasty. No visible wear to the material. I currently have 26,000 miles; probably had 3000 when BT was installed.

Hope it works out as well for everybody else!
 
#29 ·
One thing that may be different about our installs -- I don't have the little section right behind the front seats (2-door) installed. Since I don't have a rear seat I wanted that area to be bare steel floor for easy drainage. So if your fitment problems are there, I can't speak to that.
I have a 2 door as well, and that's exactly where I had fitment issues. Trying to get that rear section to jive/overlap properly with the front sections was a PITA. All the wiring and brackets underneath the seats made this part difficult.

I did find that with the rear seat removed, I had better luck laying down in the trunk (feet out the tailgate) and working it from behind the seat, as opposed to leaning in from either of the doors.

I had some fitment issues in the rear wheel well also. It wasn't that this part was difficult to install, it's that it just did not fit perfectly once it was. Some rippling as others have mentioned. All in all not really noticeable now that the rear seat is back in, but still think that for the money, it could have been better.

In the end, I am still very pleased it and would purchase again.

Next step is for me to add the slush mat retaining clips. Probably should have done it during the initial install, but such is life.
 
#30 ·
And here are a few pics of my install...Forgot to mention that I totally removed the rear trunk section. I have a Tuffy Security Deck and the rear part just wasn't fitting right. As mentioned, it was a bit too long and needed to be trimmed. And on top of that, I have the subwoofer in the floor, so that needed to be trimmed also. Just wound up being more trouble than it was worth so I cut out the whole piece. It actually works out nice since stuff slides around less in the trunk with the carpet there.
 

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So I am looking at getting new floor mats (fronts only). I have the Mopar slush mats, but am looking for something that has a bit more side coverage that is also easier to clean. I find the soft rubber on the Mopar mats hold a lot of dirt and are difficult to clean.

Right now I am torn between the WeatherTech, Quadratec and Barricade mats. Does anyone have any experience with BedTred and any of these particular mats?

Pics would be great if possible. Thanks.
 
#35 ·
Would the factory slush mats stay pretty well in place without the anchor pins? I'm getting a little tired of spending an hour+ vacuuming and tape-rolling all the dog hair out of the factory carpet after we take our Huskies anywhere in the Jeep, haha, and the BedTred kit looks like just the ticket.
 
#36 ·
It would probably stay in pretty well. However, I'm always waaaay leery of unsecured mats of any kind on the driver's floor for obvious reasons. So I wouldn't do it that way, but it should stay in better than most mats due to the molded nature of the mat and of the spot it sits.
 
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^^ You could put a bunch of double sided carpet tape down and probably be fine for a long time -- that stuff holds very well in my experience. But didn't somebody post a link earlier in this thread for where to buy the mat anchors by themselves? If I coulda found that three years ago I'd have done that rather than pry out the ones from my carpet.

EDIT: Yup, RIJeeper posted the following:

Wanted to add the part numbers for the mat retainers for the newer JK's these fit 2015,16 and 17 for sure. I forget when they changed over 2014 maybe?

5PL10XXXAA CLIP. Right Hand Drive. Carpet. Lower
Part Number: 5PL10XXXAA

5PL11DX9AA CLIP. Right Hand Drive. Carpet. Upper
Part Number: 5PL11DX9AA


Should be easy to get them and that gives the added bonus of not having the exposed holes in the OEM slushies where the anchors are supposed to attach.
 
#40 ·
Yes, compared to bare floors.

No, compared to OEM carpet. Or at least, if there was an improvement you'd have to get a db meter out to measure it. I couldn't hear it.
 
#41 ·
This may be a dumb question, but where does the water go with no drain plugs? I inevitably get caught in a few rain storms every summer where the drain plugs need to be pulled. Do you pull drain plugs and then install? I want this product because I want something better than just pulled carpets in the summer, but need to be able to occasionally get rid of/avoid puddles in the floor boards.
 
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