[Patton250]

I suspect since this model is been around so many years you guys pretty much now know what’s the best things going out there for this. I prefer something rubberized, so heavy things can’t slide around. What do you recommend for a trunk protection mat or a liner?

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

Originally Posted by Patton250

I suspect since this model is been around so many years you guys pretty much now know what’s the best things going out there for this. I prefer something rubberized, so heavy things can’t slide around. What do you recommend for a trunk protection mat or a liner?

Most people go with this from WeatherTech or this OE one from BMW (please validate this but I believe the PN to be: 51-47-2-414-224).
I’ve experimented with both OE and WT floor mats and cargo liners. I currently keep OE BMW ones in the front seats at all times, and in the rear seats generally. If I am going to haul stuff that could spill, be messy, put messy things back there, I use the one piece one from WT that covers the hump, then I switch back to OE when done. I know you didn’t ask about floor mats but I am just telling you because I do the same thing with the trunk because my view on the products as compared for the OE ones are the same. The BMW one day to day, and if I’m putting something particularly messy back there, I’ll pop in the WT.

For both the rear seat floor mat and the cargo liner, they are thinner than BMWs so I would say there less resistant to, say, puncture, but they do cover more area than the BMW ones. The WTs certainly don’t have the heft in your hands that the BMW ones do. However, WT goes up and around the edges more, even though it’s not as heavy duty.

My BMW fronts on my previous M5 looked a little raggedy after two winters, so I threw them out and replaced them then. Obviously not an issue for you.

Link for the BMW one is illustrative only, you may find it priced better elsewhere.

There are definitely others on here who can chime in on this. Some people definitely use ones that aren’t either of these: 3D Maxpider, etc.

EDIT — “threw” — sorry, this was dictated!

[Patton250]

Originally Posted by ResIpsaLoquitur

Most people go with this from WeatherTech or this OE one from BMW (please validate this but I believe the PN to be: 51-47-2-414-224).
I’ve experimented with both OE and WT floor mats and cargo liners. I currently keep OE BMW ones in the front seats at all times, and in the rear seats generally. If I am going to haul stuff that could spill, be messy, put messy things back there, I use the one piece one from WT that covers the bump, then I switch back to OE when done. I know you didn’t ask about floor mats but I am just telling you because I do the same thing with the trunk because my view on the products as compared for the OE ones are the same. The BMW one day to day, and if I’m putting something particularly messy back there, I’ll pop in the WT.

For both the rear seat floor mat and the cargo liner, they are thinner than BMWs so I would say there less resistant to, say, puncture, but they do cover more area than the BMW ones. The WTs certainly don’t have the heft in your hands that the BMW ones do. However, WT goes up and around the edges more, even though it’s not as heavy duty.

My BMW fronts on my previous M5 looked a little raggedy after two winters, so i through them out and replaced them then. Obviously not an issue for you.

Link for the BMW one is illustrative only, you may find it priced better elsewhere.

There are definitely others on here who can chime in on this. Some people definitely use ones that aren’t either of these: 3D Maxpider, etc.

Thanks man. Great info. Which one of those trunk mats will do a better job keeping Luggage and other things from sliding back-and-forth while the car moves? The Weathertech looks pretty slippery to me.

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

Originally Posted by Patton250

Thanks man. Great info. Which one of those trunk mats will do a better job keeping Luggage and other things from sliding back-and-forth while the car moves? The Weathertech looks pretty slippery to me.

You’re welcome! I would say for that specific purpose, the BMW one is best. I have a trunk organizer between the wheel wells that fits perfectly. I use a clean looking bungee cord to help keep it from shifting backwards, and it does not slip.

[Maverik259]

https://www.tuxmat.com/products/8502...ter-custom-mat

Rocking this trunk mat and I love it. Very grippy and plush. Plus looks great and doesn’t get those white discoloration scratches weathertech rubber can get.

[Patton250]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

https://www.tuxmat.com/products/8502...ter-custom-mat

Rocking this trunk mat and I love it. Very grippy and plush. Plus looks great and doesn’t get those white discoloration scratches weathertech rubber can get.

Thanks brother. This thing looks awesome.

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

Originally Posted by Patton250

Thanks brother. This thing looks awesome.

Maverik259 was exactly who I was thinking about when I said that some people use others they love. Glad he chimed in here.

[Patton250]

Originally Posted by ResIpsaLoquitur

Maverik259 was exactly who I was thinking about when I said that some people use others they love. Glad he chimes in here.

I’m going to see if I can find out what type of material it’s made of later today. I hope you can just lay it in there also without doing anything else. No Velcro attachments and things like that. Something like that would be perfect for the back of an SUV also for dogs and such.

[Revan]

I got the Tuxmat as well. Couldn't be happier and looks fantastic. Getting one for X5 when they come back in stock.

[NoMods]

the WT plastic is textured but still slick, not like the OEM one in my Jeep that is rubber, thick and heavy.

[Syanide]

Can confirm the Tuxmat fits well and looks great!

[Patton250]

Originally Posted by Syanide

Can confirm the Tuxmat fits well and looks great!

Is it slippery? Would a plastic container box slide all over the place?

[pbonsalb]

Use the tie down rings and bungee cords to hold the box in place.

[Patton250]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

Use the tie down rings and bungee cords to hold the box in place.

So it’s slippery. Ok thanks.

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

+1 with pbonsalb. Even if you don’t get a slippery one, get the OE spiderweb cargo net . Great for holding everything down. Especially if you have, for example, grocery bags you want to keep upright without spilling.

[Syanide]

Originally Posted by Patton250

Is it slippery? Would a plastic container box slide all over the place?

It’s not slippery per se yet it is also not grippy.

Given our cars, I would suspect a plastic container box would slide, yet not as much as WeatherTech or OEM trunk liners.

[Autoregression]

I just received my TuxMat!

Too bad they sent me a Dodge Charger mat by mistake. I knew something was funky when the mat looked much larger than in the pictures.

The good news is that TuxMat customer service answered their phone right away, apologized, and promised to ship out the correct part ASAP.

[nerdogray]

Which one are people getting from TuxMat? I couldn't find an "M5" one. The X5's fit the M5?

[Autoregression]

Originally Posted by nerdogray

Which one are people getting from TuxMat? I couldn't find an "M5" one. The X5's fit the M5?

Just use the 5-series. The trunk is the same.

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by Patton250

So it’s slippery. Ok thanks.

It is not slippery. I frequently buy 5gal water jugs from Lowe’s/Home Depot and put them in the back on the tuxmat and they don’t move an inch. So much grip they fall over from time time instead of sliding. Haha