I read this post by phasfit and went with it:
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Originally Posted by phasfit
i picked up a rubber and carpet mat (with a waffle pattern), at Lowe's in the carpet/rug department where they keep the thick mats for standing on in a shop. It's black and the carpet material is kinda' industrial grade. It fits the back area almost perfectly and easily folds over when the seats are up. It is easy to just roll up when not needed. It is labeled "Commercial Grade Entrance Mat" the bar code is 0 86364 02324 4..... 3' X 4'
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I bought two 3'x4' mats for $15. each at Lowe's. Used one for rear and one for front when back seats are down. Measured and cut to fit. The mats have a 1" border of plain rubber that I cut off first. they are easier to cut with the rubber side up using a straight edge and utility knife. And pencil marks show up on rubber side.
This is the rear mat. I made a pattern from paper for curved part and transferred it to mat.
The mat for front part I left full size except for cutting off border and two small notches on bottom.
If you don't want it to roll up the rear seat back, you can cut it shorter. I thought it would keep stuff from getting into the crease.
I left the front mat full size so I could leave it up to protect front seat backs or fold it down over seats out of way.
When not in use you can roll up the front part and keep it in back.
Reverse side is rubber, so you can just flip it over. Label says you can vac, sweep or remove and hose off.
For the 69/40 split I cut a strip on rear mat. I suppose you could cut the front mat in half. I never have people in rear seats so that's not an issue for me. That's it. Took more time for this post than it did to make the liner. I know it's not for everyone, but it's an inexpensive, pretty easy alternative to buying a retail cargo liner. After all, there's so many other things to spend money on for our Fits.
