Sunshine Kids Ultra Mat, Gray

This is our second purchase of this exact car seat mat. One for each child's car seat. This definitely keeps your leather seat from getting dents. I would recommend. I bought another brand and it didn't do the job. Plus the other brand's mat slid around on the seat. Boo. This one doesn't move around. We initially bought the half mat and used it for years, but upgraded to this "full" mat after getting a new car (must protect the new leather!). The half size saved my leather seats on my other car that we traded in. I was impressed, so we stayed with Sunshine Kids!!! The best!!!

OK, just to start out: These things aren't perfect. They don't magically make it so your kids don't throw juice boxes and they don't vacuum. However, they do do the job they are supposed to do pretty well. The reason I'm buying a third one is to protect "my" car's seat from our third car seat. We already have two of these in my wife's vehicle and they're still doing the job admirably (we've had them for roughly two years - the same amount of time we've had our twins.) Admittedly, there is one that is fraying along one of its edges. However, it's certainly going to continue to fulfill our needs.

I bought these things based on reviews a couple years ago, and as it turns out, the reviews were right.

(As a side note: they are sitting under a couple of Britax Marathons...)

When we purchased our new car my husband was particular about 1 thing. The leather seats! We had always owned a car with cloth and yes while it would indent with our daughters seat it would also come out. He worried the car seat would crack the leather over time. So we purchased this. It's nice because while she was rear facing we could just double up the bottom protection, but when she turned around and faced forward we could put it upright and protect the back and bottom of the seat. It has nice deep side slits to allow the LATCH to buckle easier and the storage pouch on the bottom is great for small toys- the pouch is small so think, MatchBox cars, little McD's/Bk toys and pacifiers. Also the top is a Lycra material- smooth while the bottom is rubber to keep it from sliding. And it's thin so I have no fear of it interfering with the safety of my child.
With the impending arrival of #2 we have already purchased a second one.