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Pickup bed liners
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If you're just going to use your truck for light duty, consider a molded marine carpet bedliner. Cost is $199 from Cabela's or Bass Pro Shops ($259, but they'll match Cabela's). I just this evening put one in my 99 Silverado LT and I think I'm going to like it, especially once I get my Pace-Edwards roll top cover installed next week.
The carpet liner doesn't rub the paint off, can be removed later if you wish with no damage to the truck and is sturdy enough for light to medium duty usage.
P.S.- I have also heard from folks in the used truck business that a spray-in liner decreases the resale value of a truck.
Thanks.
Looks good! Had a Pro Liner sprayed, they had this other dealer that has this super duty stuff with kevlar but it is very hard and rough for $450. I think stuff would slide more on it. If I used my truck to haul alot I would have gone with that, but just every so often the Pro Liner will do the job fine!
Just my two cents in here
Remember if it is Rhino-liner, Line-X, Arma-Coat or any of the other seemingly increasing numbers of suppliers.
There are small differences in their procedures, but they all are franchises. So one of the most important decisions is finding a good franchisee.
It does not matter if they have the best system if their people are not trained well. Good people, good service, usually means a good product and happy customers.
I like bed mats much better than PE liners or sprayed on PU.....
I myself, don't need the dent/ding saving features of a drop in liner so am thinking of a sprayed on liner. I looked at Line-x and Rhino liners yesterday. Thought both would do for my purpose. Does anyone have any negatives or positives about either of these companies?
What about any comments on over the rail vs under the rail? I know if I don't protect the rail it will eventually be scraped up. Whats everyones preferred method of protection.
One final comment, I've got a slide in camper and the service department of the camper dealer said he does not like putting the campers onto drop in liners. He thinks the friction between the camper and the liner is to small. I asked about sprayed on types and he didn't have a problem with those.
Terry
As I said, IT'S MINOR! Not a real complaint.
Rich
I was just going to suggest those. I saw them for the first time, and I believe it is definitely worth a try. It is stated they don't absorb water. But you be the first to report! I've been mopping under my drop-in after it gets wet. It's work because I do it so often, but the bed does look nice because of it.
It is often said how easy to repair a Line-X/Rhino is. Not disputing that. But I wonder if it isn't more simple still to just re-spray the automotive finish damaged by a drop-in liner.
On the other hand, Ive a drop-in (Leer, I dont think they make it any more) in my Ford ('94) and it looks new after countless loads. Scratches from carbide skegs, but no chips and gouges along the edges. Its lots better for sliding barrels and tools into the truck. The Rino's a pain, you always have to climb in and move it back. When you have a shell on and have to work on your knees its a pain. Just bought a new Dodge 2500 and Im putting in a drop-in.
Bushpilot
Still, some of the reasons in favor of the spray-on are mooted, like ease of repairing a chip, compared to ease with which you could more easily re-spray a painted area damaged by a drop-in liner.
Get what you like, is the best advice. Still, my buddy's Line-x was chipped/scuffed up pretty good by some sharp-edged cargo he was carrying. With a drop-in, the paint gets rubbed off in a few places. You can mitigate to some extent by mopping underneath the bed-liner to keep it clean. And if you want to see the factory paint, at least SOME is there, unlike the spray-on liner where they have to sand the painted finish before they can apply. Ouch!
By the way, I am a GM body/design engineer, and as for the paint warranty being viod by doing this-no. This is the case for GM vehicles, but I don't see why it would be different for Toyo.
Good luck!
Thanks
I got the over-the-rail Line-X treatment for my Ranger. It looks great. Check out your dealer's shop and ensure that they do a quality job. Ask for samples to see how sharp the edges will be and how they mask. Mine are nice and straight.
not extend over the top of the bed, but tucks
underneath. So, how do I protect the top from
scratches when I haul brush ? Does somebody
make a thin removable top strip to cover
the rails ? Right now I put a dropcloth
over everything, but there must be
something better.
Also, I bought a toolbox on clearance sale
from Lowes. Again, how do I protect the
top of the bed ? The boxes I see on other
trucks look like they have a strip of foam
or something under the sides of the box.
Where can I get this ?
thanks, John
email:
jmharmon33@yahoo.com
I know they look pretty sharp, but I don't get the appeal of these products. an under rail bedliner really doesn't affect a truck's looks. I got a pendaliner for $129 installed after rebate recently. It seems to me that a traditional bedliner would be much more effective at protecting against dents than a spray in, due to the corrugated design. That's my main reason for getting one in the first place.
I know a bedliner may scratch paint, but I've never had rust problems in any of the trucks I've had liners in. And if you periodically inspect and clean it, I don't see any major problems arising. Perhaps some people have had problems in that area.
My guess is that as trucks become more popular and "cool", there will be more attempts to lure $$$ out of our pockets for "must have" items that don't really do anything functional. (cab steps on 4x2's, chromed bed rails you wouldn't dare scratch, silly plastic tailight covers, etc, etc)
The Line-X looks great new. After car wash soap it turns more charcoal than black. Both drop ins did the same but not quite as quickly. The drop ins are slippery. The COF of the spray is very high and nothing slides about. Good at times, bad at times.
Which would I do again? Spray in! No question. It's only about $200 more. It's worth every penny. I've had it for over a year now and never garaged. It still looks that charcoal grey. Oh yeah, the truck is a toy and not a work truck.
Rich
I have a couple of friends with spray-in liners, and I just didn't like them. Maybe they were poorly done, but they looked like someone gooped up their truck beds with driveway sealant.
I looked at some Rhino liners. They were exactly as you described. The Line-X looks like a zillion tiny beads. That was why I picked the Line-X. I don't think that there's much difference between the two. (It's all probably in the nozzle used to spray the compound.) Neither are sticky just a high Coefficient of Friction.
Rich
I don't really haul anything heavy, so I think I will leave my truck bed in the nude until it starts getting scratched up and then I will have them spray in a bedliner.
Mike
Much has been said about the ease with which a sprayed on liner can be touched up. And while it's true that a drop-in liner can scratch the paint, it's still much easier to re-spray with regular paint, than a urethane coating like LineX or Rhino.