by "nermal" (nermal)
Published 03/01/2017 at 17:23
by "nermal" (nermal)
Published 03/01/2017 at 17:23
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Going to be treating my truck to a bedliner soon. The Mopar option MSRPs for $350, and I can install myself. Haven’t checked on price of the spray in, but I’m guessing $4-$500, as I would have somebody else do it.
Which is better and why?
"gin-san - shitpost specialist" (gin-san-)
03/01/2017 at 17:29, STARS: 2
I don’t know much about trucks, but my friend who got one a few years back really wanted to get one with a spray-in liner instead of a drop-in because apparently if water gets between the drop-in liner and the bed (maybe it’s not sealed properly or perhaps it’s condensation, I don’t actually know), it just slowly rusts to shit. I guess with the spray-in, this can’t happen since it’s bonded directly to the truck bed. Take this with a grain of salt, and I’m sure the actual truck enthusiasts here will provide an answer.
"TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy" (thebimmerguy)
03/01/2017 at 17:29, STARS: 1
My dad has a spray and he loves it, I sadly don’t know enough about it to say which would be better though.
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
03/01/2017 at 17:32, STARS: 1
My father had a drop in bedliner for his 2004 Ford Ranger Edge SuperCab. When he recently sold it with 215k miles on it, the bedliner looked great. No holes or cracks even after almost 13 years of heavy-ish use. His new 2016 F150 XLT Sport also has a drop in bedliner and he loves it too. I’d highly recommend them.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
03/01/2017 at 17:33, STARS: 0
Spray 100%. The plastic is easy, but the spray won’t rust out your bed like the plastic. It also won’t scratch up and tear up like the plastic. Spray is the only way to go.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
03/01/2017 at 17:34, STARS: 3
i used to sell these things. The drop in’s no matter how well they fit will always move around from wind turbulence and such. It will slowly chafe the paint and when thats gone, water will inevitably get in there and rust it away. The spray in, which we had sprayed in our special paint booth, is far better but it was also more expensive. If your planning on keeping the truck tong tern, invest inthe better liner. If your going to keep it for a few years and trade it off, then save your money and get the drop in
"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44)
03/01/2017 at 17:34, STARS: 4
Truck owner and in a truck loving family, 100% this.
"Zip-McBump" (zip-mcbump)
03/01/2017 at 17:36, STARS: 0
I always preferred spray-in. I’ve never actually seen a bed rust out from a drop-in, but I like to err on the side of caution.
"finn's arm" (andjeee)
03/01/2017 at 17:55, STARS: 0
Spray in for sure. I am going to have my bed line-x’d for approx $400. The plastic liner for Sierra’s is good, but I’ve had one in a Silverado and it cracked in a few spots over the years. The saying anything is better than nothing does not apply here. If you get a crack in the liner and water gets in, you’ll have a rusty bed.
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
03/01/2017 at 17:55, STARS: 0
Get a Dualliner. We sell a lot of them.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
03/01/2017 at 18:07, STARS: 8
Spray-in. Big time. If it came with a drop in already that’s one thing, I still got rid of mine after a while but at least it had something—but if you have nothing at all right now go for the spray-in.
The drop in liners slide around and scratch up the bed anyway. They stop dents but that’s about it. And then when you get water in between the liner and the scratched bed... well you know just as well as I do why that’s bad.
Here’s some pictures...
Here’s what my be looked like after taking out my drop in liner. After only 75,000 km the hard work has been done on the finish and it’s on a fast train for car cancer. And the mass of rotting debris that gets stuck underneath doesn’t help matters.
It’ll do just as good as the plastic as far as denting and puncturing. THis is a popcan. I couldn’t crush it.
Finished product. Quieter, cleaner, better looking and just as hard working. And now I’m not worried about rusting from under the liner—that alone is worth the asking price imo.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
03/01/2017 at 18:08, STARS: 2
Can confirm. Also other debris. Only 75,000km in and the primary finish is gone and the metal is ready to start becoming rust, especially with the crap that gets stuck under the liner.
"Monkey B" (monkeyb)
03/01/2017 at 18:11, STARS: 2
Line-X...it’s the absolute finest liner you can get. I’ve actually sprayed a few when a friend opened up his shop. It looks nice, is strong as hell and bests the competition. Probably over $500, but well worth it. You can get colors now too, but I don’t know much about the process. Drop ins do almost as much damage as not having one at all.
The military uses Line-X under a different name (Pax-Con) for floor lining on ships and bomb proofing. should be a video of a metal shed being blown up with and without somewhere on this site.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
03/01/2017 at 18:17, STARS: 3
The only reason to put in a plastic bed liner is if your truck bed already has rust holes and you just want to hide them, and stop thins from falling though.
They are a facade, all they actually do is scratch up the the bed, and harbor moisture.
"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth)
03/01/2017 at 18:38, STARS: 3
Honestly, I hate plastic liners. They’re literally worse than nothing. They rub off the paint, stuff slides around, harder to get loose material out of, and they aren’t comfortable to work in.
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
03/01/2017 at 18:48, STARS: 0
The primary advantage to the drop-in plastic liner is that stuff slides around on it really nicely. The mega disadvantage is that it covers up all the factory tie-down points. So if you want to use it for hauling large things that you don’t want to move around, you have to cut holes in it. If you want to use it to transport dirt, leaves, grass clippings, they will get into the holes. If you want to attach a cap for camping, etc, you have to cut holes in it to clamp or bolt it down.
In the MJ crowd, we’ve seen factory-installed drop-in liners that seal so nicely, you pull it out and the bed is mint, 20 years later. We’ve seen dealer (or user) installed drop-in liners that when you pull it out, you discover that the only structure to the bed is the liner, because everything underneath has rusted through from trapped water, etc.
I like how things slide around on my drop-in liner. But I’ve had to cut holes in it to strap stuff down. I know it didn’t have a decent seal along the top edge when I bought the truck, so I didn’t compromise it there (maybe accelerated an existing issue) but I’m frankly scared to pull it out and see what it looks like underneath. Although I may do just that this summer cause I’m sick of not knowing.
"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
03/01/2017 at 18:49, STARS: 0
I would always pick spray over plastic. They plastic gets grit and water stuck under it, the spray (if done well) will actually protect the bed.
"nermal" (nermal)
03/01/2017 at 19:31, STARS: 1
Thanks for this!
"gin-san - shitpost specialist" (gin-san-)
03/01/2017 at 19:47, STARS: 1
I should amend “slowly rusts to shit” to “rusts to shit much faster.”
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
03/01/2017 at 21:25, STARS: 0
Spray. much more durable and resists rust
Only reason to get the plastic is if you don’t plan on keeping the truck or a fleet beater. the small difference in price (when compared to the trucks price) is well worth the money.
"J_P_Cars10s" (jpcars10s)
03/01/2017 at 21:50, STARS: 0
Another vote for spray in. Having had a couple of both in the family, I can tell you there is literally no advantage to going any other route.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
03/01/2017 at 22:57, STARS: 0
Even the diy roll on yourself liner is much better than the plastic ones. I did my Dakota when I first got it back in early 2002 and it is still going strong. It’s not as nice as the line-x or rhino liner, but it was a third the cost at the time and it has held up very well.