For dogs, I would recommend the softer and stickier Rhino-liner. The Line-X is a bit rough.
Personally, I'll stick with my drop-in. It's cheaper, and I think it holds up better to rocks and my pitchfork. Also, I won't keep the truck long enough for it to rust anyways...
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'09 1500 Laramie Crew - Mods: Loaded STI GP6 under the seat, Cooper Zeon LTZs (305/50/20), Resonators Removed, Mobil 1 http://www.ShirtaDay.com
Other Vehicle: '08 Hummer H3
Past: '08 Corvette 3LT & '07 1500 QC Laramie (modded)
Here are some pictures after the LineX lower rockers and the Bed surround
Im very pleased with the results, the bed surround is now sealed and the flimsy tail gate cover will stay there and wear like iron.
It was showing alarming signs of wear after a week of construction..
Problem solved.
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09 Laramie, quad cab, stone white, LineX, Nav, Mopar tubular steps, chrome gas cap. Vented seats
did they linex over the plastic rails or take them off?
We decided to leave the plastic rail there. it was fairly textured to start with. We primed it to ensure adhesion.
removing them would of left holes that would need filling, and it would of taken away from the looks which I like.
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09 Laramie, quad cab, stone white, LineX, Nav, Mopar tubular steps, chrome gas cap. Vented seats
huh, im interested to see how that holds up. i have an under the rail linex and tailgate. i see what you mean about the plastic being kind of "soft". im ok since i wont be using this truck for work purposes....
time will tell, I have faith in LineX and the shop owner where I had it done. It's all in the prep work
the only things missing on the truck are the Leer cap, Nerf bars( never figured out how they got that name) and the Ipod cable. on the long term plan there is the back up cam then a CAI.
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09 Laramie, quad cab, stone white, LineX, Nav, Mopar tubular steps, chrome gas cap. Vented seats
Last edited by Phil Des 09laramie; 05-30-2009 at 09:32 PM.
Never have i seen a bed rust through from a plastic bed liner.
The 2 reasons I dont like spray in liners are:
1. they dont absorb shock from throwing objects into the truck. go lob somthing into ur truck bed that weighs a good ammount, chuck it right at the fender well, see what happens lol. At least with the plastic, since the ribs are smaller and theres more of them, it provides a floating surface, so throwing objects into the bed is no problem.
2. The ones Ive worked with make sliding things in and out of the truck more difficult, which i guess is intentional for keeping things from sliding. Thats useless though if you think about it. Whats going to slide?? if you need tie downs you use them, if the object is too small it shouldnt be loose in the bed anyway.
I guess if you dont use your truck for work, you wouldnt care about the above, but I do.
I prefer the plastic mainly for those reasons. Ive never seen one rust a bed through, at least not on any of my family and friends trucks. My father has a spray in from one of the name brands on his ranger, its an 03. Its held up pretty good, he beats the **** out of it, it gets pallets of **** loaded in it often, and he uses it for landscaping too, the spray in is only starting to peel now. His is more rubbery then other spray ins i think.
We just took 1500lbs of aluminum scrap metal to the dump last weekend for some extra cash. That stuff beats the **** out of spray ins, but for a drop in liner, whats a few nicks?? who cares?
i actually agree with you on an all out work truck. i do construction for a living. my personal ram. i.e. no work truck. has the linex. which actually does slide a lot more than the others it seems like.
