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Old 05-20-2013, 08:25 PM
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Exactly how hard are they to install and anyone got any brand recomendations? Im debating between getting this tonneau cover http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sk...L/E187570.html which if anyone has any experience with, please leave your feedback. But its between that tonneau cover or a bedliner with toolbox. Opinions?
 
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If you use the bed more like a trunk, get the cover.
If you use the bed like a truck, get a bed liner.
 
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Well thats the thing I can't decide is because I always like to put stuff in the bed of my truck, but the nice thing is that it rolls up and allows me to put whatever back there.
 
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Bedliner you pretty much drop in. Some come with locking mechanisms, but it is prettyuch a no brainer. Same with the cover. It's a frame that is clamped to the bedrails and a couple of crossbars snapped in and the cover attaches by various means, depending on the style chosen (snaps, velcro, zipper, etc). Both can be installed easily and quickly.
 
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yeah. If I go with a bedliner though, I think im going to go with a roll in one rather then a plastic one, unless I can get a plastic one for cheap.
 
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Get the bed liner, and keep a tarp under the rear seat. Problem solved
 
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A plastic bed liner will rub on the paint and also hold moisture in between it and the bed. Those two things equal a rotting bed.
 
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Prep work is key while installing a role on liner.
 
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spray on from a company that does it for you they are pricey but last longer
 
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Originally Posted by zman17
A plastic bed liner will rub on the paint and also hold moisture in between it and the bed. Those two things equal a rotting bed.
My truck had a plastic bed liner. Took it off last time in Georgia, not one spot of rust in the bed of the truck
 


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