I like the bedrug idea... Might give it a try, if I don't like.. Linex it seems will be the choice..

Thanks all. Seem much more helpful than the 2nd gen guys.

 

There's no denying that Line-X is a good spray-in bedliner, but so are Rhino and Xtreme liners. Fundamentally they are all spray-in bedliners and in my opinion they are pretty much equals. Buy whichever one you prefer, but check out the competition before settling on one vs. another. Everyone hypes "theirs" as being the best to the point of it becoming practically a religous issue in some discussion forums.

Line-X is the most heavily hyped and also the most heavily advertised product and hence most well-known, with those advertising costs being passed through to the consumer with the end result that the Line-X is usually the most expensive of the available alternatives.

Xtreme is claimed to have pioneered the process back in the 1980s and seems able to back up that claim.

I had a Line-X liner put on my old '97 Ram shortly after I purchased it (1998). Over the ensuing 14 years it held up moderately well, but I cannot say exceptionally well because it did acquire some chips in it and faded badly in the hot Texas sun. After only 5 years it was more grey than black. Warrantied, yes, but the dealer/applicator who originally did the job made it difficult to obtain repairs, stating that they only did bed liner repairs on Thursdays (when they weren't busy). I went back that next Thursday only to learn that their applicator technician was ill and wasn't coming in that day. I wound up going to another Line-X shop who examined it and told me that my problems were due to a faulty application and I would have to take it back to where it was originally installed. I wound up not getting it repaired, which in the final analysis appears to be their business model. (either that or banking on the likelihood that most people wouldn't keep their truck that long). Suffice it being said I decided not to get another Line-X.

This time around I got the Xtreme liner and am so far very pleased with it. $292.50 plus tax. (5'7" short bed).

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That I am not sure about but I believe it is made to stay in there. It tucks under the rail and is made vehicle specific so it fits all the curves. Nice thing also is has ribs that fit in the bed ribs so when you crawl around back there it is cushioned flat.

 

Nope no scratching. Bed will look new when you take it out.

That's what steered me away from the spray in. Shortly after I bought my truck I pulled behind a guy with a year or two old Ford 150 and his liner was all chipped and peeling. When I realized how they have to grind those beds to spray that stuff I thought I would try this first.

 

I got the DualLiner, I like having the hard sides with rubber mat floor (stops stuff from sliding around). This is the second truck I have this liner in. The liner comes in 5 pieces so it can be shipped right to your house in one box.

http://www.dualliner.com/index.php?cp_n=bing

 

Awesome man thanks! How long have u had yours? Is the clean up really as good as the website shows?

My rhino liner in the old 99 1500, got put in less than a year after purchase. It faded to grey, but so did all the plastic on the truck...dodge kinda sucked at things for those 2nd gens, especially the dash..

Rhino chipped, bed dented when heavy things got dropped.. it kept it from rusting is about it. It was the thicker and supposed to be soft one, but it sure wasn't nice to kneel on. Also absorbed gas and such.

So I think bedrug is my answer..atleast to test. Van always get a spray in later of it doesn't do what its supposed to.. can't undo a spray in.

 

My '04 Ram is my seventh full size truck I've owned. Had a conventional bedliner in all the first six. Tried a BedRug in this one less than a week after I took delivery from the dealer. I will NEVER go back to a hard, plastic liner again.

I've beat this thing to death in seven plus years, had river rock and sand in the bed, all kinds of gas/diesel containers, etc. and it's held up perfectly. Maybe slightly faded, but that's about it. I remove it (unzip) and hit it with a pressure washer about once a year.

Best thing is there is no telling how many fishing poles/reels/etc. I've broken over the years with motors/batteries/etc. sliding around the bed on hard liners. Sh*t doesn't move on the rug and I've broken NOTHING in the bed since...

 

That's what I want to read.. how's the paint look under it when you pull it out to clean? Still new finish, no sanding from stuff getting trapped between it and the bed?

 

So what's everyone doing about a front bed cap. Factory comes with sides and tailgate.. why not the front?

 

My under-the-rail bedliner goes up and over the front part of my 2008. It's a Mopar bedliner. So, when I put my snowblower in the bed and run it up to the front, the bedliner protects the front and top part of the bed from being damaged/scrathed.
Is this what you are referring to? Do the newer 2009+ not have this feature?