bedliner?
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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?
Is this what you are referring to? Do the newer 2009+ not have this feature?
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OK, well thats what the bedliner is supppose to cover then and is why you have no protection currently.
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Finish underneath looks like new, the bottom is form fitted to fit the grooves and the bottom zips to the sides. Even fine sand has a pretty hard time getting under the rug...
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Killer, thanks!
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The only negative I can say about it so far is the first time I hauled a load of sand on it I never thought to cover it. Unlike a plastic bedliner it took a little more work to get every bit of sand out than just hosing it out. I had to hose out what I could, let it dry good and then vacuumed it with a shop vac and had to get down into the zipper with a fine attachment. Took me a good hour and a half but I got damn near every grain out. The only other time I hauled sand I got smart and laid a cheap tarp down.
But for the one negative, I found all the positives far outweigh it. It's soft on my 45 year old, surgically repaired knees (and I was a catcher for almost 17 years including a couple years bouncing around the minor leagues). But I think the biggest thing for me is that crap just doesn't slide and bounce around the back to destroy things. Hell, I haul my 12' jon boat and 10' ABS Bass/Hunter around in the back and don't even tie them in. Ain't had either slide even a fraction of an inch yet...
But for the one negative, I found all the positives far outweigh it. It's soft on my 45 year old, surgically repaired knees (and I was a catcher for almost 17 years including a couple years bouncing around the minor leagues). But I think the biggest thing for me is that crap just doesn't slide and bounce around the back to destroy things. Hell, I haul my 12' jon boat and 10' ABS Bass/Hunter around in the back and don't even tie them in. Ain't had either slide even a fraction of an inch yet...
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Hey Hammer. How about moisture? Does it retain the moisture on the unnerside or is there an internal plastic type barrier? Does it hold onto the water or does it have reliefs on the sides where the bedhooks are for it to drain and allow air in to breathe?
I realize that there is water the gets under my plastic bedliner, but there's plenty of "breathing" room for it to dry out if you will.
I realize that there is water the gets under my plastic bedliner, but there's plenty of "breathing" room for it to dry out if you will.
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No, the water really never gets under it. Even though it's called a "Rug" the fibers are a polymer, polypropylene I think. So the water is never absorbed, runs off the top just like a plastic liner. The padding is closed cell as well, so there isn't any water penetration or absorption.
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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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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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Though they are both spray in there are some very basic differences in texture thickness fading and chemistry. Short version is Rhino is thicker spongier slightly less thick and fades. As stated they are both good products. I think if you have a true work truck Rhino is better. If you use your truck mostly as transportation but haul bikes and firewood and building materials somewhat frequently, and you want the best appearance Line-x is hard to beat.
This is accurate, though again it is the area of the truck bed you want to be most careful about.
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If you dont like the carpet-like texture of the bedrug look at the bedtred, same company/product, different texture. I had them send me a free sample of each and I picked the bedtred, I really like it overall.
Easy to install and its not coming out on its own, very nice product both of them.
Easy to install and its not coming out on its own, very nice product both of them.
