drop in bedliner

"Tater" <tater1337 DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I had an 86 F150 and ran it until it died(i think 300k miles) and got
> myself a 98 F-150. I had a drop in bedliner in the 86 but it doent fit
> in the 98. while shopping for a new one is there anything I should
> look at? I'd prefer a one piece plastic drop in, as they are leak
> proof and the old trucks bed showed no additional dammage, except from
> rust through from the bottom (ant little at that!)
>
> I see mats and spray ins and such, but i dont like those. the old drop
> in is 4 inches too wide. I could cut, overlap and then glue, but I am
> hoping for better.

Water gets trapped under those bed liners and leads to rust.

I have no idea of the costs, but have you considered a spray-on liner. They
work very well if applied properly.
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On Jun 3, 9:44 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <cr....RemoveThis@verizon.net> wrote:
> "Tater" <tater1....RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
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> >I had an 86 F150 and ran it until it died(i think 300k miles) and got
> > myself a 98 F-150. I had a drop in bedliner in the 86 but it doent fit
> > in the 98. while shopping for a new one is there anything I should
> > look at? I'd prefer a one piece plastic drop in, as they are leak
> > proof and the old trucks bed showed no additional dammage, except from
> > rust through from the bottom (ant little at that!)
>
> > I see mats and spray ins and such, but i dont like those. the old drop
> > in is 4 inches too wide. I could cut, overlap and then glue, but I am
> > hoping for better.
>
> Water gets trapped under those bed liners and leads to rust.
>
> I have no idea of the costs, but have you considered a spray-on liner. They
> work very well if applied properly.

I agree, I'd far rather have a spray-on liner combined with an anti-
skid bed mat. In fact I have been considering removing the drop-in
from my F-150 and getting it sprayed, although rust is less of a
concern now that I have a cap installed.

nate
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On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 08:53:49 -0700 (PDT), N8N <njnagel DeleteThis @hotmail.com>
wrote:

>I agree, I'd far rather have a spray-on liner combined with an anti-
>skid bed mat. In fact I have been considering removing the drop-in
>from my F-150 and getting it sprayed, although rust is less of a
>concern now that I have a cap installed.

The spray in liner is far more anti-skid than the bed mats. Save
your money on the mat.
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On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:42:02 -0400, scrape wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 09:39:40 -0700 (PDT), Tater <tater1337.RemoveThis@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>I had an 86 F150 and ran it until it died(i think 300k miles) and got
>>myself a 98 F-150. I had a drop in bedliner in the 86 but it doent fit
>>in the 98. while shopping for a new one is there anything I should look
>>at? I'd prefer a one piece plastic drop in, as they are leak proof and
>>the old trucks bed showed no additional dammage, except from rust
>>through from the bottom (ant little at that!)
>>
>>I see mats and spray ins and such, but i dont like those. the old drop
>>in is 4 inches too wide. I could cut, overlap and then glue, but I am
>>hoping for better.
>
> Personally, and I know this is not what you're asking, but I think drop
> ins are far from leak proof. I also find them slick as hell when wet,
> and unless you drill holes in them - killing the "leak proof" bit,
> they're really annoying after it rains - especially followed by a
> freeze.
>
> I'm one of the ones sold big time on Line-X. I've had mine for over 5
> years and I guarantee you that you wouldn't be able to tell the
> difference if I told you I had it done this past weekend. I haul
> motorcyles, gear, etc. several days/week. Completely impervious to the
> obvious spills and tons of traction, etc.

I got sucked in on Line-X too.
Poorly applied and too thin in places. We were able to take a chunk out
of it no sweat. There are a couple of bubbles where it don't stick to
the paint underneath. Probably would have stuck if they had prepared the
surface first and cleaned it well but they don't. The just apply and --
Next customer.
Slick as anything when wet. Can't imagine anything slicker. Just about
wore a generator for earings the other day when I had to stand on the
brakes.
The worst part is that the fly-by-night Line-X Dealer has now blown town
and you couldn't get a repair if your life depended on it. What ever
will I do if I have accident damage and need it repaired, move to Calgary?

You will get more rust through under your box from a leaking exhaust
system than you ever will from a slide-in.

Ever try to sell a used spray-on liner? Just a thought.

Most of the contractors I see use a slide-in and they abuse it far more
than you or I can.
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On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:24:59 -0500, Gordie <gordy DeleteThis @nolalu.on.ca>
wrote:

>>>Ever try to sell a used spray-on liner? Just a thought.
>>>
>> And why would I want to sell it?
>
>Small town. Not many players.
>Trade the truck, sell the liner separately. You really had to ask?

Hmmm. The value added by a spray in liner is a good bit more than
you could get for your used drop in. I guess that never occured
to you.

>Don't know the job is shitty until it is done. Ever see the mess they
>make of touching up after body-work?

Nope. Never had shitty body work done either. I usually check
around a bit before I pay someone to work on my vehicles. Might
want to consider that option.

Again, if I go out an pressure wash mine in the morning, there's
not a chance you could tell it wasn't brand new.

And don't misunderstand that I don't believe yours was done
poorly.
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