Rhino swimming pool
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I had a Rhino bed lining system installed in my 2003 sd truck a while back and now everytime it rains the bed fills up with water. I talked with the dealer who installed the liner and they basically washed their hands and told me to drill holes in my bed to fix my problem. I found this response less than thrilling and emailed Rhino through the web with no response. Is this the same for all of you who get a Rhino bedliner installed? It seems to me a bit bizarre that paying for something causes another problem that the dealer won't address. Any suggestions or recommended solutions?
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From: Okinawa Japan
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My SD had a liner in int when I got it (not for sure what type) and it does the same thing. I am gonna get underneath to see if there are any holes where I can just get rid of some of the liner. It is real bad when the snow starts melting I myself have a bit of a pool
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From: Atlanta GA
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It is unusual for any pickup bed to have holes in the front of it for drainage. Holes = rust. What is happening is the space between the end of the bed and tailgate was been closed up with the liner so when you step on the gas it can no longer exit off the back of the bed. Besides being for strength, the channels in the bed help dirt and water exit the bed. A good drop in bed liner will have deep channels to help. Coating your bed has lessen this effect by making the channels shallow, especially since it has a rough surface compared to paint.
The thing to do now is make sure there is no "lip" of sorts near the end of the bed from extra liner being sprayed on and taped off, and sand off enough liner to make sure the water can exit easily from the end of the bed between the tailgate.
A good sprayed on or dropped in liner should have a taper at the end so the water rolls out and provides some distance between the bed and tailgate.
The thing to do now is make sure there is no "lip" of sorts near the end of the bed from extra liner being sprayed on and taped off, and sand off enough liner to make sure the water can exit easily from the end of the bed between the tailgate.
A good sprayed on or dropped in liner should have a taper at the end so the water rolls out and provides some distance between the bed and tailgate.
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There are supposed to be holes between the bed floor and the front wall of the bed. It is very common for Rhino installers to plug these holes with the lining material. My Line-X does not have this problem. You can probably use a sharp knife and or small/sharp chisel to open these holes back up. They are rectangular. Looking from underneath you should be able to tell where they are located.
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Have had my Rhino lining in since I bought the truck new in "97. I've never had problems with it holding water. Sounds to me like the installer filled the front drain holes and shouldn't have.
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dude you have a movin swimming pool 
heat it up and u have a moving hot tub
getting my drift you can cruze town with
people swimming in your tub
heat it up and u have a moving hot tub
getting my drift
you can cruze town with people swimming in your tub
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what chperry said: there are 2 factory cut holes in the bed of your truck near the cab. Just get underneath and clear out the overspray. it does sound like they sprayed it too thick around the tailgate and formed a seal--that's probably most of your problem.
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From: Waynesville, NC
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A good spray-in liner installer shouldn't plug the drainage channels in the front of your bed...or at the very least they shoudl predrill the holes so when they spray the holes get sealed around the edges to prevent rust...if you drill them now and don't seal the edges in some way say hello to rust...
I own a spray-in liner dealership and we don't plug up the factory drainage when we spray...and i would never ever tell a customer that its his problem when i created the problem....I would go back and demand that he fix it....he just doesn't want to have to take care of it...
It goes back to what I constantly tell customers...no matter which liner brand you choose its only as good as its installer...
I own a spray-in liner dealership and we don't plug up the factory drainage when we spray...and i would never ever tell a customer that its his problem when i created the problem....I would go back and demand that he fix it....he just doesn't want to have to take care of it...
It goes back to what I constantly tell customers...no matter which liner brand you choose its only as good as its installer...
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Originally posted by kyleent
It goes back to what I constantly tell customers...no matter which liner brand you choose its only as good as its installer...
It goes back to what I constantly tell customers...no matter which liner brand you choose its only as good as its installer...
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From: New Orleans, LA
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Anyone have comments about SuperLiner (www.bedliner.com)? I had one sprayed in my 2000 Ranger and it was just beautiful. Even had the color matched to the vehicle for a seemless look.