Bed liner or Rhino
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Bed liner or Rhino
I had a bed liner in my F150 SB but with my new F250 LB I have a choice but I'm not sure which to go with either a good quality bed liner or Rhino or other professionally installed spray liner. I'd like some input from anyone who has used both or know some one wh has. Thanks.
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I'm a LINE-X dealer. I'll keep my opinion to myself, but I'll be happy to answer any questions.
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I like bedliners cuz they're cheap....but you're just asking for a rotten bed with one. The moisture stays under it, and you know how rust goes.
Rhino seems the way to go, if you can afford it. They aren't cheap by any means, but if you plan on having the truck for a long time....well, it's worth it IMO.
Rhino seems the way to go, if you can afford it. They aren't cheap by any means, but if you plan on having the truck for a long time....well, it's worth it IMO.
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I bought a used F250 recently. Had spent it's whole life as a work truck for a tile company and the bed had never been protected...quite a lot of it was down to bare metal and beginning to surface rust. I had it Line-X'd and just picked it up today. It looks great! The Bedliner material hides a lot of the dents and imperfections from almost a decade of abuse. I had them spray it over the rail, about a half inch past the stake pockets, so that it would rust proof the damaged paint on the rail and I could still reinstall my diamond plate bed rail caps. I just finished putting the caps and tool box back in and as a bonus, I found that it insulated things and stopped the tool box from squeaking, too! I think I'm going to have the interior of my Land Rover done in grey Line-X. I'm very happy with the quality of the product and with the service I received from Line-X of Albuquerque.
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Hey I have an 88 F150 and when I bought it it had a liner in it. Recently I pulled it out and took the box off to repair rear crossmember that the mounts are on. I couldnt believe the rubs down to the bare metal they were every where. I would like to have the box professionally lined but costs led me to a DIY kit at Canadian Tire. Im sure NAPA or someone else would have these types of kits (if your in the US). The directions are straight forward but you gotta be clean, clean, CLEAN. Well thats my 2 cents good luck
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I've got an '04 f150 that came with a ford drop in bed liner already in it when I purchased it in '04. I finally got around to removing it and having a Line-X sprayed in. That was the way to go. I only have 6,500 miles on the truck, and when I removed the drop in, there was already some pitting beginning to form in the bed. Wheel wells were scratched to crap, and paint rubbing off. Glad I did the Line-X when I did. A little pricey, but in the long run, (or short term, for that matter), well worth it.
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Here in New England, Line-X runs about $450 (ish). Not too many installers around, but the one I used was aware of that and he still charged the "going rate". $450. Rhino is about $50 cheaper, but really cheaper quality-wise.
