Bedliner blues...
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Bedliner blues...
So I decided to take the 5th wheel rails out of the back of my truck, since I no longer use the 5th wheel, which unvieled a lovely little pile of rust, which I'm in the middle of sanding down/painting. Now I am left with a bedliner with two large rectangles cut out of it, and I want to cover them up to avoid this situation happening again. Is there anything that I could use to cover up the ribbed plastic?
I want to try to avoid doing something like putting in a block of wood and just calking around it, becuase I frequently haul dirt and things, and that makes it very difficult to sweep out. Thanks!
I want to try to avoid doing something like putting in a block of wood and just calking around it, becuase I frequently haul dirt and things, and that makes it very difficult to sweep out. Thanks!
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I got frustrated trying to sweep the dirt out of the ribs in my bedliner and put down a piece of exterior plywood when I haul dirt.
It's easy to sweep out and the shovel doesn't catch like on the plastic. So what if a little gets caught in the corners. Mine's a working truck, not a toy.
There was a thread not long ago debating the merits of drop-in v/s spray liners.
All I know is mine has been in there for 21 years and isn't done yet.
As for the holes, I would just look for a 'new' one.
These things are out of favor now and you might look at Craigslist or something like that to find one local.
Shipping would be exorbitant.
It's easy to sweep out and the shovel doesn't catch like on the plastic. So what if a little gets caught in the corners. Mine's a working truck, not a toy.
There was a thread not long ago debating the merits of drop-in v/s spray liners.
All I know is mine has been in there for 21 years and isn't done yet.
As for the holes, I would just look for a 'new' one.
These things are out of favor now and you might look at Craigslist or something like that to find one local.
Shipping would be exorbitant.
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Roll on bedliner. Go to a parts store and buy the cheap kit for like 60$. I've done 4 trucks with those kits and they turn out EXTREMELY nice, and very durable. No sense in paying 400-500 for a Rhino liner done at a shop. You can do these things at home in a matter of hours. I like the plastic liners a lot, but patching one is virtually impossible, and a new one will probably cost a lot. Look into a new roll on kit.
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Never install a 5th wheel hitch like that. A nice small 4 inch hole for a goose neck, and they have adapters for a 5th.
Then a nice rubber mat will cover it just fine. And you don't have to remove a thing, except for twisting a lever and pulling out and or flipping over the gooseneck ball.
Then a nice rubber mat will cover it just fine. And you don't have to remove a thing, except for twisting a lever and pulling out and or flipping over the gooseneck ball.
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Originally Posted by icrman
Never install a 5th wheel hitch like that. A nice small 4 inch hole for a goose neck, and they have adapters for a 5th.
Then a nice rubber mat will cover it just fine. And you don't have to remove a thing, except for twisting a lever and pulling out and or flipping over the gooseneck ball.
Then a nice rubber mat will cover it just fine. And you don't have to remove a thing, except for twisting a lever and pulling out and or flipping over the gooseneck ball.
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Originally Posted by ArdWrknTrk
Scary!
Was it a horse trailer or something?
Was it a horse trailer or something?
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i have a tractor 5th wheel with a custom made bracket in my truck because i haul empty box trailers for my dads trucking company, i dont have a bedliner in my truck because of this reason but if i didnt have a 5th wheel in my truck i would have one of the roll on bedliners
