Just looking for some opinions between the three. My 150 had a simple rubber matt, it worked fine I even hauled topsoil and such in it many times though that would get around the edges and stuff. My dad has a plastic liner that seems to be the best protection but slippery. And from what I hear Line-X is about the best but its $$$. Got to figure something out because my new rig is just bare painted metal...

 

I prefer the spray in liners.

 

Line-X is $$$ but it's also the best in my opinion.

The Bed Rug system is really cool too and it's supposed to allow you to pressure wash the dirt and stuff off of it. Depends how "finished" you want your bed to look.

The plastic liner just does not make any sense to me at all. It vibrates the paint off your bed, slippery, and flimsy.

The rubber mats work well, I used one for a long time in a Ranger but I scratched the hell out of the side walls of my bed over time.

 

I figured Line-X would be the most popular... guess I got to find some local places that do it and get an idea how much it will cost. I dont know what kind of plastic liner my dad had but he had it for ~10 years and hauled gravel in it many times, it was not flimsy, no clue if there was paint damage underneath though. Thats about the worse I'd haul in it, gravel, and cord wood.

How slippery is Line-X?

 

I have the Rhino liner, 9 years old, some chunks missing on tail gate, but still looks pretty good.

 

go with the spray in liner..

everything else either still allows paint/bed damage...

the sprayin liner is pretty grippy, but stuff can still slide around if unsecured..

 

line x is the way to go. Has a Warranty as well. If you are a veteran they will give you a discount too!

 

I have a thick rubber bed mat and hard plastic tailgate cover on my SD. Theres a product that been out for a while called the Dualliner or something like that. http://www.dualliner.com/index.php Its plastic panels on the front back and sides with a rubber mat for the floor. Its probably expensive too but I bet less than a spray in liner. I would like a spray in liner but I'm not paying the big price they want for it. I have a trailer to haul dirt, rocks and stuff around in. A trailer is much better than filling the truck bed up IMO, easier to get at too.

 

For my primary truck, i went with LineX. For the employee driven work truck, the plastic economy liner gets the nod. I figure the work truck will probably have so little value left anyway when I'm done with it, that it wont matter what's in the bed. That plus the fact that employees trash stuff anyway, and the plastic liners seem to stand up to abuse a little better than LineX although they dont protect against rust and corrosion like spray-in liners.

 

The best you can do is the spray in liner. I went the extra mile and put a rubber mat down on top of mine to protect it and put a piece of diamond tread aluminum on the tailgate but I haul a lot of stuff around

 

If I was spending the $$$ for a new F350 I would splurge the extra 3 or 4 hundred for the linex. Doesn't ford offer something like line x in the new trucks?

 

My local dealer just takes the truck to the Line-X place. I thought Ford offered it too but I'm not so sure when I found out that they just use the same guy here that I go to.

BTW, I had the floor in our 5th wheel cargo trailer sprayed too, 36' trailer and door, $800. Not really a bad deal and our cargo really hauls nicely. Floor is not slippery, easy to clean, sun does not glare off the aluminum ramp door anymore. It's a good option for any of you who have plywood or aluminum floors in your enclosed trailers.

 

I paid over $800 to have mine sprayed but that was up here in hijack heaven.

 

I would say it depends on what you intend to use the truck for. A show piece or a work truck. There is no doubt the spray is good, but if you haul fire wood or lumber most of the time you will hate the spray in. Nearly impossible to slide things around on, which some will say is good.

It really depends on the use and personal preference. Just my $.02

 

I've heard good reviews on this http://www.alsliner.com/

Haven't tried it myself but I might, currently have a plastic liner.