pajoube
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Would you put the liner under the bedliner?
Paul
Paul
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Bayrat
Silver Member
This may sound stupid /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif, but yes there is (or at least was two years ago) a pad to further protect the bed from a liner's movement as you drive the truck. I looked at one at the time, but did not buy it. It is a breathable material that isolated the liner from the bed. Will be calling the dealer tomorrow.
bgott
Veteran Member
I bought a new 2500 diesel in '98. You'll love it! A good website for these trucks is www.turbodieselregistry.com
RobertN
Super Member
The big problem with the liner was how slippery it was. The RV people I worked with said the camper itself could slip too easily on the bed liner. A pad would be needed between the camper and the liner.
I got a new Dodge last spring. I love the truck, but am bummed, since my slightly older Lance camper would not fit... Dog gone new aero-bed designs/w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
I got a new Dodge last spring. I love the truck, but am bummed, since my slightly older Lance camper would not fit... Dog gone new aero-bed designs/w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
PaulT
Gold Member
So let me get this straight -
First you buy a truck to carry things in the truck bed.
Then you buy a liner to protect the truck bed from damage due to carrying things in the truck bed.
Then you buy a liner to protect the truck bed from damage due to the liner you bought to protect the truck bed from damage due to carrying things in the truck bed.
Then you buy a liner to protect things from sliding out of the liner you bought to protect the truck bed from damage due to carrying things in the truck bed.
Did I get that right???/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif (I hope you all see how funny it really sounds)
BTW, my truck bed has spray in liner that was there when I bought the truck, but it works great and doesn't flake off. I have cut it occasionally when shoveling out gravel/dirt/etc.
First you buy a truck to carry things in the truck bed.
Then you buy a liner to protect the truck bed from damage due to carrying things in the truck bed.
Then you buy a liner to protect the truck bed from damage due to the liner you bought to protect the truck bed from damage due to carrying things in the truck bed.
Then you buy a liner to protect things from sliding out of the liner you bought to protect the truck bed from damage due to carrying things in the truck bed.
Did I get that right???/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif (I hope you all see how funny it really sounds)
BTW, my truck bed has spray in liner that was there when I bought the truck, but it works great and doesn't flake off. I have cut it occasionally when shoveling out gravel/dirt/etc.
Bird
Rest in Peace
/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gifI'm with you, Paul. I never put a liner in any of my pickups; did put a thin rubber pad in one pickup just to keep things from rattling back there. And now my old '81 Ford had a brand new slide in liner in it when I bought the truck. With a new liner in an old truck, I told my wife at the time I'd bet there was a hole in the bed, so I looked under the liner to see and was surprised to find no holes./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif Since the liner was there already, I left it there, but I can't imagine myself ever buying a liner.
RobertN
Super Member
I took the liner out of my old Ford when I got the camper. It was a mans truck and all, so I thought it would be ok/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif Really though, my friend is an RV mechanic, and said the camper would slip too much on the liner. Also, the ribs on the liner don't always line up with the ribs on the bed-bottom. The ribs can crush, allowing the camper to loosen against it's tie downs. The liner is actually a nice container for potting soil now!
For the new Dodge, I want to Rhino or Line-X line it. It has no liner right now. It's not a priority right now though.
It is as funny idea though, to line a liner..
For the new Dodge, I want to Rhino or Line-X line it. It has no liner right now. It's not a priority right now though.
It is as funny idea though, to line a liner..
Egon
Epic Contributor
Paul:
I didn't have enough courage to say that. No liner in my truck. Some people like them though and maybe we are all a little different. Perhaps fortunetly so. The world would be a very dull place if everyone were like me.
Egon
I didn't have enough courage to say that. No liner in my truck. Some people like them though and maybe we are all a little different. Perhaps fortunetly so. The world would be a very dull place if everyone were like me.
Egon
RobS
Super Member
Egon, I'm a member of the linerless club as well. Plenty of dings, scratches and all out dents in my bed to show it's usefulness. I do like the spray on liners, maybe next truck /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
duanet
Silver Member
I like your way of thinking, Paul. But by the time I got ready to sell my old Ranger, the liner was about all there was left to the box! The liner came with it when I bought it 11 years ago, and the '99 I recently bought came with a Duraliner.
There's one thing that hasn't been mentioned, or at least I didn't see it. I bought a Load Handler - one of those mats that lay on the bed of your liner and you crank it back over the tailgate to unload your gravel or firewood or whatever - and it <font color=red>requires</font color=red> a liner because it <font color=red>IS</font color=red> slippery. I have found it to be very handy, and I am also pleased with the liners I've had. Obviously, I can't comment on the sprayed in liners.
<font color=green>Duane</font color=green>
There's one thing that hasn't been mentioned, or at least I didn't see it. I bought a Load Handler - one of those mats that lay on the bed of your liner and you crank it back over the tailgate to unload your gravel or firewood or whatever - and it <font color=red>requires</font color=red> a liner because it <font color=red>IS</font color=red> slippery. I have found it to be very handy, and I am also pleased with the liners I've had. Obviously, I can't comment on the sprayed in liners.
<font color=green>Duane</font color=green>
