replacing toolbox on my truck(question)

[em14]

Some of the liner installers can bridge those holes and you would never know they were there. Ask your Rhino guy about the merits of welding them and about the bridging. A lot depends on where they are and if they could be punched thru later during the life of the truck.
Leo

 

[davkir]

the guy that does the Rhino liner in my town also does body work(i think) so i was going to go by there tomorrow and ask him about it. your ideas sound really good though, i guess i'm just trying to figure out the final route to go. out of all those options, which do you think would be the best?

Well, it's pretty much just your personal preference. The sprayin liner guys usually charge extra to spray the top of the bed sides and you end up with a slightly rough edge where they pull the tape off.
Plastic bed rail caps probably are about the same as the extra cost even if you don't weld up the holes. You can also get fancy aluminum diamond plate...there are lots of choices.

 

[KICK]

diamond plate covers over the sides of the bed.

 

[daveinnh]

I have a Rhino spray-on liner on my 2002 Chevy half-ton done with "over-the-rail".

The rail line is very clean and the installer asked to enlarge the bed drain-holes to allow drainage after the application.

I'll go w/ Rhino for my next truck.

 

[rback33]

How is it that I am the only fiscally responsible (read CHEAP) sucker who wants to know what he is doing with the OLD boxes?

 

[Lasgambler]

As`KICK replied, I put alum. checker plate rail caps on my dually. They are available with or without stake pocket holes. carraige bolts for the bed floor sounds like a "good idea".

 

[gemini5362]

I see a lot of posts about rhino liner. It is a good product we use it at work to cover doors that have forklifts going through them and it holds up very well to that. I started to get rhino liners on my new truck but my dealer told me about a product called Line-x I think both products are equally durable I went with line-x for two reasons. 1. rhino liner is put on cold and it takes it a few minutes to solidify during that time when you are doing the vertical surfaces on your bed it can run and get a bit uneven. Line-x is put on hot and dries much faster so less likely chance to run.

2. The biggest advantage of line-x over rhino to me is the warranty. Both have lifetime warranties. The difference is who honors it. Rhino is warranteed by the installer. If you have it installed by a local truck accessory place and they go out of buisness your warrany is gone. Line-X is warranted by the manufacturer and if your installer goes out of buisness look on the net and find someone that installs it and have them fix it if you have a problem.

I do not work for either company or sell either product. I have seen both used and like both of them. I think line-x is a bit more expensive and you can get rhino liner in different colors to match your bed if you want.

 

[dgl24087]

Line-X is available in color match, although not all dealers are doing the color liners at this time. I had Line-X color match sprayed on my new Ram, looks great, and the color match contains Dupont Kevlar.

 

[gemini5362]

Thank you for mentioning that line-x comes in colors. I was under the impression that it did not come in different colors. Is that something new or did my dealer just not have the capability of doing colors ?

 

[dgl24087]

Thank you for mentioning that line-x comes in colors. I was under the impression that it did not come in different colors. Is that something new or did my dealer just not have the capability of doing colors ?

It's a little of both. My dealer just started color match this year, and has been in business for quite a while.