66gtk Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I'm looking into bedliner options and am considering either a drop in plastic bedliner or a DIY spray/brush/roll style. Truck will be used occasionally like a truck should, but it will not be used in the winter. RWD short box styleside. Are there "new" drop in liners made that fit these trucks properly? Is there a DIY method that actually doesn't look like poop after a few years of light duty? I'd like the ability to use the body color instead of black if not using a drop in. Any suggestions and/or real world feedback/experience would be appreciated. Thanks! Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve83 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 You're describing something that doesn't exist... If you want it durable, Rhino is the only one I've seen that actually lasts. The only way to get body color is clear (which I've never seen) or color-matched Rhino (which isn't DIY, or cheap). Parts specific to these trucks (like drop-ins) are becoming VERY rare because there's not enough demand for them. Even the cargo liner for Broncos was discontinued nearly a decade ago. I doubt you can find a new drop-in, but I haven't looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 If they did/do exist, I am not a fan of the drop in ones that I've had. They've worn the paint around the fenders, screws come loose, warp, and if you haul mulch or something like that you have to take them out to clean under them. My truck had a very, very early rhino liner in it. Despite the age, it held up very well. I pulled it all up and am planning on putting the UV protected lineX back although I haven't done a ton of research yet on the options out there. I've never done a diy job but I would still consider that over a drop in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsai Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Any suggestions and/or real world feedback/experience would be appreciated. I'll be interested in hearing how this goes for you - one of the things I'm considering for when I get my truck repainted is color-matched bedliner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just remembered that I've see a few posts on a Jeep forum awhile back on using a diy kit called Raptor for the whole floor. They seemed to really like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just remembered that I've see a few posts on a Jeep forum awhile back on using a diy kit called Raptor for the whole floor. They seemed to really like it. I had Blue Rhino-lined when I bought him, and love it. Things don’t slide around in it, and it has a lifetime warranty. Big Blue came with an over-the-edge drop-in and I’m not a fan. It holds water in it as there are no drains, and I assume there’s been water under it to rust the bed, though I’ve not dared pull it to see. And, things slide around in it easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I just put in a thick rubber mat in my grandfather's 2015 F150. Really happy with it. It's at least easy to roll up and remove if needed. Our local farm supply has thick horse mats that I know people have taken a sawzall to and made bed mats with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I just put in a thick rubber mat in my grandfather's 2015 F150. Really happy with it. It's at least easy to roll up and remove if needed. Our local farm supply has thick horse mats that I know people have taken a sawzall to and made bed mats with. ^X2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 ^X2 The only problem with horse mats is they don't protect the bed sides from dents from the inside. 1) I suppose this would be an issue with spray on liners too. 2) Sometimes it's advantageous to have a slippery polyethylene liner. Try sliding a pallet of something in, on a spray liner! The mat can be rolled up, and the load slid in. I suppose you could have a sheet of MDO ready for when you expect to need it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 The only problem with horse mats is they don't protect the bed sides from dents from the inside. 1) I suppose this would be an issue with spray on liners too. 2) Sometimes it's advantageous to have a slippery polyethylene liner. Try sliding a pallet of something in, on a spray liner! The mat can be rolled up, and the load slid in. I suppose you could have a sheet of MDO ready for when you expect to need it..... Yes, sliding something in on a sprayed-in liner isn't easily done. Same with a mat, although the mat can be taken out. Dad had a mat in his truck when I got it, and it had protected the floor fairly well but not perfectly. Lots of things were trapped under it and they'd gotten wet and caused rust. Little spots of rust in many places. And one of the things it trapped was hundreds of .22 shell casings. He and his grandkids had shot out of the bed of the truck for years, and somehow lots of the casings were under the mat, clustered around the wheelwells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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