Any reason not to get a spray in bed liner? Any considerations I'm missing?

[Outside Reality Check]

The spray in liner wasn't available in the truck I got either. I was going to LineX it first chance I got. Well that didn't happen, I wound up realizing the floor took the beating, not so much the side walls. So I got the Bed Rug instead. It's 25% of the cost of LineX, easy on the knees, protects the tail gate too, and looks descent (tonneau cover on 99% of the time anyway ). The truck bed is used primarily for home projects, camping, furniture moving, and Costco runs. I'm not really beating up the side walls, but if I do biff-it and scratch through the paint, I'll LineX it. If I get rid of the tonneau, I'll LineX it. Otherwise for now I'll use the money I save to do the 10,000 other things my JTR keeps asking for.

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[NotSo Bright White]

A consideration on weather you need the UV coating is weather or not you are going to cover the bed with a tonneau cover or cap. If you are going to cover it quickly, then you can save the money.

 

[ecidiego]

Get a Bedrug.

 

[Midnight Rider]

My previous 2 trucks (2003 Ram 1500 & 2011 Tundra) both had LineX.
Only issue I had was a tear on the Ram tailgate that was fixed no questions asked. Additionally, I work for a municipality & all of our new trucks have LineX bedliners spec’d in the bids.

 

[Dougstdig]

…another thing to consider…

I work a lot. Way too much…every day. In fact, it was a part of my decision on why I got another Jeep vehicle to force me to take time off and tinker and play. I called around from Central Florida north to Atlanta and found only 1 that would open on a Saturday afternoon. Pricing ranged from $799 to what I paid for the upgraded coating…$560. He did such a great job and took his personal time off so I tipped him an additional $100 and still came out ahead.

Don’t be afraid to shop pricing.

 

[dcmdon]

I would look at their warranty. In So Cal, the sun is going beat it up more than anything you put in the back. I think Line-X has a lifetime warranty. Either way, get the one with the best warranty. Provided its not a lot more expensive.

In fact that would be the factors in my analysis. Cost vs warranty.

Some companies can tint it to match your truck also. That might be nice if you have a darker color. But impractical if you have a lighter color.

Then again, getting it sprayed white might be a good way to keep the heat down.

Good luck in your decision.

 

[Rahkmalla]

Reasons to get a bed liner:
Keeps your bed from getting scratched

Reasons not to get a bed liner:
A bed covered in rubber is no prettier than a scratched-up bed

Reasons there is no reason to rush out to get a bed-liner immediately:
They are gonna scuff your bed paint to shit and back to get proper adhesion, therefore, it doesn't matter if your bed shows up ready for a spray in pristine condition or damaged.

For the record I take the same stance on my planned Katzkin leather, in that the cloth upholstery is going in the trash anyway, so it doesn't matter if it gets there pretty or not.

 

[redrider]

I have one of those plastic drop in liners with tailgate coverage. I haul split wood. After unloading the two rows closest to the gate, I can aggressively hit the brakes going backwards, down hill(driveway) and the rest of the load slides to the rear. I call it Redneck Wood Management. Cannot do that with a spray in liner or rug.

 

[Sazabi19]

There's absolutely no reason not to get one.

Line X did mine. Would Line X the WHOLE TRUCK if I could.

You can, it's just expensive.

 

[ragsman]

One thing some people overlook is weight. It will weigh about 40 pounds or so, depending on the thickness/manufacturer. I'm trying to keep my available payload as high as possible, and that 40 pound hit isn't worth it for what I want to use my truck for.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Get a Bedrug.

Actually, some people get the spray-in liner AND the Bedrug. I am considering the bedrug myself. Easier on the knees, can be pressure washed, helps cover seams and joints and any holes in the bed and keep a bit of dust out, and if you use a truck tent in the rear (the type that has no floor), well, that needs no explanation.
Yes, added weight, but then so am I...........

 

[Zissou]

Spray in bed liner is life. I will do it in every truck I own from here on out.
I did a factory order and had mine done by Mopar, but had that not been available I would have def done LineX or Rhino.

I prefer the spray in to the plastic drop in ones because stuff slides all over the place on the plastic ones. And personal preference I think the spray in looks better, but that's subjective.

 

[KohalaHutch]

I had a hard time choosing between the factory spray-on bed liner and the Mopar drop-in hard plastic liner. Drop-in liners are more easily replaceable once they wear out, but I eventually decided to use the spray-on option after I saw that people on this forum about them rubbing through the paint on the bed. I live in a very rust-prone area, so I didn't want to risk having my truck bed rusting out underneath.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

One thing some people overlook is weight. It will weigh about 40 pounds or so, depending on the thickness/manufacturer. I'm trying to keep my available payload as high as possible, and that 40 pound hit isn't worth it for what I want to use my truck for.

Yes, but here's a question for you - or anyone.............

I ordered the truck with the spray-in bedliner. My payload sticker has a stated weight limit (actually more than one but you get my point - it has a payload number)
Since that is factory and since the truck was calculated with all included options, is my factory spray-in bedliner not already accounted for since the truck was sent from the factory with it, and the numbers already posted?

I submit that the factory bedliner is already accounted for in the curb weight of the truck, as delivered, and my payload number accounts for all factory options. And that should include the bedliner that the factory installed and sold with a legit sales code in the order sheet and on the build sheet.

I further submit that if you order without, you may have a higher payload number than my truck even if otherwise identical and only after-market spray-in or drop-in subtract from that sticker number. The factory has no idea what you may or may not add to your truck so the number they give a truck without factory installed options can't possibly account for or include bedliner so an after-market bedliner of any type is payload and if it weighs 40 pounds then that 40 comes off your sticker number. If the sticker says 1140, then you have 1100 left. (but let's not go down that accounting for every 10 pounds bunny hole!!)

 

[Kitfoxbill]

Reason not to order it.
1. Color match to you truck. Not just black.
2. some offer lifetime warranty. Not 3yr36000mile.

When I ordered mine it was a requirement……

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