Factory Spray In Bed liner no longer available???

[DesertDog]

I may ask the dealership to see if they are willing to do it. That’s kind of a bummer that Jeep suddenly decided not to do bedliners in diesels last month. WTF!!!

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[Deadeye]

My guess is that raw materials for the liner are unavailable. I work for a one of the biggest specialty polymer manufacturers, and we are struggling to keep even our best customers supplied.

 

[DesertDog]

That would make more sense to me if it was also temporarily unavailable on the gasoline units. Same assembly line.

also, the aftermarket companies don’t seem to be having a problem.

I find this confusing

 

[fyrefight]

No idea on factory status, but I have the OEM bedliner on my 20 JTR.

Having had Rhino and Line-X on other projects, I’d say the OEM liner is “ok”.

But if I were you I would go with aftermarket Line-X.

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Second that. Line X is much tougher in my opinion.

 

[basicGlad]

Wtf did they linex a smart car?

 

[DesertDog]

… So the dealership wants to send me to a company uses the product branded as Coversall. They say this is they manufacturer who sells in bulk to the “name brand” franchises.

significantly less money.

does that sound legitimate?

also, they say they mask around the bed light as removing them frequently causes breakage and they absorb the cost.

I offered to risk it, saying, if the light does break, I will cover the cost of another one.

thoughts?

this place is recommended by the dealership which, if for no other reason, causes suspicion.

 

[AZCooWhip]

My guess is that raw materials for the liner are unavailable. I work for a one of the biggest specialty polymer manufacturers, and we are struggling to keep even our best customers supplied.

This. Exactly. Name something that isn’t on back order these days. Working for a global manufacturing business, most companies are cutting back on skus and concentrating on their “high runners” only utilizing those “scarce” resources where it makes most sense.

 

[Deadeye]

This. Exactly. Name something that isn’t on back order these days. Working for a global manufacturing business, most companies are cutting back on skus and concentrating on their “high runners” only utilizing those “scarce” resources where it makes most sense.

Yeah, the plastic industry has been really wild. Things were already bad because of COVID, then add the unemployment benefits wreaking havoc on the labor pool. Then China started poaching raw material orders from American companies (which our State Department is doing nothing about), and now the whole Texas debacle has all things Houston shutdown. Just wild.

 

[AZCooWhip]

Yeah, the plastic industry has been really wild. Things were already bad because of COVID, then add the unemployment benefits wreaking havoc on the labor pool. Then China started poaching raw material orders from American companies (which our State Department is doing nothing about), and now the whole Texas debacle has all things Houston shutdown. Just wild.

I hear you.

Amazing what 12 short months makes.

 

[RedBearon]

Wtf did they linex a smart car?

Haha.. yeah it's their fleet vehicle I guess so it's all done up in Line-X and has their branding on the side.

 

[TheSolarWizard]

has anyone sprayed these res as well as around the tailgate?
What about underneath by the spare access hole and around the sides?

seems like these areas take damage and look like crap on beds that get used

 

[Binfordtools]

I don't feel like reading through 5-pages of replies, but I can tell you that my JT was built two weeks ago and it does have the factory spray-on bed liner.

 

[Jonny A]

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All holes that need to be used were taped up and are still accessible.

I was concerned that he said he was going to spray over the plastic plugs on the bottom and closest to the cab panel, but he told me they wouldn't stay in place if he sprayed it while they were removed, assured they aren't used for anything but access to wiring during the assembly process, and would not be needed, even for bed removal later down the line.

My research later confirmed this, so I'm happy I trusted him.

They also remove all the access panels on the tailgate, spray them individually (excluding the bolts), and reassemble everything.

I have to agree, I had Line-X done to my pick truck up bed back about 2002. Never really heard of Line-X prior, did hear of Rhino Liner though. The job was nice looking... but the oval plugs were removed for the spray, then replaced. The plugs constantly fell out and eventually were lost.
Factory spray on the Gladiator, they plugs stay in nice. Spayed over.

 

[JeepGuy82]

Bedliner and Hardtop Headliner options are available for all gas and diesel orders except the Rubicon diesel. I have a Rubicon diesel I ordered as soon as you could back last summer. It ended up getting lemon lawed so went to order another identical one - order actually placed yesterday. I'm personal friends with the GM at my local dealership and mentioned this to him. He called some of the higher ups and they said it has been restricted only on the Rubicon diesel trim level - supposedly has to do with the weight/balance on the Rubicon diesel model. Who knows?

 

[bentrod]

I expected at least the regular colors like red, white, blue, and black to be no cost while the metallics gets an upcharge which is what other car manufacturers do.

You're using logic and making sense - that was outlawed a while ago.

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