Truck bed mat for Gladiator, rubber?

[P.Lo]

So between DeeZee and Smartliner.......which mat is the more heavy duty "rubber", that will take more wear and tear?
Maybe its just the pictures, but the DeeZee looks like a thick slab of dense rubber, where the Smartliner looks like more of an "air injected" light weight foam....... but again, that's just from the pictures I have seen, would be appreciative to hear from anyone that has seen and touched both in person.

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[Trauma PA]

How do you like it? Is it heavy enough that it doesn't blow around when driving at interstate speeds?

Received and installed the Dee Zee bed mat today

Yours looks like a good fit with the sprayed in bedliner. Unfortunately I went with the smartliner. At the time I bought mine their product page did not indicate that their bed mat was not compatible with a sprayed in bedliner. They have since updated their website product page to say "will not fit with spray-in bed liner or plastic bed liner."
Here are some pics of mine to show the poor fit.

 

[Russler]

Yours looks like a good fit with the sprayed in bedliner. Unfortunately I went with the smartliner. At the time I bought mine their product page did not indicate that their bed mat was not compatible with a sprayed in bedliner. They have since updated their website product page to say "will not fit with spray-in bed liner or plastic bed liner."
Here are some pics of mine to show the poor fit.

Not 100% sure but it looks like it my be upside down. Try turning it over and see if it fits better.

 

[Jake]

Yours looks like a good fit with the sprayed in bedliner. Unfortunately I went with the smartliner. At the time I bought mine their product page did not indicate that their bed mat was not compatible with a sprayed in bedliner. They have since updated their website product page to say "will not fit with spray-in bed liner or plastic bed liner."
Here are some pics of mine to show the poor fit.

Horrible fit. I suggest that you send it back and get a refund and then get a proper fitting mat. See my post# 59 of this thread to see what I did for my mat on my truck.

Not 100% sure but it looks like it my be upside down. Try turning it over and see if it fits better.

It’s not upside down. Or at least it doesn’t look that way to me. I say that because you can read the writing on the mat.

 

[Trauma PA]

Not 100% sure but it looks like it my be upside down. Try turning it over and see if it fits better.

You might be onto something here. I'll flip it over and report back. Thanks.

 

[P.Lo]

I believe also it is upside down because the side flanges should go upward to contain debris.

 

[Russler]

Horrible fit. I suggest that you send it back and get a refund and then get a proper fitting mat. See my post# 59 of this thread to see what I did for my mat on my truck.


It’s not upside down. Or at least it doesn’t look that way to me. I say that because you can read the writing on the mat.

The flange/lip on mine is up (see pic)

 

[Jake]

Hey @Russler yours looks great. Maybe the one that @Trauma PA got is just upside down as some have suggested.

The flange/lip on mine is up (see pic)

 

[TYJ]

Yours looks like a good fit with the sprayed in bedliner. Unfortunately I went with the smartliner. At the time I bought mine their product page did not indicate that their bed mat was not compatible with a sprayed in bedliner. They have since updated their website product page to say "will not fit with spray-in bed liner or plastic bed liner."
Here are some pics of mine to show the poor fit.

Brother man... your Smartliner is upside down. The lip is designed to face upward in order to catch minor spills and the “Smartliner” logo is stamped into the top of the mat (not the “K0459” stamp in your photo). Mine fits perfectly (right side up).

 

[Trauma PA]

Brother man... your Smartliner is upside down. The lip is designed to face upward in order to catch minor spills and the “Smartliner” logo is stamped into the top of the mat (not the “K0459” stamp in your photo). Mine fits perfectly (right side up).

Thanks @TYJ . Others have said the same thing. Makes sense. Haven't had a chance to flip it over yet but excited to do so.

 

[Steppenwolf]

Brother man... your Smartliner is upside down. The lip is designed to face upward in order to catch minor spills and the “Smartliner” logo is stamped into the top of the mat (not the “K0459” stamp in your photo). Mine fits perfectly (right side up).

Yep, the lip should curl up a bit.

I got my Smartliner about 10 days ago. Unboxed it and then rolled it out flat, anchoring the corners with logs to keep it flat inside a warm house until it wasn't wanting to curl up anymore.

Installed it in the bed on Monday and the fit was perfect. I have the factory spray-in bedliner. The 'lip' is a great feature too in case of spillage. The mat can always be pulled out and replaced.

There's also some amount sound-dampening effect from the mat as well, I think.

At this point, I'm very pleased with the product.

 

[Trauma PA]

I did flip my mat around and low and behold, it’s now a great fit. I’ll post some pics in the daylight.

 

[Gatorized]

Yours looks like a good fit with the sprayed in bedliner. Unfortunately I went with the smartliner. At the time I bought mine their product page did not indicate that their bed mat was not compatible with a sprayed in bedliner. They have since updated their website product page to say "will not fit with spray-in bed liner or plastic bed liner."
Here are some pics of mine to show the poor fit.

You put it in upside down. The edges taper to fit snugly to the bed sides a bit like floor mats. You’d have the same poor fit on your floor mats if you put them in upside down! Good to hear you got it rearranged!

 

[Trauma PA]

Well here are some pics of the smartliner bed mat installed correctly. The fit is almost perfect. I would recommend without hesitation.

 

[takeitsleazy]

For those of you with the Smartliner, would it provide some comfort for dogs? I’m looking at both that and the BedTread

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