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To offer another option for your situation, check out DualLiner. I had one in my 13, and now one in my 15 F150. Its a five piece liner with a rubber bed mat, plastic panels for the side and head panels, and cover for the tailgate. Cost is about $400 shipped.
After having spray-in liners & regular plastic oem liners, I'm convinced this Dual Liner is the BEST product on the market after my dad ordered one for his truck. It's hard molded plastic that follows every contour of the bed, very impact resistant & it comes with the rubber mat. It's the best of both worlds I do believe, & the best part is you can take it out if you want. That spray-in liner is FOREVER. No going back after it's applied. Have you ever seen what they do to your bed in order to apply that spray-in liner ? If you did, you'd probably cry.
Have you ever seen what they do to your bed in order to apply that spray-in liner ? If you did, you'd probably cry.
Yes, they grind on it pretty good before spraying on the liner. That is why I went with the factory spray-in, as my understanding is Ford uses a chemical etch or primer. Since nobody at Linex/Rhino had any experience with adhering their products to aluminum beds prior to 2015, I preferred not to have them experiment with my truck. Very happy with the Ford spray-in so far!
If your a surveyor and carry alot of equipment, you may want to look into the DECKED truck storage system by DECKED. If you search for it in the forum I believe they are taking $300.00 off for forum folks. Not a sales rep but thought it was a great way to carry and store equipment.
getting a bedliner is more about the "need" .... I for example do not haul gravel or rocks or other hard/abrasive and heavy material. I transport my bikes in the bed, move furniture or transport my kayak and firewood.
I went with a rubber-type bed mat and a mat for the tailgate... total cost: $120 and all u.s. made. The bed mat keeps stuff from sliding around and prevents scratches/dents. the tailgate mat is soft on the knees and does the same thing.
if I should get the bed scratched up badly I can still get it lined down the road. With aluminum there's no risk of rust so that "bonus" of getting it lined is out the window.
Appreciate all the good information. I'm glad I went for the OEM spray in liner and for sure I'll be getting one of the bed mats. I'm semi-retired and only do surveys once in a while, so do not need any storage systems anymore. I plan on carrying suitcases and coolers mostly from now on.....
drop in bed liners are better IMO over spray in liners. Drop in liners offer more dent resistance compared to spray in.
I'm not sure on that. I think they hide the dents well. My 2012 Lariat was a demo. One of the things I checked out was the bed to see if it was used / abused. All looked good. I took the bed liner out for camping etc. I noticed 3 large dents. As well there were several worn and rusted areas from drift debris and the back and forth sanding motion.
As for the spray in type. My 2016 has one from the factory. Was surprised to see the edges in corners etc had light shining through. Not to mention lots of spray- thru from the undercoating. (This will also allow lots of dust to cover my camping gear). I'm going to ask the dealership to offer some advice to fill the gaps as I don't want to void any warranty. Was just going to use some black silicon.
I was going to have a line-X but the truck that I wanted came from another province and a factory spray in liner.
Line-X (and other local products) cover all those cracks/gaps.
I'm not sure on that. I think they hide the dents well. My 2012 Lariat was a demo. One of the things I checked out was the bed to see if it was used / abused. All looked good. I took the bed liner out for camping etc. I noticed 3 large dents. As well there were several worn and rusted areas from drift debris and the back and forth sanding motion.
As for the spray in type. My 2016 has one from the factory. Was surprised to see the edges in corners etc had light shining through. Not to mention lots of spray- thru from the undercoating. (This will also allow lots of dust to cover my camping gear). I'm going to ask the dealership to offer some advice to fill the gaps as I don't want to void any warranty. Was just going to use some black silicon.
I was going to have a line-X but the truck that I wanted came from another province and a factory spray in liner.
Line-X (and other local products) cover all those cracks/gaps.
That is why I am against drop in liners as well. Not as much problem with aluminum, but water lays in there, and with some of the rubbing, it causes rust. Also, things just slide around so much on that hard plastic.
I bought my XL off the lot, and the dealer put a drop in bedliner in it for some reason, and I had them take it out and give me the Ford bed mat instead.
Everyone has their opinions and likes what they like, but I'm against them 100%.
