BigJ
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BedRug Bedliner
Over the years I've had everything from a bare bed, to a bed mat, to a full plastic liner to a spray on liner. They've all had their pros and cons (all cons with the bare bed :gy
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The Raptor is going to be a daily driver that can handle itself on the job site, as well has let loose on the weekends. I need something that I can camp with, carry the groceries with and haul the puppy with. The BegRug seemed to be the right compromise between comfort, grippiness, and durability. So far, the comfort for the pup is outstanding, and the "stuff not sliding around" factor is awesome. Time will have to tell on the durability, but from a build construction perspective, this thing is top notch. All in all, I think I've "chosen wisely"
To the pics:
I've got the manstep and I ordered the BedRug accordingly:
The factory bed extender has rubber feet on either end of it. These feet are there to provide a soft interface between the extender and, presumably, a hard bed liner and/or the bed itself. The BedRug is too thick on the inboard (toward the cab) side. The feet sit on top of the rug, and therefore prevent the locking pins from engaging correctly. The fix is simple... remove the feet. I found that a half turn twist to break the bit of glue used to hold them on, followed by a push over from the top of the foot will pop them off with little trouble:
The feet used on the outboard side (when the extender is flipped around and put on top of the opened tailgate) do not need to be removed as there are depressions molded into the BedRug to accommodate them.
The other tweak needed was for the tie downs. The instructions say to remove them entirely, but I wanted to be able to use them, so instead we cut slits in the BedRug to accommodate them. Seems to work just fine.
All in all, I like this liner. Time will need to tell on how it resists the crap I'll be hauling for work (hydraulic pumps full of grime, oil, chemicals etc) but I'm optimistic that it'll do just fine.
Over the years I've had everything from a bare bed, to a bed mat, to a full plastic liner to a spray on liner. They've all had their pros and cons (all cons with the bare bed :gy
.The Raptor is going to be a daily driver that can handle itself on the job site, as well has let loose on the weekends. I need something that I can camp with, carry the groceries with and haul the puppy with. The BegRug seemed to be the right compromise between comfort, grippiness, and durability. So far, the comfort for the pup is outstanding, and the "stuff not sliding around" factor is awesome. Time will have to tell on the durability, but from a build construction perspective, this thing is top notch. All in all, I think I've "chosen wisely"
To the pics:
I've got the manstep and I ordered the BedRug accordingly:
The factory bed extender has rubber feet on either end of it. These feet are there to provide a soft interface between the extender and, presumably, a hard bed liner and/or the bed itself. The BedRug is too thick on the inboard (toward the cab) side. The feet sit on top of the rug, and therefore prevent the locking pins from engaging correctly. The fix is simple... remove the feet. I found that a half turn twist to break the bit of glue used to hold them on, followed by a push over from the top of the foot will pop them off with little trouble:
The feet used on the outboard side (when the extender is flipped around and put on top of the opened tailgate) do not need to be removed as there are depressions molded into the BedRug to accommodate them.
The other tweak needed was for the tie downs. The instructions say to remove them entirely, but I wanted to be able to use them, so instead we cut slits in the BedRug to accommodate them. Seems to work just fine.
All in all, I like this liner. Time will need to tell on how it resists the crap I'll be hauling for work (hydraulic pumps full of grime, oil, chemicals etc) but I'm optimistic that it'll do just fine.
