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1Gen-TundraGeneral discussion forum for the 2000 to 2006 Toyota Tundra.
This is a discussion thread titled "Quick spray-in bedliner question", within the 1Gen-Tundra forum, part of the Truck Forums category.
Good Morning,
New Tundra owner
I have scheduled my liner to be sprayed in this upcoming week. I thought I had read about complaints/experiences that other owners have had. Particularly, I want to have the company remove the bolts before spraying, right?
I say yes. There was a thread a month or two ago about this and most people thought it better to remove the bolts, although I think a couple of people had reasons that they didn't want to. If you are curious, do a search and see if you can find the thread. It couldn't have been more than 2 months ago.
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2005 Charcoal Tundra Access Cab 4WD, TRD Offroad, Ivan Stewart Wheels (see my tire pressure monitoring system override mod in my photos), Line-X, Magnaflow 14586 muffler, Hellwig anti-sway bar, Gentex mirror
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I had my Tundra bed sprayed by Line-X and had the bed bolts removed before spraying after reviewing all the earlier postings on the subject. I felt in the remote circumstance that I'd need to remove the bed I wouldn't be hindered by the bed coating or have to repair the coating if I had to remove the bolts. I also felt that since the bed bolts rise above the bed surface they would eventually have the coating rubbed off from objects pulled across their surfaces. Since having my truck bed sprayed I didn't like the contrast of the dark coating vs. the bright steel bolts so I've since sprayed them with flat black Rustoleum. The bolts disappear blending nicely with the Line-X. I've had to touch up the spray paint occasionally but it's no big deal.
After getting your bed sprayed, or even before, you can invest about $100 in a nice heavy bed mat such as I currently have.
It can be hard to move things across it, but it helps to hold things down. Many people also use bet mats with their sprayed in liners, and I plan on doing the same next year when I get a Line-X sprayed in liner.
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You should also consider whether or not you are going to have them spray over the rails or if you are going to leave the plastic bed rail covers from Toyota on. I was actually kind of surprised when I removed my plastic caps and found that they were clipped to the body of the bed which means when you remove them, you get large rectangular holes in the bed rails. Why toyota does this instead of using what looks like double sided tape like Ford I don't know. It would let you remove the caps much more cleanly when they fade or break. For me the holes weren't much of an issue since I have a camper shell that covers them but if I didn't have the shell, I would be pretty upset with the holes.
WOW what is all that crappola from under the rail in the picture...it also looks like a telltale sign from the ol' over the rail plastic liners...after awhile with all the shake and shimmy, the grit just digs a nice perfect line down to the primer. Add a little salt & some H2O and you got yourself a rust problem. Why do the engineers do this?
123 - what can you recommend as a remedy for those who live in a salt infested region and want to keep their truck as rust-free as possible?
The rail caps IMO just shake ever so slightly day after day after day & catch debris. It is a catch 22 & probably not a big deal for 50% of those owners with good weather but....a co-worker with a 01 Tundra finally had to have his caps removed, the holes plugged & rails line-x'd because of rust. Maybe if you don't keep your truck it is no big deal, but what do you do if you want to prevent this if you are? I try to self-serve power wash once a week in the winter but it just keeps coming out somedays. Any good ideas?
I love complaining about the weather too much Plus where would I sled? oh well...to get the topic back on track.... I did get my spray liner put in...not Line-X...it is not sold in Vermont anywhere anymore... my choices were Rhino or Onyx & I went with Onyx because the same company who had the Line-X franchise went Onyx. I had them do the bed bolts, but not the tie downs or tailgate screws & I keep a bed mat in there too. First spray-in and I love it.
The ONYX guy is a prior LINE-X dealer who, from what I hear but don't know for sure, lost is franchise rights. Originally, he used the LINE-X marketing material on his website and substituted the word ONYX wherever LINE-X was. He's now changed much of it but still uses the oval logo. ONYX is just a name he made up, don't know where the chemicals come from.
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Quick spray-in bedliner question
what is all that crappola from under the rail in the picture...it also looks like a telltale sign from the ol' over the rail plastic liners...after awhile with all the shake and shimmy, the grit just digs a nice perfect line down to the primer. Add a little salt & some H2O and you got yourself a rust problem. Why do the engineers do this?
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Plus where would I sled? oh well...to get the topic back on track.... I did get my spray liner put in...not Line-X...it is not sold in Vermont anywhere anymore... my choices were Rhino or Onyx & I went with Onyx because the same company who had the Line-X franchise went Onyx. I had them do the bed bolts, but not the tie downs or tailgate screws & I keep a bed mat in there too. First spray-in and I love it.
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