If you're a truck operator, you know the benefits and advantage of the pickup bed of that pickup. You can haul just about anything from your favorite recliner to a load of lumber. The only setback is that after a few years of use, the pickup bed floors and sides will start to demonstrate their age much sooner than the rest of the pick up truck. Dings, scratches, and dents will sooner or later appear... making the truck look more aged than it in fact is - and much more notably - will cut down the value of the pickup.
We had the same trouble, a attractive pick up truck - until eventually you dropped the tail gate. The cargo area was busted up pretty bad and it honestly took away the great looks of the truck.
There are a few options available to rectify that problem... a spray-in cargo area liner, a drop-in cargo area liner, or a total pickup bed liner system. All three choices have their positive aspects and drawbacks, but in this piece of writing I'm going to discuss the benefits of the DualLiner pickup bed protection system. The folks at DualLiner have a chart that displays the pro's & con's of all three styles of pickup bed liners... and can be seen at <a href="http://www.dualliner.com/compare.php">DualLiner truck bedliners</a> .
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The creators of DualLiner delivered one of their bed liner systems to us to set up on a 2004 Dodge Ram pickup. The first thing we found was how it was packaged and mailed to the front door. Everything that you will need is in one very easy to handle parcel, and it was mailed right to the door. No making visits or waiting in line required.
The equipment is made up of 5 parts... a front bed wall liner, two side wall liners, a tail gate liner, and a heavy duty, 3/8" thick rubber bed mat.
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Detailed set up information are provided with the system, and the step-by-step operation made it very uncomplicated. Total setup time is substantially less than 30 minutes, and can be performed by just one man or woman. The only devices required are a #40 and #27 Torx Driver; a ¼" drill bit, and drill.
The first action is to pull off the four cargo handles in the Dodge Ram's pickup bed. We also swept out a couple of bits of rubbish to be certain that no deeper harm could occur to the bed. The front bed liner went on first, and just slipped over the top front rail of the cargo area. Next were the two side pieces... make sure the upper side of the liner is located under the bed rails. The front and side pieces are properly secured together with four friction-fit tabs (commonly referred to as push-in automotive fasteners). We then re-installed the four cargo handles, which in turn totally anchored the side panels. The fact that the top of the side panels fit beneath the cargo area rails gave the system a very tidy look.
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The next stage is to fit the tailgate liner to the tailgate. Take out the manufacturer Torx screws that hold down the access panel. Place the liner on the tail gate... the pre-drilled openings in the liner match up appropriately with the factory holes. Re-install the Torx screws to the tail gate. There are four additional pre-drilled holes in the liner, which are situated towards the bottom of the tail gate. This is where you will need to drill four ¼" holes in the tailgate. The package includes a tube of rust inhibitor... a small dab in each newly drilled hole will defend against rust. The four holes are then plugged with additional push-in automotive fasteners.
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The end phase in the unit installation is to lay down the 3/8" thick rubber mat on the cargo area. There are grooves in the bottom of the side panels to which the mat fits in for a excellent completed look.
So here you go - a before & after shot of the truck cargo area... which one do you prefer?
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Here are a few points to pay attention to if you're contemplating about obtaining the DualLiner cargo area protection system:
· Life time warranty - <a href="http://www.dualliner.com/objects/LifetimeLimitedWarranty.pdf">DualLiner bedliner lifetime warranty</a>
· Made in the USA.
· DualLiner retails for $399.00. Spray-in liners are $700 and up. How about a drop-in? They're badly crafted and will definitely crack and lose color. Your bed will get scratched with one of these liners.
· The rubber pad makes sure that almost nothing will slide around in the cargo area.
· Will not diminish or turn a "chalky" colour.
· Can be utilized with all variations of Tonneau covers and/or bed rails.
In summary, we are particularly satisfied with this solution. The user of the pick up truck is quite delighted and reported this was most certainly the fastest way to hide an ancient bed and make the pick up truck look great again. On a side note, I in reality had a DualLiner on my 2003 Dodge Ram pick up... when I traded the pickup truck three years later, the cargo area liner seemed as good as the first day it was hooked up. I highly advocate this to truck owners everywhere! Give DualLiner a call at (800) 992 -1949 or stop by their website and view the installation videos at <a href="http://www.dualliner.com/installation.php">how to install the dualliner bedliner</a>
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