Truck Bed Protection

[Jumbo Jet]

I have had the Drop-in plastic bed liner - too slick and things moved around.



A rubber mat which rolled up and floated at Interstate speeds.



3 sprayed in Rhino liners that all got scarred, scraped and faded.



I saw this product DualLiner on eBay, researched it and bought it for my 2013 RAM 3500.



The DualLiner consists of 4 plastic pieces that protect the tailgate, sides, and front of the truck bed. A heavy rubber mat snaps into the channels molded into the side panels to hold the non-slip rubber mat in place.



Three small issues overcome with a sharp utility knife - 1) the tailgate cover fits good, but a raised area on each upper corner will not permit the tailgate to close. I cut off enough material to correct that issue. 2)The very end of the rubber mat that fits between the rear posts of the bed has to be trimmed 1/2" on each side. The mat is 59-1/2" wide there and the bed is only 58-1/2" wide. 3) The rear tiedown points on the 2013 have been moved to the corner posts and not the sides. I made two new slots with a dremel tool to correct.



Here are a couple pictures:



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[UpstateNYoilburner]

Jumbo, I had the same thing in my '05 from day one until I traded it about a month ago. It held up very well. The one thing I didn't really like was the tailgate cover. It was delivered in the box folded in half and never really fit right, even after all those years baking in the sun. The gate cover also moved around enough that it wore the paint off the top edge of the rear sill on the bed. Pi$$'d me off every time I opened the gate.

 

[NickSullivan]

I've always had a spray in liner and a bed mat. I use the Mopar bed mat and I've never had it roll up or even move due to the wind.

I do, like the idea of the front plastic piece of that bed liner. That would work well with hauling our camper where the camper contacts the front of the bed.

 

[EDankievitch]

My 13 came with the factoryspray in liner I have to say it's every bit as good as a Rhino liner that I've had on other trucks. Pep boys has a rubber bed mat for around $80 that is a one size fits all mat. It comes for the 8' bed just has to be trimmed for other bed sizes. For the price it has held up quite well and does not blow around.