Rust at end of bed liner. Truck only has been registered for 1.5 years

[Mtnbikes]

Ditto on the spray in liner. That will take care of the rust. Drop ins are notorious for what you’re experiencing, especially in areas that use a lot of salt in the winter.

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[Tom_C]

Yeah, I had a drop in liner in my old truck, and it was the type that wrapped around the top of the bed 'rails'... not sure they are called rails, but the top of the bed that is now capped with plastic on the ranger.

The drop in liner chewed through the paint on the top of the rails, and basically every where the edge of the liner touched the paint. Any vibration caused it to rub through the paint. I never got a rust hole, maybe because the liner was rubbing all the loose rust off, not sure.

So, I think you're better off with spray in, if you can do it.

 

[Rp930]

Bed liner - outside influence. Warranty will likely be declined.

 

[Radioman]

Drop in bed liners are the worst. They are great at trapping dirt and moisture.

Yep...

 

[KJRR]

Yikes! My wife and I were just discussing this because water was dripping from the bed after the previous night's rain.
I know the edge of mine isn't nearly that bad but now planning to pull the line out next spring and seeing what it looks like under there .

 

[ranger 2020]

I saw that issue many times while working at dealerships. One time I saw an older F250 traded in that looked like brand new. Untill I peeled back the hard plastic bed liner. About half of the bed floor was rotted away. If I had a truck that needed that kind of protection I think I would try to add a spray on liner and then install a drop in on top of that.

 

[pbethel]

An unprotected bed will be full of scratches and surface rust, look awful and not perforate for multiple decades if you keep the bed otherwise clean of crap that will hold moisture and the front drains clear.
Honest use is not ugly.

 

[5thranger]

Looks normal for a year and a half in the Massachusetts area. I would have that drop in liner removed and a spray in liner put in its place. They will prep the area as part of install.

The drop in liners wiggle around constantly and rub through the paitn to the metal, then it does take a week or two into salt season till the oxidation accelerates.

Spot on, do as Jason suggests.

 

[Grandaccess]

a good thick Spray in has been the only good bed liner for decades, but get it done before your resale value goes to shit

 

[Racket]

I've got the Ford installed bed liner and don't live/drive where the roads get salted. Thought about getting it a spray in liner but honestly beat the crap out of the liner at the farm. At some point I suppose I'll update the truck with a spray in if I keep it as I intend.

 

[Awg9Tech]

Yes 4 and then called customer service because the dealers hands are tied. Customer service said there needs to be perforation, so I was like a hole? She replied with we prefer to call it perforation lol. So I guess I’m gonna wait for a perforation.

They want a “perforation”, I think I’d give them exactly what they ask for.

Make the nastiest hole you can, go through this winter and then next summer, bam! Perforation.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

I've got the Ford installed bed liner and don't live/drive where the roads get salted. Thought about getting it a spray in liner but honestly beat the crap out of the liner at the farm. At some point I suppose I'll update the truck with a spray in if I keep it as I intend.

I’m in your camp John - I bought mine when I was still working as a contractor and a spray liner wouldn’t hold up to sliding sharp tools, table saws, mitre saws, building materials, demolition debris, and anything else I could through back there. I’ve had success with drop-in liners in the past and it was a must for my truck. When I look at some of the gouges in the liner, I know it was the right call.

I’m retired now and contemplating a spray liner but, ugh, that means, removing the topper/canopy and being without my truck for a few days.

 

[jflogerzi]

Looks normal for a year and a half in the Massachusetts area. I would have that drop in liner removed and a spray in liner put in its place. They will prep the area as part of install.

The drop in liners wiggle around constantly and rub through the paitn to the metal, then it does take a week or two into salt season till the oxidation accelerates.

This x2

 

[MaxE731]

Line-X is cheap insurance, relative to repairs. I had mine sprayed as soon as I could after purchase.

 

[Blue Streak]

Had a 92 F250 4x4 with the Ford under the rails drop in bed liner purchased new. Did have some scrapes & gouges in it. About 8 yrs after ownership decided to pull the liner to check the bed because of all the bad talk. Total waste of time & a PITA. The bed had some paint wear but other than that clean as new. Never checked again, sold it in 2012. Did have a topper on it. Mine did not move around much.

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