And, it sticks way out from the wall. Should be real easy to knock off. Stay tuned for the warranty claims.
(I realize this isn't the end of the world, just stating an ironic observation)
Just a side note, I took mine out and swapped for a spray in. You'll need new tailgate screws when you get the tailgate sprayed proving your dealer didn'tsave the originals. The screws for the tailgate drop in do not have built in washers. Also the drop in liner piece has 8 screws so you'll have two empty screw holes since there are 10 in the tailgate. I ended up ordering from Ford the HS2 screw part for the tailgate assembly. Needed 3 packs to get 10 screwsMy truck came with a dealer-installed drop-in liner. I intalled a Softopper today and decided to pull the plastic drop-in liner before I did, and after seeing the bed, I'm glad I did.
The plastic liner had worn through the paint down to bare metal in several areas. The irony is that, had the liner (which is supposed to protect the bed) not been installed, my bed wouldn't have damage
Oh well though, I'll probably look into a spray-in liner once it warms up. For the meantime, my Tacoma bed-mat will do lol
Also, I may or may not have a factory drop-in liner for sale
All I've ever heard anybody mention is that they have to scrub up the paint quite a bit. Don't know if there are any additional steps.
What I done was to find bolts that fit in the bolt holes - They are metric and I can't remember for sure but I think they are M5 for the tailgate and M6 for the bed up at the cab - and put them in the holes. I told the installer not to remove them as I wanted access to the holes after they sprayed. So they just wrapped the head of the bolt with tape. I used Allen bolts instead of Hex head. The rest of the holes and the rubber plugs I didn't worry with. You can probably have them tape them off or removed if you don't want them sprayed. I had my tie downs sprayed also as it didn't matter to me I am not going to remove them, but I have seen them that were not sprayed.
So before I got mine sprayed (Rhino Liner), I removed my drop in bed liner and the liner piece that goes over the tailgate. I took the 8 screws and screwed them into the metal tailgate piece that gives you access to the rear camera housing. Then I added 2 of my own screws and some washers until the factory Ford ones I ordered came in. I made sure that I removed my tonneau cover completely including the bulkhead seals. My sprayer took care of the tie downs and made sure not to cover any access holes in the bed. He reinstalled the tie towns after spraying. My sprayer sprayed right over the rubber oval pieces. His reason was they would be hard to insert after spraying as the thickness makes the hole smaller. Hope this helps.
