Truck Newb

[Trickfox]

First time truck owner here (pic below). Figured I'd say hi after lurking here for a while and offer one quick review and ask one question.

Review: Used my Fordpass points on the "Impact Heavy Duty Bed Mat". I've only seen one or two mentions of this on the forums, so threw in a pic below and thought I'd give my thoughts. As advised in the other review, I let it sit out for a day or so to help flatten it out before installing. The install was simple and the results so far are great. I chose this over the rubber mat plus tailgate liner option because this came with tailgate protection, and I assume is softer than the tailgate liner (i.e. easier on the knees). The finish is very rough (almost akin to the finish from spray-in liners), which so far has kept things from sliding around. The mat itself has aggressive velcro strips sewn onto the mat, which I feel will maintain the holding power well, and it is made by Bed Mat.

Question: I have the Lariat (Tremor) package, and my driver's side door handle has a spot where the key can be inserted, but it's just plain metal (and mine is even a little discolored in the middle). I know it's a nit to pick, but I can't help but wonder if there's supposed to be a cover over it or something. I looked at a bunch of pics online, and saw the exposed metal keyhole on most I could find, but just curious if I'm missing something.

Thanks!

My new hobby/money-pit:

Impact Heavy Duty Bed Mat

Keyhole on Driver's door handle

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[dondonbabyraptor]

First time truck owner here (pic below). Figured I'd say hi after lurking here for a while and offer one quick review and ask one question.

Review: Used my Fordpass points on the "Impact Heavy Duty Bed Mat". I've only seen one or two mentions of this on the forums, so threw in a pic below and thought I'd give my thoughts. As advised in the other review, I let it sit out for a day or so to help flatten it out before installing. The install was simple and the results so far are great. I chose this over the rubber mat plus tailgate liner option because this came with tailgate protection, and I assume is softer than the tailgate liner (i.e. easier on the knees). The finish is very rough (almost akin to the finish from spray-in liners), which so far has kept things from sliding around. The mat itself has aggressive velcro strips sewn onto the mat, which I feel will maintain the holding power well, and it is made by Bed Mat.

Question: I have the Lariat (Tremor) package, and my driver's side door handle has a spot where the key can be inserted, but it's just plain metal (and mine is even a little discolored in the middle). I know it's a nit to pick, but I can't help but wonder if there's supposed to be a cover over it or something. I looked at a bunch of pics online, and saw the exposed metal keyhole on most I could find, but just curious if I'm missing something.

Thanks!

My new hobby/money-pit:

Impact Heavy Duty Bed Mat

Keyhole on Driver's door handle

Beautiful truck Marcus. Welcome. Interesting, never seen anyone post about the bed mat or the keyhole. The bed mat review was great. If you need that extra gripping power, it's a great solution! Hope ya don't spend too much more on the beauty

 

[Trickfox]

Beautiful truck Marcus. Welcome. Interesting, never seen anyone post about the bed mat or the keyhole. The bed mat review was great. If you need that extra gripping power, it's a great solution! Hope ya don't spend too much more on the beauty

Thanks Brandon. Judging by your signature, you know a thing or two about modifications . That camper shell looks sweet!

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Thanks Brandon. Judging by your signature, you know a thing or two about modifications . That camper shell looks sweet!

Thank you for the nice comment on my shell, I would recommend ARES again. Haha, I may have done a few things here and there to the truck. If you have any questions about any mods or where to find some juicy threads about some topic let me know. Would be glad to help where I can. For now, enjoy your rummaging around the hidden gold around here.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Keyhole on Driver's door handle

Hi Marcus,

My 2019 Lariat with chrome package looks just like your lock. This is an emergency entrance as you would normally use your fob.

best,
Phil

 

[Jason B]

Thanks for the photo of the bed mat. I was thinking of getting that same mat. I like that it covers the
gap between bed and gate when in the open position. But I don't have much confidence in the Velcro taps sticking the the bed and gate.
Do you thick it will hold up? I'm not so worried about the bed part, but the gate part when in the closed position.
Beautiful truck. Part of you hobby will be keeping that black paint clean and shiny.

 

[THLONE]

How do you think that bed mat will hold up after hauling dirt or bricks or a deer? ?

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Welcome Marcus,

Nice looking truck. Those bed rugs are popular with many forum members - they haul all kinds of stuff and just pressure wash it when it gets dirty.

Also, I’m pretty sure our key holes are all like that - someone on here painted it to match their truck colour. You could likely mask it and use your touch-up kit.

 

[MXGOLF]

On your key fob pull the top off and you will discover the key for entry to the driver's door lock if the fob's battery is out or won't work for some reason. It took me a while to figure that one out. LOL!

Very nice looking Ranger!! I am sure you will really enjoy it.

 

[Jmarler]

I almost bought the same as yours and samecolor. They had one in transit but I went to test drive another one ended up buying that one.

 

[Trickfox]

Thanks for the photo of the bed mat. I was thinking of getting that same mat. I like that it covers the
gap between bed and gate when in the open position. But I don't have much confidence in the Velcro taps sticking the the bed and gate.
Do you thick it will hold up? I'm not so worried about the bed part, but the gate part when in the closed position.
Beautiful truck. Part of you hobby will be keeping that black paint clean and shiny.

Ha, you are right about that! This black paint shows every spec of dirt.

The adhesive on the velcro seemed pretty aggressive, but we'll see. I've left it out in the Texas sun a few times, and so far so good.

 

[Trickfox]

How do you think that bed mat will hold up after hauling dirt or bricks or a deer? ?

Good question. I don't plan on doing anything too extreme with mine, so wasn't a concern. On the bed itself, the material is an open face foam, with the a top layer of the textured rubber. I would be concerned that if you cut through the rubber layer on this one, the open cell foam underneath is would be pretty weak. On the tailgate, it's a fabric base with the rubber layer on top. I'd think it would be as strong as the carpet style bed mat.

 

[JTDay]

Beaut! Love the black with sport package.

 

[Trickfox]

Welcome Marcus,

Nice looking truck. Those bed rugs are popular with many forum members - they haul all kinds of stuff and just pressure wash it when it gets dirty.

Also, I’m pretty sure our key holes are all like that - someone on here painted it to match their truck colour. You could likely mask it and use your touch-up kit.

I like the idea of painting it to match. Thanks!

 

[paval3]

If I didn't occasionally throw a hay bale in the bed of my Ranger, I would get the BedRug carpeted mat! We sometimes have customers who want the BedRug carpet mat if they ordered a fiberglass cap with the carpet headliner (which coincidentally matches the BedRug material's color almost perfectly).

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