New Truck...Bedrug or Line-X? Diamondback Tonneau Cover?

[LX470]

Any thoughts on a bed liner? I've had both in the past and the Bedrug was pretty easy on the knees. The sprayed liner seemed to hold up pretty well.

Typical new suburban commuter pickup with the Home Depot or Lowes weekend trips...not a heavy-duty workingman's rig.

I had a Bakflip MX4 on the truck but a light hail storm showed me how thin their aluminum panels were.

I realized the Diamondback is pretty sturdy and pricey but is it worth it?

Thanks!

[sniper7]

I have a spray in bed liner. Little tougher crawling around but will hold up forever.

I had a rubber bed at in my last truck and was happy with that too but the new truck came with a Spray in from the factory.

[DFBrews]

Spray in only if it has a warranty though.

[Colorado Osprey]

Any thoughts on a bedliner? I've had both in the past and the Bedrug was pretty easy or the knees. The sprayed liner seemed to hold up pretty well.

Typical new suburban commuter pickup with the Home Depot or Lowes weekend trips...not a heavy-duty workingman's rig.

I had a Bakflip MX4 on the truck but a light hail storm showed me how thin their aluminum panels were.

I realized the Diamondback is pretty sturdy and pricey but is it worth it?

Thanks!

The spray in liners are pretty much the same product. The technician spraying is the difference on how it will turn out. This also goes for hot vs cold sprays as well. You want a hot spray liner with the surface at least prepped with scotch brite. Many dealers skip the scotch brite because it is manual labor and they will warranty it if it lifts- by applying more spray liner that is not bonded to the un-prepped surface. You get what you pay for. As a weekend home depot rig it wont matter over the life of the truck if it is mis-applied.

As far as tonneau covers the diamondback is the end all be all of bed covers strong enough to put another car on it. It will not dent without hitting it with a ball peen hammer. I am not a fan of the black finish on aluminum as they all come up over time. Save the $$ for the black finish aluminum and go with natural.

I recently went with a Undercover Flex hard aluminum foldable. I dont regret it but understand that it can sustain hail damage when the truck sustains other hail damage. Weight load capacity is 300#'s.

[whitewalrus]

I like the Line-X spray in liners myself, had mine sprayed many years ago and its still holding up. Also had them do the rocker panels with it, helps eliminate the rock chips that are common in these areas.

[Wulf202]

Like most auto body repairs. Prep work and application techniques are the most important

[brutal]

My 14 year old Line-X is still going strong.

Could probably use a little touch up in a few high wear spots and where I've seriously abused it, but it's tough stuff and I had a good installer.

[cstone]

If I ever put a new engine and transmission into my F250, I will probably Line-X the cab. It could use some body work and a paint job. I have heard good things about Line-X.

[ray1970]

Now sure what?s in the bed of my truck but it seems pretty tough. I drag stuff across it all the time and it looks like new.

I think how thick they lay it on makes a difference too. I?ve seen some that were so thin you could almost see through them after several years in the sun. The ones that look damn near a quarter inch thick are almost bulletproof.

[00tec]

I'm going the DIY route on mine. Getting Raptor Liner to spray on the rocker panels to address some rock chips.