Protecting and preserving your brand-new truck is something every owner thinks about. Trucks are built for roughhousing, but protection is key for sustaining its value over time. If you plan to really use your truck and the truck bed isn’t properly protected, it’s going to get nasty.
COMPARE LINE-X COST TO OTHER BEDLINERS
NO BEDLINER
► What you’ll pay: $0 – no additional cost
► What you’ll expect:
- PAINT SCUFFS AND SCRATCHES, METAL DAMAGE IN THE FUTURE YOU’LL NEED TO FIX
- GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR RUST TO DEVELOP AND THE COST/LABOR TO REMOVE IT
- FURTHER DEPRECIATION OF VEHICLE’S VALUE
Fresh factory paint looks great but once you start sliding cargo in and out, it shows.
DROP-IN BEDLINER OR BED MAT
► What you’ll pay: $200 - $500
► What you’ll expect:
- QUICK BUT NOT PERMANENT INSTALLATION
- POTENTIAL FOR THE PLASTIC TO WARP AND CRACK, MEANING YOU’LL HAVE TO SHELL OUT MORE CASH FOR A NEW LINER AS MOST DROP-INS ARE NOT REPAIRABLE
- MOLDY, STAINED CARPET THAT MAY NEED REPLACING AFTER MONTHS OF USE OR EXPOSURE TO RAIN, ICE AND SNOW
- DEBRIS AND MOISTURE GETS TRAPPED UNDER THE LINER LEADING TO A HIGH CHANCE OF RUST THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED
- POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS LIABILITY, POLICE HAVE REPORTED SEVERAL CASES OF DROP-INS SLIDING OUT ON HIGHWAYS CAUSING ACCIDENTS
Expect to get what you pay for - a plastic liner cheapening the look of your high-end truck. For more bedliner comparisons check out linexofthunderbay.ca/pages/bedliners
OTHER SPRAY-ON BEDLINERS
► What you’ll pay: $400 - $600
► What you’ll expect:
- DURABLE TRUCK BED PROTECTION IF THE LINER IS SPRAYED TO THE RIGHT THICKNESS. YOU COULD EASILY GOUGE OR DENT A THINLY SPRAYED LINER WITH MODERATE USE. AND THAT’S NOT GOING TO LOOK GOOD OR LAST TOO LONG.
- SPRAY-ON LINERS WILL FADE OVER TIME IF LEFT IN THE SUN, IF THAT’S A CONCERN YOU’LL NEED TO BUY A TONNEAU COVER OR UPGRADE TO A UV STABLE BEDLINER MATERIAL THAT SOME FACTORY AND AFTERMARKET BRANDS DON’T OFFER.
LINE-X SPRAY-ON BEDLINER
► What you’ll pay: $500 - $700
► What you’ll expect:
- WORRY-FREE, PERMANENT INSTALLATION
- EXTREMELY DURABLE POLYUREA COATING THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF YOUR TRUCK
- ALL LINE-X BEDLINERS COME WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY, GUARANTEED NOT TO CRACK, BUBBLE OR FLAKE
- PREMIUM UPGRADES LIKE UV PROTECTION TO PREVENT FADING, OR ADVANCED FORMULA OPTIONS FOR INCREASED PERFORMANCE – WILL COST A BIT MORE BUT IS WORTH IT IF APPEARANCE AND UTILITY ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU.
- LINE-X CAN REPAIR SPRAY-ON BEDLINERS, POSSIBLY AT NO ADDITIONAL COST
With a LINE-X spray-on bedliner is installed on your truck, you don’t have to worry about much. LINE-X bedliners are extremely durable, customizable, repairable, warrantied and supported by a franchise network of over 550 locations. You only need to invest in a LINE-X spray-on bedliner once.
