Factory Spray in Bed Liner unable to buy More

Unfortunately a friend of mine forgot to close my tailgate when taking something out of the back. I did not notice that he forgot to close it because I stayed in the truck when he was in the back because it was snowing. I have a bed cover so you cant see the gate.. I was also towing a trailer with a spare tire in the front of it. After driving home over 60 miles I had to reverse and commented to him my camera is pointing at the road. My tailgate is open. We then get out and notice his stuff almost fell out. I then grab gate only to get strips of paint on my hands. I then see the top of the gate dented. The top of the gate must have hit the spare on the trailer during a turn.Trying not to lose my Sh$$ on the guy I have to walk away. The truck has 4700 miles on it. Definitely not happy.
PS I need to get a new tailgate.

The issue I am having is that my truck has the factory spray in Bed liner. Since he is paying to have my tailgate replaced and painted I will need to get the liner resprayed. I am being told by the dealer and by corporate that the spray in bedliner cannot be purchased. Only touch up bottles are available.

Has Anyone been told this?? I am being told I need to have an aftermarket company spray it like rhino lining. I sad to them that it would not match the bed if I did that and they agreed. REALLY???
Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Luis

I've never seen the factory stuff but is it comparable to one of your local companies such as rhino lining or line-x?

You could have your friend buy you a tailgate from a salvage yard that is already the same color as yours or at least has the factory liner already on it. Just a thought. I'm sure you're buddy would appreciate saving the extra cash [emoji51]


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Line-x it and quit stressing over piddly stuff.
It will look fine.

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Line-x it and quit stressing over piddly stuff.
It will look fine.

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This. Or cover the whole thing with a bedrug if it REALLY bothers you.


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I think you guys are missing the point. I'm also sure that most of you here would be bothered by someone screwing up you brand new truck and you would not be singing the same tune if it was yours.
The point that I was trying to get across is that Mopar sprays on a bedliner that is not sold to the public through their dealer network. To me that should not be the case. if it goes on the truck it should be available. I was also trying to figure out if anyone else had this issue. I would figure replacing a tailgate would happen often will all the trucks out there

It is what it is. If FCA declines to make the product available, not much to be done If it's that big a deal to you, have your friend purchase a "finished" tailgate from FCA. Painted, lined, etc.

I'd pay the extra just to get you to quit whining.


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Did he forget to close the gate, or did it open on its own? My tailgate latches didn't close up one day and my gate came down on a trailer jack. FCA repainted the whole tailgate for me under warranty. It was the 3rd or 4th 2016 this year at my dealer to do that.

Also, line-x is better than the Mopar spray in, and it looks the same. Go with that.

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Line-x is basically the same product. Rhino lining has a more rubbery coating so nothing slides around. You also have a cover on the bed, so yiu never see the lining till you open the gate.

I appreciate the productive response xrsman. I'm not sure what happened. I do know that the person closes things very lightly and I'm not sure why. Whenever he closes the passenger door in the truck he always has to close it again because he closes it to lightly. I say to him; It's ok to put some umph behind it, after all it is a truck

Not really sure why people would waste their time posting useless comments that benefit no one. Do you really have that much time on your hands.

Can you buy a finished part from mopar (painted). I didn't think they would do that due to the possibility of damage during shipping.

Thanks chilliin i'll check out line x.

I to would go with Line-X, excellent product. Seriously at my age I do not sweat the small stuff anymore, must be from less testosterone. lol

First I would probably kill the person then figure out where to bury the body after that I would then start researching into it haha. But on a serious note that makes no sense to me since when you get the spray in liner as an option they send it out to get sprayed it's not like it magically appears in the bed. Pretty ****** marketing on their part, I would just have my buddy buy me a new tailgate and have it line-x'd. I feel your pain I had my buddy guiding me back in up to a trailer before and ended up smashing the **** out of my passenger side door when he opened the door it is what it is **** happens man life is too short to get mad at medial ****.

I don't get this post, just have it sprayed again somewhere else and problem solved

Salvage yard for the tailgate and run it to Line-X for the spray-on coating. You can get a nice tailgate from a junkyard. I once picked-up/shipped a MINT complete SRT-10 bed section (with tailgate). I was curious at the time what someone paid for it, because it was cherry, so a tailgate shouldn't be an issue to find.

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Salvage yard for the tailgate and run it to Line-X for the spray-on coating. You can get a nice tailgate from a junkyard. I once picked-up/shipped a MINT complete SRT-10 bed section (with tailgate). I was curious at the time what someone paid for it, because it was cherry, so a tailgate shouldn't be an issue to find.

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This is what I suggested but I think the OP is under the impression that a junk yard tailgate wouldn't be the same as getting a brand new one. Maybe your expiation will help more. I'd be pissed at my buddy for messing up my new truck but I'd also think man this is my friend I'm sure he didn't mean go do it. If I could save him a few bucks by getting an already color matched gate from a yard that's what I'd do. Material things come and go, friends are there when you need them. Got a little Confucius on y'all [emoji23][emoji23] good luck to the OP hope you get it fixed soon


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I don't know what the tailgate looks like, but they might just be able to repair it. It's worth checking anyway. That way you wouldn't have to worry about matching the liner. I know it's basically a new truck, but it is a friend that made a mistake. I totally get your frustration. I would be the same way. At least with a bed cover you wouldn't see it all the time.

I checked prices on tailgates. They're not cheap. Here's a good place to check junk yards. Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market