Bed liners for 2021 rams

[tech]

Hey gang!

New ram owner's here. Bought less than week ago my first ram 1500. It has bed cover but no any liners. Tried to find any drop-in but found nothing. So my question is: are 2021 beds different than previous ones? Does anyone use bedliner from previous models on 21? Checked mopar catalog and it doesn’t have any options for my truck as well. My local dealers say: liners are currently unavailable.
I thought i can use from 2020...

 

[Hasek]

IMO best thing to do is get a spray in. water and other junk can get under the liner and jack up the sheet metal pretty bad

Oh and Welcome to the RAMily!

 

[BOWERSFJ]

Line-X .... Drop-ins suck !!!


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[farmallboy]

X3 don't do drop in.

Picked up an 03 Silverado 3 years ago and the front of the bed had holes. The factory plastic liner is a great accessory to hold dirty water in the crevices to help rot out the truck so you have an excuse to buy a newer one sooner.

Spray in and done.

 

[Ramray]

Just got a bedrug xlt
Very nice almost like carpet

 

[rule18]

Welcome to RamForum. Another vote for spray-in here. In my experience the plastic liners increase the chances of rust in the bed, and sometimes they obscure the lower tie-downs.

 

[tech]

thanks for greetings and replies!

so talked to local LINE-X dealer:
545$ (no tax) - regular spray-in
675 - premium
845 - color match.

tough choice. I'd like to have color matched bed but price difference...ugh...

 

[BOWERSFJ]

Unless you are a contractor beatin the **** out of it every day, then regular is all you need


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[Hasek]

thanks for greetings and replies!

so talked to local LINE-X dealer:
545$ (no tax) - regular spray-in
675 - premium
845 - color match.

tough choice. I'd like to have color matched bed but price difference...ugh...

If youre up for it try a DIY install

 

[BOWERSFJ]

You get what you pay for .... DIY not even close to the same thing


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[tech]

If youre up for it try a DIY install

don't know why but i've watched til the end this video. lol.

seriously, he spent whole day for this and had all needed tools. i think i'd better pay for this, cause don't have so much time

anyway thanks for sharing!

 

[rule18]

You get what you pay for .... DIY not even close to the same thing


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^this x2. There is little comparison to a professional job.

 

[tech]

hey guys, just got mopar bed rails and now i have another question.

Does it matter when that rails should be installed? before, after spray-in linings or doesn’t matter?

decided to go with regular line-x btw

 

[Jeff Strader]

Took my wife's 2019 RAM 1500 Bighorn 4wd straight to Line-X and had them install the Premium Spray-in Liner. Lifetime warranty and looks dang good!

 

[avantiguy]

hey guys, just got mopar bed rails and now i have another question.

Does it matter when that rails should be installed? before, after spray-in linings or doesn’t matter?

decided to go with regular line-x btw

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The rails us a hex shaped nut-sert that is a tight fit. IIWMT I'd put round head bolts in the holes to keep the spray liner out (It's a bear to trim) and install them after the liner is applied. You'll still need to cut around the bolts to remove them but that's probably easier than trimming and less chance of damage to the paint in the holes.

 

[retired]

Unless you are a contractor beatin the **** out of it every day, then regular is all you need


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The difference between regular and premium Line-x is not strength or durability. It just has uv protection mixed in and a slightly smoother finish, makes it easier to slide things in and out i guess. My dealer here charges $650 for premium and $550 regular. I opted for premium but doubt i would have noticed a difference between the two.

 

[Jeff Strader]

hey guys, just got mopar bed rails and now i have another question.

Does it matter when that rails should be installed? before, after spray-in linings or doesn’t matter?

decided to go with regular line-x btw

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AFTER................(speaking from personal experience)..................Your going to have to expand the threaded anchors into the holes anyways. You can put cheap bolts in the holes to keep them clean if you want. I too had to drive in the Expanding Anchors, so I chose to have the liner sprayed in first. I chose Line-X Premium Spray In. It has a far better look (plus they offer different colors) and is UV protected, not to mention has a Lifetime Warranty!..

 

[Scotts26]

Congrats on your new truck! My 2020 came with the factory spray in liner which I have been happy with so far. If it didn’t I would have gone straight to Line X as others have suggested.

 

[Southern Ram]

I’m probably going to do the line x spray bed liner in a week or two as well.

 

[Jm91rs]

thanks for greetings and replies!

so talked to local LINE-X dealer:
545$ (no tax) - regular spray-in
675 - premium
845 - color match.

tough choice. I'd like to have color matched bed but price difference...ugh...

Don't do color match. They'll tell you it won't fade, but I've never seen one that wasn't faded.

Also I can vouch that Rhino Liner and Permatech aren't great. Line-X is the one I haven't tried but every truck I've seen with it looks like they hold up better than my rhino or Permatech.