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rubber truck bed liner....?

surfer jim - 10-18-2006 at 07:50 AM

I will be putting a rubber liner under my truck camper if/when I remove it...where can I get one locally?....(Orange-San Berdu countys)....

Tomas Tierra - 10-18-2006 at 08:14 AM

seems like just about any camper shell outlet will have these...a MUST for underneath the pop up..I can't remember if you bolt through the bed of your truck or not, if so, when you cut holes in your rubber liner make them BIG..it is a pain in the culo to line them up properly...

BajaWarrior - 10-18-2006 at 09:05 AM

Kragens Auto parts, Pep Boys, Napa, etc...

Hook - 10-18-2006 at 09:49 AM

Give it a good stiff scrubbing with a good detergent after you get one. They seem to be some form of very uncured rubber and it really can smell bad.........almost noxious. It dissipates SLOWLY but you will smell it through your storage compartments that empty into the bed of the truck.

Some trimming may be necessary but I have never had to cut holes in one for any reason. You certainly dont want anything even as low profile as a carriage bolt head underneath your popup. Just rubber on the bottomside.

TacoFeliz - 10-18-2006 at 02:03 PM

I've had great results with a WolfLiner spray-in bedliner done at their place in Corona off the 91 freeway. $300 complete, super-clean job, done in about an hour and a half, quarter inch plus and pretty bulletproof. Also quiets the noise transmission from the steel truckbed. Works well under the 4Wheeler pop-top.

Hook - 10-18-2006 at 03:15 PM

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Originally posted by TacoFeliz
I've had great results with a WolfLiner spray-in bedliner done at their place in Corona off the 91 freeway. $300 complete, super-clean job, done in about an hour and a half, quarter inch plus and pretty bulletproof. Also quiets the noise transmission from the steel truckbed. Works well under the 4Wheeler pop-top.


WoW thats a really good price if it is anything like a Rhinoliner job.

surfer jim - 10-18-2006 at 03:50 PM

Thanks for the tips.....

Jim...

bigzaggin - 10-18-2006 at 03:56 PM

one note on the spray-on bed-liner - and I might not have seen every variety - but most tend to have a really "gritty" surface which is not friendly to surfboards (and I'm guessing you might be a surfer?). The spray-on liners are certainly a tighter "fit" but rubber can A.) Be removed B.) Is suitably non-slip (w/o being abrasive) and C.) Is, for the most part, cheaper.

I'm sure both serve a purpose, but I prefer rubber.

TMW - 10-18-2006 at 06:25 PM

I've had a sprayin liner on my last 3 trucks. I really like them over the plastic ones. I also use a rubber mat in the bed. Not as slippery. If you get the spray in liner get the ultra violet protection. It keeps a shine to it otherwise they fade and become dull from the sun. I've had both Rhino and Arma and I am happy with both. Since I carry motorcycles I put a steel bar (1 inch square tube) across the front at the top and bolt it to the front of the bed before they spray it. It keeps the bed from bending out especially in the center.

Hook - 10-18-2006 at 06:58 PM

Guys, we're talking about a base for a slide-in camper.

Tomas Tierra - 10-18-2006 at 10:42 PM

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Originally posted by Hook
I have never had to cut holes in one for any reason.


I bolted through the floor of my camper and the bed of the truck(consequently my rubber mat as well). my small original holes would only line up if mars was in a certain position. so I cut big holes:light:

So, T.T.

Hook - 10-18-2006 at 11:24 PM

you have to do a full-on ratchet job from underneath to remove your camper?

No tanks.........I'd sooner use the turnbuckles on the outside.

Bruce R Leech - 10-19-2006 at 06:09 AM

I don't have one of these campers so I don't understand why the rubber? what happens if you don't use it?

Diver - 10-19-2006 at 06:39 AM

They slide around !!

Bruce R Leech - 10-19-2006 at 06:41 AM

seems like the bolts through the floor would fix that

Diver - 10-19-2006 at 07:07 AM

You can get away without a mat but the friction does help stop the movement even with bed bolts.
I mounted a 10' camper in a bed with a Rhinoliner and it moved a bit on the hard plastic surface with my outrigger tie-downs and turnbuckles.

Tomas Tierra - 10-19-2006 at 07:34 AM

Hook...

It is a pain in the boot getting under the truck every time but it keeps me on a more personal basis with my steed..actually my camper is not the exact fit for the truck and doesn't leave enough room for turn buckles and such.

It is nice to know I can go as hard as I want without coming loose..also I straightened out the eye bolt/turnbuckle set up with my old truck once..a testament to the strenght of the 4 wheel pop up camper!

[Edited on 10-19-2006 by Tomas Tierra]

Bruce R Leech - 10-19-2006 at 09:48 AM

thanks guys I am learning something new

jerry - 10-19-2006 at 10:37 AM

my bro uses rubber mats that are used inside horse trailers there about 1 inch thick he uses them over the top of the sprayin liner makes a great cousuion

Hook - 10-19-2006 at 10:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tomas Tierra
Hook...

It is a pain in the boot getting under the truck every time but it keeps me on a more personal basis with my steed..actually my camper is not the exact fit for the truck and doesn't leave enough room for turn buckles and such.

It is nice to know I can go as hard as I want without coming loose..also I straightened out the eye bolt/turnbuckle set up with my old truck once..a testament to the strenght of the 4 wheel pop up camper!

[Edited on 10-19-2006 by Tomas Tierra]


I see your points.

With the Happy Jack system, they give you these hard rubber guides that look alot like nun buoys on the water. They have bolts running in the middle of them. The idea is that you mount these in the bed about 1 inch outside the footprint of a camper. There is also a set for the bed wall between the cab and the bed. Idea is it limits your shifing to no more than an inch IF the turnbuckles dont hold it in place..........which they often wont on a dirt road.

surfer jim - 10-19-2006 at 09:03 PM

I wanted the liner to protect the bed of the truck and to help keep the camper from sliding.....as it is now the plywood bottom of the camper sits on the truck bed and any movement can start to rub the paint....

Tomas Tierra - 10-20-2006 at 08:27 AM

you will be happy you got the rubber mat Jim.....and happier knowing you will have to go to Baja and try it out!

BOTH

bajaguy - 10-21-2006 at 05:58 AM

My vote, and what I am going to do with my truck, is to get a spray in liner and use a rubber mat that I can remove. best of both worlds, IMHO.......