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Do a search on this site. Many threads on the subject. My viewpoint a drop in bed liner DIBL is putting your life at risk and destroys the bed you are trying to protect. SIBL spray in bed liner is the way to go. Just my opinion or 2 cents.
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It’s been my experience having had both spray on and a one piece drop in liner the spray on has to many benefits no to go with it - I was lucky who ever ordered my 2025 had the factory spray on included which is really nice then I dropped in the Ford OEM bed mat but I understand money and preference rules
Drop in is much easier to clean out, but only way I would have one now days is over top of a spray in liner. My beater truck has the DIBL, and it much easier unloading bulk stuff with the load handler with a DIBL, but I still think it would work with a spray in.
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I have a DIBL on my 16 year old ram, if I lift it up from the back the bed looks great,and this has been a michigan truck it's entire life.purchased new by me. I put a DIBL in our maverick. Much easier to load/move a heavy object into place to secure it. Spray in liners are way harder to load/ move and object. Just my opinion.
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I don't believe you. Your bed will have scratches from the vibration of plastic, dust dirt in between the plastic and the bed. Next the plastic if frosted wet etc or your feet are wet it's like ice or worse. Lastly yes I agree it is definitely easier to slide objects but if not secured securely heavy braking will cause it to collide into the cab. No thanks friends don't let friends buy DIBL. Other than that I am glad to hear you are happy dealing with it, the entire time you own it
No not even near the same. Also if the SIBL scratches it can be touched up to minimize corrosion. It also is not near as dangerous when getting into the bed because of the grit. If for some reason you need something to slide and I will admit there are a few times it is needed. Just put cardboard down and it should solve that issue and again it's only a few times it is needed. On the other hand majority of the time you need items to not slide or something to limit it's sliding around in the bed.
Case in point I put a pulley or snatch block in the far corner of the bed. I put cardboard down to allow easy sliding. Using a rope to the pulley I easily lower a deer from gambrel hooks then use the pulley to pull the deer in. Lower it a little more pull the rope around the pulley pulling it further into the bed. This is usually the only time I need something to slide and helps load deer to take it to the processor making it a one old man operation. I let the processor drag it out.
I also have a hydraulic jack, two hitch receivers with different drops for different trailers sitting in the back right corner easy peasy to reach and get. With the SIBL they stay there, try doing that with a DIBL and you will be hunting for them and having to climb in the bed. I use the above for just a few examples.
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I personally like a scratched bed, makes it look like a truck
I'm happy that you do. I sold vehicles for 10 years. I will say majority of used truck buyers don't look at it the same way you do. This also reflects the value of it as well.
Then again in Michigan and high use of road salt it maybe a regional issue. Or maybe they are looking for a truck that's not been used as a truck or abused. In any case it does boil down to ones personal opinions and perspectives.
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In my experience DIBL don't accelerate rust in any way that is significant. The bed crossbeams are usually compromised from the exposure to more road salt from the bottom than the bed floor ever is from the top even with the bedliner allegedly wearing the paint through. Heck, I've got 20+ year old fleet trucks without any bedliner and get real abuse that the bed floor is still perfectly fine.
There are certainly pros and cons to both. And cost also comes into play. My DIBL was less expensive than the spay in liners. And,I keep my vehicles a long time,but with a DIBL you can remove it and resell.the spray in is permanent.
I had a close friend that put one on his demo. When it came time to get a different truck he opted to do as you suggested just throw it on the new model. With all the scratches and on the lip of the bed, back in the day it was $1200 to repair. They gave him the option leave the bedliner on it, or pay to fix it. He opted to get another liner for the new demo. He hauled firewood to his dad's cottage on Houghton Lake and brought it home for burning.
To each their own, everybody is different and has different views. I wouldn't want it any other way. Still I sure would not advise anyone to buy or use a DIBL. That's just me and from my and others experiences that has formed my opinion. Not talking much difference in price especially one fall and it could be very costly. Those DIBL are slick for me just to dang dangerous to deal with. Then add stuff sliding all over the bed for the lifetime of the vehicle, just not going to deal with it. Last truck was 16 yrs the one before that was 12 so I'm not flipping them or getting rid of them anytime soon. Matter of fact study suggests average person keeps a new vehicle 12 years before replacing it.
always fun to watch everyone drop an opinion.
I went with the OEM bed mat.I don't want a DIBL because it wears the ALL the surface it touches(but is "kinda" affordable).AND stuff slides...A LOT
I don't want a SIBL because I like to see the paint and that is like pudding on a slice of cake(and it DON'T come off)
So,ideally it should be an SIBL,topped with a DIBL and a BED MAT on top.
I went with the OEM bed mat.I don't want a DIBL because it wears the ALL the surface it touches(but is "kinda" affordable).AND stuff slides...A LOT
I don't want a SIBL because I like to see the paint and that is like pudding on a slice of cake(and it DON'T come off)
So,ideally it should be an SIBL,topped with a DIBL and a BED MAT on top.
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A bed rug is a nice option as well I had one on my F-150 and a cover to keep it dry also got one in my 2004 Wrangler Jeep TJ
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