I plan on keeping my vehicle and I don't think a liner adds much market value. The dealer wants to install the bed liner, get your trade AND sell you a new one. I'm saying no to all 3 of those. If I change my mind and want to trade, I will be buying and selling on the used market and/or private party. I'm done with the dealership. However if I did haul gravel, I would get it lined. I'll celebrate 1200 days un-lined tomorrow.
I'm always curious why people feel the need to comment on how others spend their money. Unless you are paying for it it's none of your business why anyone get a spray in bed liner, different wheels, fender flares or anything else.
I bought this for an earlier vehicle that didn't have one. It works great for the Maverick as well. I have it wrapped up this the rest of the tire equipment behind the seat. At 148 ft. lbs of torque the lug nuts are way beyond gutentight. You need a lot of leverage.
I guess you put a lot of pillows and cotton balls in your bed because sliding anything solid or heavy will scratch the shit out of the bed. Whether drop in or spray in, if you actually use your bed, a liner is recommended.
Ford Points Maverick bed mat, yes. Removeable too. Expensive spray-in liner blocking all my treaded holes and drains, no.
This is what I've used in the last year that I posted about in another thread:
I'd say not so much high-quality, but whatever one you get needs to have a force-start feature that turns off the battery detection requirement. That will allow batteries to be jumped that are otherwise at too low of a voltage for the jump pack to normally detect.
Spray-ins are great if you live in the rust belt and don't have a bed cover. I prefer drop-ins because they are more impact-resistant, easier to sweep clean, and things can easily slide across without getting scratched and scuffed. Drop-ins trap water or condensation underneath, but not so much a problem in the southwest.
I test the battery once a quarter or so and label it with the CCA and resistance. And I just replace the battery every four years anyway as a maintenance item rather than wait til it dies. I see it as similar to replacing tires at 4/32" tread rather than running to cords and having a blowout before replacing the tires. Also weak batteries can cause all sorts of interesting electrical problems.
I keep a class 3 rain suit in the vehicle. Can roll around all you want regardless of the weather or terrain and not worry about getting whatever you're wearing dirty or wet.
But you do put a bed mat in. Your post made it seem like you "bare-backed" your bed.
