Rhino or Line - X bedliner?

[FamousAmos]

I have always had drop in liners in my previous trucks and believe it or not I prefer how they are slick/slippery. I find loading stuff much easier. After doing a bit of research, it sounds like I risk rusting out my bed so I think I am going to get either a rhino or Line-X spray in bedliner. I was hoping to get some input from you guys on which you prefer and maybe some advantages/disadvantages to them and which one is less "grippy" and more like a drop in. Thanks guys as always this forum is awesome

My Line-X job was $550, as cited by my Ford dealer. The stuff is wonderful stuff, tough, and "shiny," which I did not expect. ONE WARNING. All Line-X franchises are not equal. My dealer's Linex-X shop was booked up, so he used a shop in another town, which did not plug up screw holds or cover various screws. I learned this the hard way, when I went to install a cubby box and the retaining Torx screws were covered. Luckily, I took it to my local Line-X guy who removed the hardened goo. Back to the product, Line-X is great stuff.

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[Oscarcat]

I had Rhino on my 2005 GMC Canyon. On my 2016 GMC Canyon I used LineX. I think in the day the LineX was less textured than the Rhino. I have LineX on my 22 Mave EB. I just took delivery of my 24 Mav hybrid with factory SIBL. LineX did a better job masking and covered more places than Ford factory. Ford left the bed top rail under the rear window body color and on the tailgate, didn't cover the first 3 inches on the bottom edge of the tailgate. For the 22 Mav I showed my LineX dealer that Ford charges $495 for factory SIBL and he accepted $495 cash money. I actually prefer the coverage by LineX as opposed to the gaps left by Ford. I'm going to see if LineX can coat said gaps. [Attached photos are looking from the side of the bed to under the rear window.]

 

[Tim d]

I have always had drop in liners in my previous trucks and believe it or not I prefer how they are slick/slippery. I find loading stuff much easier. After doing a bit of research, it sounds like I risk rusting out my bed so I think I am going to get either a rhino or Line-X spray in bedliner. I was hoping to get some input from you guys on which you prefer and maybe some advantages/disadvantages to them and which one is less "grippy" and more like a drop in. Thanks guys as always this forum is awesome

I had a drop in liner in my Dakota, when I sold it at 15 years old there was no bed rust. I currently own a 14-year-old ram with a drop in liner, if I lift it up from the back to check there is no rust. For those reasons I went with a drop in bedliner in my maverick. I also like how easy it is to load items you can just slide them into place, with a spray in it's much harder to load and unload items in my opinion.

 

[vinnymac]

I have always had drop in liners in my previous trucks and believe it or not I prefer how they are slick/slippery. I find loading stuff much easier. After doing a bit of research, it sounds like I risk rusting out my bed so I think I am going to get either a rhino or Line-X spray in bedliner. I was hoping to get some input from you guys on which you prefer and maybe some advantages/disadvantages to them and which one is less "grippy" and more like a drop in. Thanks guys as always this forum is awesome

my line-x is great I put a bed liner over the line-x for easy cleaning

 

[DVXtreme]

Really......I didn't know that was possible to put a drop in over a spray in. Is your drop in the factory ford one and did you have to trim it at all to fit?

 

[bykerhd]

Here are a couple (crappy) photos of my bed mat(still not quite flat) and Line-X Premium on the side wall and tailgate.

 

[Vickram]

I didn't read all the replys .
In my opinion , It all depends on the shop doing the lining.
The Ziebart dealer of Dearborn Michigan did my 2023 lariat and comparing my liner to the pics i,ve seen on this fourm , they it correctly.
Tie down hooks were removed ,the tailgate access panel was removed and done separetly .
AND most of all , no overspray .
To anybody in the Dearborn area considering a lining ,try them .

 

[Vickram]

Really......I didn't know that was possible to put a drop in over a spray in. Is your drop in the factory ford one and did you have to trim it at all to fit?

Things slide around on my liner ,so I installed these , from Menards.
They keep things put and also protects the liner .
I recomend these for those who are without a liner and/or have limited funds .


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[notfast]

Really......I didn't know that was possible to put a drop in over a spray in. Is your drop in the factory ford one and did you have to trim it at all to fit?

You can. Line-X is sprayed to around 1/8" (.125, 125 mils) thick, and a drop-in's tolerance is not nearly that close.

I would've done that on my Nissan Frontier because I much prefer drop-ins over spray-ins. However, all Frontier PRO-4Xs have the Utili-track cargo management system standard, and there is no compatible drop-in. That's probably why all Frontiers with Utili-track also include the OEM spray-in bedliner.

I didn't have a choice; when I ordered my truck, all lariat lux included Ford's SIBL. But if I did have a choice, I would do Line-X. It is harder and has a sandpaper-like texture.

OEM spray-ins are not difficult to remove. You'd be throwing the money for that mandatory "option" at the wall, but it's not like you're forever stuck with it.

Line-X is a lot harder to remove because, unlike the OEMs that spray the bedliner on a glossy paint job, Line-X dealers (good ones anyway) spend several man-hours prepping the surface, which includes scuffing it really good. It's not impossible to remove Line-X, but it requires a lot of tedious wire-wheeling, whereas OEM spray-in bedliner can be literally pulled off by hand.

 

[bykerhd]

My after Line-X clean-up turned out to be a bit more than I expected.
One broken bolt in the power center panel which I drilled out and re-tapped, 120 volt power plug left unplugged, and the eight holes for bed rails, or whatever, plugged with Line-X which I cleared out with a tap.
Still a nice looking job otherwise. But, I am still a bit annoyed.

 

[yamahaSHO]

I've had both over the years and have Line-X in both our Maverick and Ranger. When I take my trucks in, I remove everything and leave it at home. I've seen where some places don't remove attachments and spray over it. I just want to avoid that hassle. I always have to tap out the threads when I get it back, but it's not a big deal. I prefer Line-X as it seems to wear better.

Rhino liners stays a tad rubbery, though it hardens (is tacky for weeks or so after application).


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[BluegrassNbass]

My rhino liner has none of the issues people talk about here. So It obviously is the installer and business. Mine removed everything and plugged holes off. Got truck back in 5 hours. Y'all are welcome to come pick at it to see it's not soft.

 

[DVXtreme]

You can. Line-X is sprayed to around 1/8" (.125, 125 mils) thick, and a drop-in's tolerance is not nearly that close.

I would've done that on my Nissan Frontier because I much prefer drop-ins over spray-ins. However, all Frontier PRO-4Xs have the Utili-track cargo management system standard, and there is no compatible drop-in. That's probably why all Frontiers with Utili-track also include the OEM spray-in bedliner.



OEM spray-ins are not difficult to remove. You'd be throwing the money for that mandatory "option" at the wall, but it's not like you're forever stuck with it.

Line-X is a lot harder to remove because, unlike the OEMs that spray the bedliner on a glossy paint job, Line-X dealers (good ones anyway) spend several man-hours prepping the surface, which includes scuffing it really good. It's not impossible to remove Line-X, but it requires a lot of tedious wire-wheeling, whereas OEM spray-in bedliner can be literally pulled off by hand.

I know a lot of people probably would consider doing both a waste of money, but I really like this idea. I feel like it is the best of both worlds. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Feldgary53]

My vote would be Rhino. I’ve had two gen5 Rangers with Rhino and a Dakota with Line-X and while Line-X is good it was a knuckle and knee killer because of the roughness. Rhino was softer and grippier which is easier on cargo and your body.

 

[Connect]

Thanks for everyone's replies here. I was leaning Rhino already because of the price difference in my area. Line X was $625 regular, $700 Premium, and Rhino was $399 and that includes the UV. Once I receive the truck I will end up with the Rhino, but the Line X pics look good.

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