Rugged Liner drop-in?

[Pietalian]

Has anyone on the forum ordered the Rugged Liner drop-in yet? I haven't been able to find any reviews. It looks like a pretty good fit in the pictures, and the list price is substantially cheaper than Ford's official DIBL ($250 vs. $400+).

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[TheSEARCH]

I hope you don't mind I jump in with another question if so let me know I will remove my post.

Do drop in bed liners cause the bed to rust out under the liner? I am in NY were they use salt on roads. I would think spray on is safer for rust . I wont order my 2023 mav with either afraid it will slow delivery down.

 

[whitef]

I pulled my DIBL and had Long McArthur put in an SIBL. There were no problems with the DIBL, I just prefer the look and texture of the SIBL.

DIBL is for sale here in Central Kansas. Will make you a good deal!

 

[Darnon]

Do drop in bed liners cause the bed to rust out under the liner? I am in NY were they use salt on roads. I would think spray on is safer for rust . I wont order my 2023 mav with either afraid it will slow delivery down.

In my experience here the bed is just as likely to rust out from underneath at the cross supports before rust at the floor on the top becomes a real concern. And being a unibody that'd mean likely the rest of the truck's structure is shot by that point. We've got some 30+ year old trucks in our fleet that've had DIBL so long the plastic has worn out from use but the bed is still sound underneath.

The only circumstance I might be reticent about is if one were regularly splashing caustic chemicals since the DIBL is multi-piece and could sneak underneath, but that's pretty niche.

 

[Brother Cannon]

The low price caught my eye, but I can only find one place near me that is a dealer. When I used google street view I found a rundown old garage that does not look like it sells truck accessories.

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