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Bed stiffeners and spray-in bedliner

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by ardrummer292, Jun 3, 2021.

  1. Jun 3, 2021 at 1:32 PM
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    ardrummer292

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    Bit of an early Friday thread, I know. This is an actual question though, so any real feedback would be appreciated.

    This question comes from the experience @EatSleepTacos and I had installing my Total Chaos bed stiffeners. The damn things barely lined up with the bolt holes in the bed, and even required a little filing in spots. I'm concerned that the added thickness of the bedliner (~1/8") would make the stiffeners downright unusable because the holes would no longer line up.

    My truck is currently at the Line-X shop, in the queue to get sprayed. I left the bed stiffeners installed, but got a sideways look when I explained my fitment concerns to the dude behind the counter. He said he *could* just spray over them, but expressed some reservation about how the finished product would look. For $525, I sure hope they put some effort in.

    For those of you who have both bed stiffeners and a spray-in bedliner, how did you do it? Pull the stiffeners, then spray the liner in? Just spray the bedliner over the stiffeners? Get drunk and put a blindfold on, then whatever happens happens? I'm down for whatever knowledge the TW hivemind has to share.
     
  2. Jun 3, 2021 at 1:39 PM
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    blu92in99

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    Totally off topic, but curious why you're having a spray-in liner applied to the composite bed?
     
  3. Jun 3, 2021 at 1:48 PM
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    It's a fair question. Spray-in liners don't do a great job of rust prevention, as my folks' rusted-apart 2008 F250 bed shows; I don't think their application should be restricted to steel beds. I'm going this route partially for gouge/nick protection when hauling stuff like metal and furniture, and partially for a little extra strength and stiffness since I'm adding some weight in weird places (bedside compressor mount).
     
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    Follow-up: Line-X of Virginia Beach sprayed over my bed stiffeners (as requested) and did an excellent job. They were very thorough and answered every technical question I had. Dudes were worth the money.

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    Bedliner in a plastic bed,why.
     
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    Agreed with previous posters, kinda weird to bedline a bed that's already composite...
    You're going to protect the composite bed with a spray on composite?

    Bedside compressor mounts don't really need extra stiffness; they typically replace the cubby insert.
     
  8. Jun 5, 2021 at 2:22 AM
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    I'm going to:

    protect a flexible composite that is susceptible to structural failure propagation after repeated localized surface damage (fiberglass)

    with

    a hardened composite that resists surface damage from impact and abrasion (polyurea).

    I had a good analogy for explaining it using plain english, but it's early and I'm not really human yet.

    They don't need extra stiffness, but a little extra strength is nice for peace of mind. Tacomas are not designed to have a compressor hanging off the side of the bed for extended periods of time. I know Line-X isn't structurally rated, but it's one of those "take whatever you can get" situations.
     
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    ooooohhh:thumbsup:, I like it! Im super OCD, looks clean and uniform, my bed could use a little TLC, LOL. Enjoy!
     
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    Don't mind some of the other people, bedlining the composite bed is a good idea. The beds can still get very scratched and gouged up and as you said it adds strength as well.
     
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    My bed wasn't beat up by any means, but it definitely looked used. I figured it was only a matter of time before I started doing real damage to it, so why not nip it in the bud?

    If I was going to sell this truck off in the next few years, I honestly wouldn't have bothered with getting this done. My current plan is to drive this thing until I retire in 25-ish years, so any little thing I can do to help it along has my utmost interest.
     

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