"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:10:43 -0700, "RG" wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
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Well...I picked up the Ranger extended cab 'Sport' this morning, c/w 3.0
liter V6 and 5 speed OD automatic.
I took the snap on tonneau cover and the step up rails as my free
accessory choice. I had them install a box liner....
Salesman indicated I might be responsible for refinishing box at turn in
time if it got too banged/scratched up.

Should have gone with a spray-in liner. The only way to go. I've had
Line-X sprayed in my last two trucks and really like it. The stuff is
indestructible, and unlike a hard plastic drop-in liner won't promote rust
by removing paint in the box and trapping moisture under the liner. Also
will add traction to things placed in the bed, whereas the hard plastic
drop-in actually makes things worse than no liner in that department.
And,
it act as a noise reducer rather than a noise producer. Not sure how a
spray-in liner would be looked at from the leasing company's perspective,
but I wouldn't think it would be a problem as the spray-in liners increase
trade-in values when appraising used vehicles at Kelley Blue Book or
Edmunds. Any chance you can reverse that choice at this early date?
Seriously, there's no comparison to the utility and functionality of a
spray-in liner versus a drop-in. I'd easily walk away from a free drop-in
liner and pay for a Line-X or equivalent spray-in. On a compact truck,
the
cost of the spray-in shouldn't be that bad, especially when you amortize
it
over the lease term.


Rhinoliner Rules!

Almost ten years on mine, and I love it! Cost about $400. Worth much more
than that. When I took the plastic dura-liner thing out, there was very
little paint left on the bed. In several spots the wear was clear thru the
primer with bare metal showing.

I had a hard liner in my '92 Ranger and the bed was really scuffed up from
the hard liner rubbing up against every surface it could rub. My next truck
an '01 F-150 SuperCrew has a hard tonneau and a Bed Rug. If you are going to
cover the bed then get a Bed Rug. Bed Rugs are about the same cost as a
spray in liner but, they are cleanable and removable.