Has this been done? When I drive tight trails I'd like the benefit of bedliner on the parts of the truck that stick out. Does it look like crap? Has anyone figured out how to tape off so that it looks really clean?
Its definitely has been done. I cant recall specifically what members on here but Im sure someone who does will chime in. You'll probably get mixed comments on how it looks, since thats a matter of opinion. I personally think it looks ok on darker colors and not that good on light colors. But its definitely functional so by all means do it if you like the look vs. pin stripes.
I did Herculiner on the bottom rocker panels. Pretty easy, and covers most of the daily grime and rock chips. I could have done more, but I like how it looks now. See my garage or pics.
Plenty of people have done it, with different variations and products. This was my take on it. I had a local shop do it for me and I think it turned out great. The product they used is extremely thick, durable, and UV resistant so that it won't fade. Covers the bottom of the doors/fenders, and also rolls up inside.
Did you remove your rub rails or did yours come without and just have the indentions? I have been thinking about removing mine because they are badly faded. I like the bedliner and the indentions look nice.
I hadn't seen TravZilla's take on it... i like that line! It flows very well with the bumpers/corners.
When you go up over the entire fender, it looks pretty extreme.
Although... the majority of my scratches are on the upper portion of the fender bulges.
Correct. Models that didn't come with them from the factory did not have the mounting holes. I believe there are 2 different versions of the door guards with different part numbers. Those with the mounting posts and those without.
Thanks for sharing Trav, I like that. I'd considered going with a heavy roll on bedliner as opposed to the rattle can type I used on my wheels, but now the shop option is looking better.
Yep. I used Truck Liner (a bit thinner compared to the regular bed liner) and so far it's been holding. I won't get any rust from any of the rocks that usually hit the fender.
So a buddy of mine will be mocking up some different bedliner options for me in photoshop. I think I'll throw them up here and get you guys to vote on your favorite...
On my truck, branches grazed the sides, but dug in when the fenders flared out. This photoshop was my attempt to vinyl wrap the parts that collect the most scratches.
I also did a version that ducked under the door handle, but not as low as the side moulding.
IMO, it gets kind of weird trying to do a line tangent off the top of such a curved surface, especially around the rear window, where there isn't much space there.
To me, just the flares, nothing in between, is a little too "bold"... even if its bedliner and not bright red.
On my truck, branches grazed the sides, but dug in when the fenders flared out. This photoshop was my attempt to vinyl wrap the parts that collect the most scratches.
I also did a version that ducked under the door handle, but not as low as the side moulding.
I don't think bedliner up to the plastic door ding guards would do too much for me. I have a scratch right at the level of my door handle so anything lower than the windows would not have prevented that.
I was trying to find a place to do a 3M clear protective wrap on the sides of my truck, but didn't have any luck finding a place locally.
I know this is an older post, but I got my rockers and back fenders Line-X'ed and love the way it came out. This was done at my local Line-X shop in KC - they specialize in doing this kinda work. Durable, looks good and they gave me a great warranty. Now it's time to upgrade the Pro-4X suspension.
The rockers and fenders cost $900.00. Deciding to go with the back fenders was a combo of personal aesthetics and my back fenders were taking a few dings. I thought about doing the front fenders but decided against it. I think it will go nicely with my new Shrockworks textured rock rails. They just came in last week.