I am planning on doing a body lift on my truck next week, and I got to thinking. The bedliner I have (spray in) is covering the bolts in the bed. I know that I will have to cut around them, which Im hoping wont be too much trouble, but what can I do to fix it when Im done? Can they simply spray back over the bolts?
Thanks

 

dont get rhino, get Line-X. rhino will fade

 

He already has the rhino liner, it's to late to get line-x.

 

Why would you want them covered again? What happens if you have to take the bed off again?

 

No I have already had the rhino liner for about 6 years, it was in when I got the truck, but Im askin..can they respray just over the bolts since I will have to cut out holes to get to the bolts to do the body lift?

 

sorry i was lazy and didnt read the thread fully

 

Well I thought about that also, but I dont want water getting in those holes and rusting out my bed

 

I doubt it. The bolts are in there tight. I think it's like 120 ft lbs of torque to tighten them. No water is getting in there.

When you get Line-X they take the bolts out and spray the bed. Rhino liner doesn't.

 

water wont get into your bed, its a lining not a cover. meaning even if you cut a whole, all the surrounding parts are still 'glued' to your bed

 

^^Ya thats what I was thinking too. Thanks for the help folks

 

just cut the rhino with a razor on the bolt head. The factory bolts have washers right? so just cut around the bolt head, on top of the washer and then put the new bolts over the excess. I'm sure they could spray over the bolts again, it'll look awful, but it's better to have them take the bolts out, spray it, then reinsert the bolts so they are exposed.

 

Okay so whats my best plan? Am I Okay to leave it or is there a chance of water to get in?

 

there arent washers on the factory bed bolts. just cut around them and after the bolt is out, you can spray in that area with some bedliner in a can or something just to cover the painted surface under the bolt (if you are **** about things like that like i am)

 

I just feel like this is a dumb question...but if I spray down in the hole how can I put the bolt back in?

 

ok i have the stock bed bolts right here, and trust me there are washers on them

next just cut the crap off the bolt take them out... once you get the BL on then take it back and they will cover the bolts again for you.

 

dont spray down in the hole.

 

i was just going on my bolts beard. when we did my body lift the old bolts didnt have washers on them.....wierd. i just meant a light coat of spray on the surface, not in the hole. but it would be better to have them recovered. dont do it right away, you may need to re-tighten the bolts shortly after and that would really suck if you had them coated and then needed to tighten them

 

Ya see thats what I was hoping I could do but people were telling me I would have to get the whole thing done over again, which makes no sense to me.
LOL I didnt think so I but I thought I would check to be sure

Ya I will def. wait to get them covered after I retorque the bolts...thats good thinkin!

 

Well i just called three different liner places....they all said around 400 bucks!!!! For some dern bolts??? you gotta be kiddin me

 

That's not necessarily true, I've seen plenty of Line-X beds done over the bolts. I think it depends entirely on the installer.

 

You can get a cheap kit of roll on or spray on liner from advanced auto that will do the job. I means its only for the bolts so it wont be to big of a deal and you'll have plenty left over for touch up.

 

^^Ya Im starting to think thats my best bet...I just dont want it to stand out really bad, but missing 400 bucks from my pockets will stand out a lot worse lol

 

idk

 

thats what mine looked like....






yeah, 400 vs. 60 is quite the difference and I think I could deal with a slightly different look in places.

 

Ya im gonna hate the different look but I just cant handle 400 thats too too much