Which one and why? Also, does anyone know or recommend installers in Indianapolis?

We'll be doing a lot of landscape materials hauling over the next year or so (sand, dirt, mulch, rocks) as well as camping and using the cargo box as a trunk. Lastly, I'd like to use it to haul my bike to the track and, when we go camping, the ATV we'll get later this year or early next.. Under those conditions, which one will work best and last five years? The truck already has a soft tonneau cover and will probably get a Leer cap this summer.

 

well, here is the low down, they both are great products for one. the linex is a lot harder but better looking though things will slide around a bit like w/ a plastic liner. the rhino is softer and doesn't look quite as nice but still looks great and stuff won't slide nearly as easy so based on what you haul it's your choice but you'll be happy with either one. armacoat makes a great product also but i don't see it mentioned here much. i'm going with that over the seats in my dune buggy and on the interior of my buggy as they make a marine product for covering seats and a different but similar product for bed lining. should be an easy spray out when i go in the mud.

 

I have rhino lining on my trucks bed and a soft tonneau cover. It is a great setup, but it holds dust really bad. Also rhino lining want slip, but it will scratch much easier than the other pop in bedliners. I think you should go with rhino if you are gonna do alot of landscaping. You don't have to worry about taking your bed liner out to clean out from under it after you have hauled alot of dirt.

 

I have a color-matched Rhino Liner and I love it, it is over 5 years old and still looks pretty good. Things don't slide on it, unless you use the Rhino Shine, then it is pretty slippery. I have yet to see a Line-X so I can't really comment on it.

 

I bought my truck last August which is a 1998 4.6 4x4 Supercab, and when I bought it at 63,000 miles it had a Rhino Liner in it. My friend who has owned 3 trucks in his family as long as I have known him has always put the rubber mats in his truck that are cut to shape the bed with the wheel wells. I was definitely going to put some kind of bed liner in the truck I bought because it is used for some kind of work at least once a week, and I have seen plenty of scratched beds in my life to not want to scratch it up to badly. If I had to decide to buy a spray on liner on my own, I probably would have not and just gotten the rubber mat b/c of the cost of the spray on liner, I have not researched either terribly, but I could have gotten a rubber mat through my friend for next to free. I have enjoyed the Rhino liner though and things do not slip very easily in my opinion. The previous owner must have lived in a place with lots of gravel roads because you can see it in the color of the black Rhino Liner, but that is ok... I have looked into the Rhino Shine stuff, but have either just not gotten around to it, or just don't care enough to do it. There have been a few very tiny parts of the liner that have peeled up a bit (the smallest is like 1/16 of a inch, but from what I hear this is easily fixed, and I might even be able to get it done for free, I just do not have much time to look into it because of work and stuff taking up all of my time most days). I do not have any experience with Line-X though so cannot help with those, but I have been impressed witht he Rhino Liner, and even though I could not have afforded one in addition to the price of the truck when I bought it, so I would have just gone with a rubber mat, I think the Rhino Liner is a nice product.

 

I am the Indianapolis installer, if you have any questions let me know. I'm not trying to advertise, just willing to answer any questions.

 

I have the Line-x liner and I have dragged a refrigerator over it with no damage. I think it just comes down to what you want. On my install, all bolts were removed so they can easily be accessed later. Even the tie-down hooks are removed and the edges are hard and clean. I liked the work and I can throw things in the back and they don't move an inch, Even when I drive like a mad man. I have been very satisfied with the work and they color match as well.
Just get what you like, Rhino or Line-x and then enjoy it.

Brian

 

Hey rhino where do you install them in indy?

John

 

Hi John,
Greenwood Indiana about 10 min. south of indy.

 

I looked into both and went with the Line-X because of installation method. The Rhino is a cold application and the Line-X is a hot application. In my opinion, you will get better coverage with the hot app. Also when the covering is put on cold it has to go on thicker which translates to more weight. When the Line-X dries it's really hard but things don't slide hardly at all. I have taken a small piece out of it but, that was dragging a 302 block across it trying to unload it by myself. All in all, I'm extremely pleased! Good luck.

 

rhino i was going to get it installed there but they did not have an opening when i was in town my buddy got his done there he lives in mooresville i ended up going to plainfield and having it done there.From what my buddy said you guys do a good job he was very happy.

John

 

i don't think that there is any one right answer when comparing rhino to line-x. i have a rhino. it is great for protection, has a little "give" in it if you are tossing hard objects into the bed (like firewood or rock) and things don't slide around (like your chainsaw or toolbox). a rhino is easier to take a chunk out of though. i'd say that if you are shoveling rock out of the bed or sliding very heavy objects, then i'd go with the line-x. depends on how you use your truck i guess.

 

I want to get a spray in bed liner for my truck real soon. I believe the only brand around here is Rhino, but I can't remember if there was another brand or not. I have seen people recommending brands, but how much do each normally cost. What is the price compared to a drop in

 

I just had the Line-X installed. Went with the information gained on these groups. Everything I read was true. Removal of bed bolts, removal of tail gate access panel, removal of tie downs, clean edges, no overspray, professional/ friendly staff, excellent outcome. They even threw in the applied Ford logo. For my application in Tucson Line-X runs $375, Rhino $379. In my humble opinion (regardless of brand), it's a good investment for your truck.

 

I would go with the Line-X because they have a lifetime warrantee. I was talking to a sales rep at a car show for Line-X, and they said if it ever cracks, chips, etc., that it would be covered under warrantee! So you could drop a rock into the bed, crack the liner, take it in, and get it fixed under warrantee! Thats what i call confidence in your own product!

- Rick -