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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Jeannette, PA, USA
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Longhorn Bed Liner
I guess I'm dreaming. Huh?
Does anyone make one? I tried hot-air thermal welding bed liner material and it can't be done. (If you could weld liners, you could get 2 and splice the liner just like they did the bed.) Thanks in advance Tom |
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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I have one in the back of mine...not that it fits or anything...
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Seriously, I am still looking into plastic welding bed liner material.
If I could do this, the problem would be solved. I tried a hot air torche and it would not penetrate the heat thru the plastic section. I believe there are blade type plastic welders that are not totally unlike soldering irons. I am going to call Custom and ask them about welding. Also, I seem to recall that there is a Ford that has an 8'5" long liner. Who knows, it might be possible to fit a brand-x liner in there. |
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I wonder if a bed liner company might consider a limited run of Longhord liners?
Do you think they would sell in any sizeable numbers? Tom |
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If you were going to do that I would just overlap them. Maybe stick them together with silicone. A clean cut edge would look better than any kind of "weld".
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If the material welds, the weld, I think, would look nicer than a lap joint.
I really would want the joint to be water proof. I suppose an overlap of 4" could be caulked real good and some sort of rivets of countersunk heads bolts could be used to clamp the joint together. I do confess, I have a hatred for things that overlap - especially repair panels! Who do you think is the biggest bed liner company? Tom |
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Actually, sprayed on bed liners are about 1/4" thick.
There is no reason you couldn't take a bed, smooth up the contact surface with vinyl tape and use it as a mold for a spray liner. I have handled the spray liner materials and they are as robust as an actual liner. In fact, the 1/4" sprayed on liner might actually be too stiff to remove. (!) Tom |
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