Bed mat on top of factory spray-in bedliner?

SPASierra · January 3, 2023

Another vote for the Bed Rug. I have a hard folding bed cover, so I never bothered to put down the velcro. It stays in place just fine and is easy to clean. Vacuum it off, or just take a hose to it. Great at keeping things like luggage and golf bags from sliding around.

MrLeadFoot · January 3, 2023

31 minutes ago, luke1333 said:

I have just the bottom bed rug from GM accessories and works great! Some things slide just a hair but 90% of stuff doesn't move!

I just looked at GMC Accessories and they show one that's like the BedRug branded XLT, but I'm not sure if GM is selling the two piece bed mat and tailgate or the one-piece XLT. I wonder if their chat people would even know. Same price as what BedRug has on their website. It would be nice to be able to get it from GM using my rewards.

MrLeadFoot · January 4, 2023

Have any of you with BedRugs successfully slid heavy items like a desk or a bookcase into the bed, or does it grip so well you need to use a moving blanket under the furniture like you would a rubber mat?

GN2018 · January 5, 2023

23 hours ago, MrLeadFoot said:

Have any of you with BedRugs successfully slid heavy items like a desk or a bookcase into the bed, or does it grip so well you need to use a moving blanket under the furniture like you would a rubber mat?

A BedRug is not as “sticky” as a rubber mat. You can slide things on it. It has some grip, but not much. Something like a box will slide pretty easy. Something with some weight will not slide too easily because of the cushion of the BedRug.

Regarding the original question, I have a BedRug (just the mat) on my spray in factory liner and am very happy with it. I also have a tonneau cover and together they make essentially a big trunk like the big boats used to have (like a Crown Vic).

4banger · January 6, 2023

Factory rubber bed mat is the way to go. Won’t spray liner another box.

Minnvmax · January 6, 2023

Another vote for Dee Zee. I've used them in 3 trucks including my current 2019 with factory spray in liner. Simple heavy rubber. You can throw anything on it. Easy to wash.

MrLeadFoot · January 6, 2023

On 1/4/2023 at 4:57 PM, GN2018 said:

A BedRug is not as “sticky” as a rubber mat. You can slide things on it. It has some grip, but not much. Something like a box will slide pretty easy. Something with some weight will not slide too easily because of the cushion of the BedRug.

Regarding the original question, I have a BedRug (just the mat) on my spray in factory liner and am very happy with it. I also have a tonneau cover and together they make essentially a big trunk like the big boats used to have (like a Crown Vic).

Thank you for the explanation, and sharing why you chose a Bedrug over a rubber mat.

luke1333 · January 11, 2023

On 1/3/2023 at 2:18 PM, MrLeadFoot said:

I just looked at GMC Accessories and they show one that's like the BedRug branded XLT, but I'm not sure if GM is selling the two piece bed mat and tailgate or the one-piece XLT. I wonder if their chat people would even know. Same price as what BedRug has on their website. It would be nice to be able to get it from GM using my rewards.

The one I have is a whole one piece, over the tailgate and everything. But they may have changed it since I got mine almost 3 years ago now

MrLeadFoot · January 11, 2023

2 hours ago, luke1333 said:

The one I have is a whole one piece, over the tailgate and everything. But they may have changed it since I got mine almost 3 years ago now

Turns out they don't have the 1-piece mat and tailgate like you have for my Denali, but maybe they don't have the model designed for the multipro tailgate. Do you have the multipro tailgate?

In any event, I've read some reviews on the XLT (1-piece mat and tailgate) where some people said it negatively affected their tailgate closing, and one person said that to avoid that problem the piece over the tailgate gap should be trained to pop up out of the gap, instead slip down into the gap, when closing. What's been your experience in that regard, and any thoughts on that, Luke?

Also, I don't know if all models have it but although I have a spray in bedliner, I have plastic on the inside wall of my tailgate. Does your tailgate have that plastic liner on the inside wall? If so, does the Bedrug tailgate piece actually stick to that piece well?

Edited January 11, 2023 by MrLeadFoot

GN2018 · January 11, 2023

I had the full BedRug liner in my 2018 and it had the tailgate section. I did not like it. It never stayed stuck to the tailgate. The truck did not have the spray in liner. It was just factory paint. So I put up with it. On my ‘21, I do have the spray in liner and see no real need for the tailgate or walls of the bed to be covered with the BedRug. The mat just covering the bed floor is sufficient. The complete liner might have a better look to some, but if you’re installing it under a tonneau cover, it’s not something that will be visible under normal operation.

MrLeadFoot · January 11, 2023

1 hour ago, GN2018 said:

I had the full BedRug liner in my 2018 and it had the tailgate section. I did not like it. It never stayed stuck to the tailgate. The truck did not have the spray in liner. It was just factory paint. So I put up with it. On my ‘21, I do have the spray in liner and see no real need for the tailgate or walls of the bed to be covered with the BedRug. The mat just covering the bed floor is sufficient. The complete liner might have a better look to some, but if you’re installing it under a tonneau cover, it’s not something that will be visible under normal operation.

I agree that I really don't need the bed walls covered since I have spray in liner. But, I was thinking that the 1-piece might be nice for moving large items in and out of the bed because you can more easily slide them in and out on one contiguous piece of rug that spans tailgate and bed. And, when hauling mulch or small rock groundcover, nothing would fall into the gap between tailgate and bed.

Edited January 11, 2023 by MrLeadFoot

GN2018 · January 11, 2023

I agree that the tailgate piece would be nice when sliding something into the bed. As for gravel and such, I’m sure it would still get in between the gate and the bed - just not as much. Personally, even with the BedRug, I’d throw down a tarp if I was hauling mulch or something like that just because it would make for easily clean up. Plus, at some point the weight of the material would become low enough as you’re removing it that for that last bit, you can just pull the tarp out instead of trying to scrape/rake/sweep that last bit out.

luke1333 · January 11, 2023

17 hours ago, MrLeadFoot said:

Turns out they don't have the 1-piece mat and tailgate like you have for my Denali, but maybe they don't have the model designed for the multipro tailgate. Do you have the multipro tailgate?

In any event, I've read some reviews on the XLT (1-piece mat and tailgate) where some people said it negatively affected their tailgate closing, and one person said that to avoid that problem the piece over the tailgate gap should be trained to pop up out of the gap, instead slip down into the gap, when closing. What's been your experience in that regard, and any thoughts on that, Luke?

Also, I don't know if all models have it but although I have a spray in bedliner, I have plastic on the inside wall of my tailgate. Does your tailgate have that plastic liner on the inside wall? If so, does the Bedrug tailgate piece actually stick to that piece well?

I do have multipro and mine is not designed for the multipro unless you cut it out. It can indeed negatively impede the tailgate if not properly installed/aligned. It sits tucked up under bed cover and I did cut the corners off so it sits flusher against bed cover rails.

I would not say it sticks to the tailgate plastic well, I usually replace the tape on it once a year or it will start to peel as you see in photo. I will replace in springtime when it gets warm again

MrLeadFoot · January 12, 2023

3 hours ago, luke1333 said:

I do have multipro and mine is not designed for the multipro unless you cut it out. It can indeed negatively impede the tailgate if not properly installed/aligned. It sits tucked up under bed cover and I did cut the corners off so it sits flusher against bed cover rails.

I would not say it sticks to the tailgate plastic well, I usually replace the tape on it once a year or it will start to peel as you see in photo. I will replace in springtime when it gets warm again

If you were to do it all over again, would you get the current model that fits the multipro tailgate, for convenience of sliding things in on the tailgate, or would you get just the rug for the bed, and figure out something else for covering the tailgate gap when hauling mulch or rock, etc. (like you previously mentioned a out using a tarp for those occasions)?

luke1333 · January 12, 2023

13 hours ago, MrLeadFoot said:

If you were to do it all over again, would you get the current model that fits the multipro tailgate, for convenience of sliding things in on the tailgate, or would you get just the rug for the bed, and figure out something else for covering the tailgate gap when hauling mulch or rock, etc. (like you previously mentioned a out using a tarp for those occasions)?

I would get same one. I don't use truck for hauling mulch/rock etc. Only thing I would think about is the whole bed rug that goes up sides of bed but I don't really use multipro either so that is no issue to just leave tailgate completely covered