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Mazer18

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Mazer18 Enthusiast

Mazer18

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I'm gonna go pick up my new bedliner and wheel house liners tomorrow at my dealer. My question is would you let the dealer install these parts or would you do it yourself?

 

I bought a roll of automotive duct tape the other night and I was thinking of maybe folding it over and using tape instead of the self-tapping screws. I have no problem with them I'd just rather keep as many holes out of the truck as possible. I already got 3 nice pencil tip sized rusted holes around the wheel house edge from mud flaps that I didn't like.

 

I don't know the cost of labor but I doubt it's too hard to install these parts. Also, I'll let yall bet on whether or not a 8'x5'x2' bedliner box plus an unknown size wheel house liner box all fit in my truck. :thumbs:

 

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jamison74 Enthusiast

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I'm gonna go pick up my new bedliner and wheel house liners tomorrow at my dealer. My question is would you let the dealer install these parts or would you do it yourself?

 

I bought a roll of automotive duct tape the other night and I was thinking of maybe folding it over and using tape instead of the self-tapping screws. I have no problem with them I'd just rather keep as many holes out of the truck as possible. I already got 3 nice pencil tip sized rusted holes around the wheel house edge from mud flaps that I didn't like.

 

I don't know the cost of labor but I doubt it's too hard to install these parts. Also, I'll let yall bet on whether or not a 8'x5'x2' bedliner box plus an unknown size wheel house liner box all fit in my truck. :thumbs:

 

Pics to come.

 

The duct tape overtime will not work, do it yourself with the screws, just put a small dab of clear silicone on the threads as you put them in. But seriously the duct tape will not hold up over time with water, rain, snow ice, salt etc. good luck, dont forget to post pics.

silverad03 Enthusiast

silverad03

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If you have a reasonable amount of mechanical aptitude (sounds like you do), you're better off installing the accessories on your own.

 

My truck had some chrome rocker panels installed by the dealer when I bought it. You could look at the broad side of the truck and see right away they were installed at the wrong height (didn't match up with the bumper chrome the way they are designed to do), half the pieces were installed crooked, and a couple of the pieces looked like they had been kinked before or during the install. I couldn't believe it. They also scratched up the clear coat quite a bit 'buffing' it out after they removed the pinstripe.

 

If you take it to the dealer, you can bet that it's not the high-paid tech doing the accessories intalls - it's most likely a kid that's just starting out or an 'intern' who doesn't care or hasn't learned how to think yet. Do it yourself and know that it's done right.

Nick The Great Senior Enthusiast

Nick The Great

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I vote yourself as long as yourself doesn't use the duct tape. :lol:

 

The duct tape is good stuff but in my opinion, not for something as 'permanent' as these.

 

:lol:

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

Zembonez

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Leave the duct tape at home. Use the screws.

 

The liner will be loose or in a stack of others. It doesn't come in a box. It's very likely that you're gonna pay a lot more than you should buying it from a dealer. Why not buy a name brand liner aftermarket? All GM does is contract out to one of them to make the same product with GM written on it.

geektoad Senior Enthusiast

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Another vote for doing them yourself WITHOUT the duct tape.

 

 

But then, my rule for doing my own work is:

 

Anything but carburators or automatic transmissions.

neto1978 Enthusiast

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Leave the duct tape at home. Use the screws.

 

The liner will be loose or in a stack of others. It doesn't come in a box. It's very likely that you're gonna pay a lot more than you should buying it from a dealer. Why not buy a name brand liner aftermarket? All GM does is contract out to one of them to make the same product with GM written on it.

 

Jim ,i am the kind of guy that like to do things by myself too,but in my case ,the bedliner came with the truck ,do you think those bedliner screw holes in the bed may became rusted ???

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

Zembonez

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Leave the duct tape at home. Use the screws.

 

The liner will be loose or in a stack of others. It doesn't come in a box. It's very likely that you're gonna pay a lot more than you should buying it from a dealer. Why not buy a name brand liner aftermarket? All GM does is contract out to one of them to make the same product with GM written on it.

 

Jim ,i am the kind of guy that like to do things by myself too,but in my case ,the bedliner came with the truck ,do you think those bedliner screw holes in the bed may became rusted ???

 

 

I think anytime there is an added screw, I would pull it out once it was installed and get rid of the metal fragments created when drilling the hole. (self tappers leave a lot of fragments) Once that is done, a dab of silicon sealer on the screw and the hole (on both sides if you can get to them) should stop the corrosion issue for a long time.

wlvrn1215 Senior Enthusiast

wlvrn1215

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you'll be happy and secure knowing the job is done right!!! and your wallet is not empty. :lol: That and its fun turning wrenches... :lol:

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