Installing Fifth Wheel Hitch Bed Rails in Truck with Bed Liner
Question:
my 2010 f-250 8 foot bed has a bed liner, do I need longer bolts so i dont have to cut or remove the liner?
asked by: Bob M
Expert Reply:
If your bed liner is the spray-in type, you can simply install the fifth wheel hitch rails directly on top of it. However, if your bed liner is the hard plastic drop-in type, the liner would need to be trimmed away so that the bed rails have direct metal-to-metal contact with the truck bed. If the rails are installed directly over a drop-in liner, eventually the portion of the liner under the rails will deteriorate, which would cause the rails to become loose and lead to a dangerous situation. I am not aware of any method of installing fifth wheel rails that would avoid having to trim a drop-in liner.
If you do need to trim the liner, I have linked you to a video showing how it is done.
