5th wheel hitch in truck bed with bed liner

[rcpilot731]

I just bought a used 2009 Dodge 3500 with a plastic badliner. It has a goose neck hook up in the bed. I have a B&M hitch for the goose neck that came out of my old truck which had no bed liner.
My question is: Should I cut the bed lined out where the hitch goes or just put it on top of bed liner.

Thanks

[ventrman]

I Cut out the Liner around the Hitch and it was installed to the Metal.
I am not really a Fan of Liners anyway.
I do not have a Tailgate. I am eventually going to get a V shaped one. When I was in Delaware, I purchased a 6ix Pack to enjoy with a Friend. I put it in the Back with a Concrete Block behind it to hold the 6 Pack in place. When we got to our Friend's House, I went to retrieve the Beer. Wouldn't you know it? I had no Concrete Block and no Beer. It was Glass Bottles. If it did not Break when it fell out, I hope somebody enjoyed it.

[vinr]

allen8106 is right. My dealer installed my B&W companion hitch right onto the plastic liner in my truck. Being new I tend to trust more than I should without verifying. I called B&W and they said the companion needs to be attached directly to the metal. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be taking it back and getting it reinstalled.

[transamz9]

The Mad Norsky wrote:
One thing about a plastic bed liner.

NOT good if you also haul a truck camper.

Fact is, there is a sign, prominently displayed in the service area at Five Star RV, Henderson, Colorado that says they will refuse to install a truck camper in any vehicle with a plastic bed liner.

So keep that in mind, as many folks do use truck campers and other styles of RV's along with them.

Like me. :B

No, I would not put a TC in my truck with the plastic liner. I don't think I will be going from a 40' 5er to a truck camper that would work with a SRW short bed.

[The_Mad_Norsky]

One thing about a plastic bed liner.

NOT good if you also haul a truck camper.

Fact is, there is a sign, prominently displayed in the service area at Five Star RV, Henderson, Colorado that says they will refuse to install a truck camper in any vehicle with a plastic bed liner.

So keep that in mind, as many folks do use truck campers and other styles of RV's along with them.

Like me. :B

[transamz9]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

transamz9 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

transamz9 wrote:
I just like doing things that work for me. What's wrong with the way I did it?

Nothing, just messing with ya!

Personally hate bed liners since nothing stays put!

When I was about 20 I was driving my Boss' Ranchero up a hill with the tailgate down and a small load of drywall in the bed. He had a bed liner. You guessed it I had drywall all over the road!

So you can see why I REALLY don't like bed liners.

Must not have made straps back then huh. LOL!

My Boss sent down the road. I was green!

HAHAHA!!! Been there done that. LOL!

[Cummins12V98]

transamz9 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

transamz9 wrote:
I just like doing things that work for me. What's wrong with the way I did it?

Nothing, just messing with ya!

Personally hate bed liners since nothing stays put!

When I was about 20 I was driving my Boss' Ranchero up a hill with the tailgate down and a small load of drywall in the bed. He had a bed liner. You guessed it I had drywall all over the road!

So you can see why I REALLY don't like bed liners.

Must not have made straps back then huh. LOL!

My Boss sent down the road. I was green!

[transamz9]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

transamz9 wrote:
I just like doing things that work for me. What's wrong with the way I did it?

Nothing, just messing with ya!

Personally hate bed liners since nothing stays put!

When I was about 20 I was driving my Boss' Ranchero up a hill with the tailgate down and a small load of drywall in the bed. He had a bed liner. You guessed it I had drywall all over the road!

So you can see why I REALLY don't like bed liners.

Must not have made straps back then huh. LOL!

[Cummins12V98]

transamz9 wrote:
I just like doing things that work for me. What's wrong with the way I did it?

Nothing, just messing with ya!

Personally hate bed liners since nothing stays put!

When I was about 20 I was driving my Boss' Ranchero up a hill with the tailgate down and a small load of drywall in the bed. He had a bed liner. You guessed it I had drywall all over the road!

So you can see why I REALLY don't like bed liners.

[Duck]

edatlanta wrote:
I threw the bed liner that came with my truck away since no one I knew wanted it and then had a spray in liner installed. Then my B&W Companion was installed. No problem of any kind since and that was several years ago.

X2
Don

[transamz9]

I just like doing things that work for me. What's wrong with the way I did it?

[Cummins12V98]

transamz9 wrote:
I like my plastic liner. Much easier to keep clean in my opinion. When I installed my Companion I just cut the liner where the plastic strips were going and mounted them directly to the bed instead of to the hitch. When I remove my hitch I have a smooth bed with no holes in the liner except where the turn over ball is.

You just like doin things a bit different don't ya?

[transamz9]

I like my plastic liner. Much easier to keep clean in my opinion. When I installed my Companion I just cut the liner where the plastic strips were going and mounted them directly to the bed instead of to the hitch. When I remove my hitch I have a smooth bed with no holes in the liner except where the turn over ball is.

[rcpilot731]

Thanks for all the good info. I am going to trash the liner and get it coated and put the hitch in.

Thanks

[MdMike1007]

My current truck had this done already before I installed the hitch. The last one had a drop in and I removed it, had it sprayed and the hitch installed a week later.