Is this lump normal?-under my factory spray in bed liner

[deeve]

I was admiring my truck and noticed that there appears to be something under the bed liner that was sprayed over. It looks like some rubber plug maybe if it is supposed to be there. If not, the tech who applied it just sprayed over some bit of junk. If it is part of the bed, what it is?




I also noticed they must have rotated some of the bumpers for the tailgate out of the way when spraying the liner and did not rotate back. Must have been busy that day.





At least they got the left side right.

 

[Sascwatch]

Bump under the bedliner is normal, should be one on the other side aswell. I’d also fix both bumpers on the one side of the tailgate to avoid it hitting something it shouldn’t.

Those bumpers would have had to come off when the truck was sent out for bedliner, person who was working that side must have been having a rough day.

 

[jmt8706]

Is there another lump on the other side? Looks like a plug to me.

 

[New1500customram]

Is there another lump on the other side? Looks like a plug to me.

I thought the liner is sprayed in by robot?

 

[deeve]

There is no lump on the other side.

 

[Nsleone]

I was admiring my truck and noticed that there appears to be something under the bed liner that was sprayed over. It looks like some rubber plug maybe if it is supposed to be there. If not, the tech who applied it just sprayed over some bit of junk. If it is part of the bed, what it is?

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I also noticed they must have rotated some of the bumpers for the tailgate out of the way when spraying the liner and did not rotate back. Must have been busy that day.


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At least they got the left side right.
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I’ve got that little bump too, just on that one side.

 

[deeve]

Yep...did some autotrader searching and found this photo of a white truck with no bedliner. Makes seeing the plugs a lot easier.

 

[jmt8706]

I thought the liner is sprayed in by robot?

Not sure, I thought I read somewhere they send the truck out to get sprayed.

 

[New1500customram]

Not sure, I thought I read somewhere they send the truck out to get sprayed.

They go to the body vender for graphics side steps bed liners etc .

 

[Cbty2050]

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Nice video in that article

 

[New1500customram]

I thought it was done by robot!

 

[Rick3478]

I was admiring my truck and noticed that there appears to be something under the bed liner that was sprayed over. It looks like some rubber plug maybe if it is supposed to be there. If not, the tech who applied it just sprayed over some bit of junk. If it is part of the bed, what it is?

Hole plug. 6'4" bed has two, front and rear left side.

 

[deeve]

That you. That pic I posted must be from a 6'4" bed then since it has two.

 

[Rick3478]

That you. That pic I posted must be from a 6'4" bed then since it has two.

Probably. Mine has two. Don't know what they're for.

 

[Idahoktm]

That you. That pic I posted must be from a 6'4" bed then since it has two.

The 5'7" bed has two also.

 

[Idahoktm]

I would think so, but based on the RAM accessory video, where they show at the factory what is done when the truck is ordered with bedliner, hood decals, etc., it shows people taping off the bed, hand sanding the paint and then hand spraying.

The video actually shows the bed liner being sprayed on by a robot. They just wipe down the paint.

 

[SD Rebel]

The video actually shows the bed liner being sprayed on by a robot. They just wipe down the paint.

Oh gotcha, that's what I get for watching it on my phone. That would make sense at the factory level.

Found the video at the exact point they begin prep...

 

[dts828]

Oh gotcha, that's what I get for watching it on my phone. That would make sense at the factory level.

Found the video at the exact point they begin prep...

Like hood on the Rebel they show towards the end of the video with the ram bar.

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[SD Rebel]

Like hood on the Rebel they show towards the end of the video with the ram bar.

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Yeah, that was a nice truck.

 

[HemiDude]

Probably. Mine has two. Don't know what they're for.

I wonder if it has something to do with access to the fuel tank, like maybe bolts or connectors that are on top?