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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / March 2006

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Removing drop-in bed liner from truck.

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willshak - 06 Mar 2006 15:19 GMT
I had to change a taillight bulb in my 97 Nissan PU and that required me
to remove the plastic drop-in bed liner to get to the rear lamp bolts,
which were hidden behind the liner.
The bed liner has an 'SR' brand name at the cab end and is an
over-the-rail liner. The dealer installed the liner when I bought the
truck new (I wondered if the SR meant Sears Roebuck).
Anyway, there were only 4 screws to unhook the liner, two between the
wheel well and the rear of the liner on either side. I got the screws
loosened, which loosened a cam type plastic fitting that secured the
liner under the bed rail. I was able to unhook the rails from the side.
When I tried to remove the whole liner, it wouldn't unhook from the cab
end rail. There are no screws on that end and I looked between the bed
and cab to see if there was something there holding the liner. I could
not see anything.
Does anyone know how to remove the liner besides what I have done already?
BTW, I was able to remove the lamp by just holding up the back end of
the liner with a 2x4 so I could get a socket wrench on the bolts.
The painted bed looked pretty good as far as I could see.
Thanks

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY

lls8000 - 06 Mar 2006 18:10 GMT
I could pull the bed liner away enough to see when the screws were, and
then I drilled holes though the bed liner, to provide access to the
screws.  
Did they think the taillights would never burn out...?
willshak - 06 Mar 2006 23:06 GMT
> I could pull the bed liner away enough to see when the screws were, and
> then I drilled holes though the bed liner, to provide access to the
> screws.  
> Did they think the taillights would never burn out...?
>
>  
I was going to do that after I got the liner out. I was going to get
some of those universal rubber plugs at the auto store and then drill
the access holes to fit the plugs. I suppose I could still do it without
pulling it out, but I really wanted to see what the steel bed looked
like at the cab end after 8 years. The way my truck is parked in the
driveway, the rain and melted snow always pools at the cab end, so that
would mean any water that got underneath the liner would pool there too.
Thanks.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY

Paradox - 07 Mar 2006 01:21 GMT
> > I could pull the bed liner away enough to see when the screws were, and
> > then I drilled holes though the bed liner, to provide access to the
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> would mean any water that got underneath the liner would pool there too.
> Thanks.

Pull up on the liner from the middle of the bed by the tailgate, should pop
it out from under the rail.
 
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