Posted: 9/18/2011 6:51:56 PM EDT
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A while back I had seen some vehicles that had been completely covered in LineX. I'm looking for pics and to find out how happy people have been with it. If its held up and how much they were charged for it. -Foxxz |
| one of the off road mags did this to a XJ. they said they could hardly believe how quiet it was inside even at highway speeds. they had it lines in "avocado" green and were worried about retained heat but i dont remember if they added any vents or if it was a non issue after a couple of runs. i know several people that had the bottom 1/4 of there trucks/suv's and all have loved it. i wanted my XJ covered but the local dealer for bully dog said it would be a waste of money, of course i went off on him and informed him it was MY money and i would be the one that determined if it was worth it or not. he was just being lazy so i put it off. sold the jeep before i could get it done. |
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I've heard very good things about it. I went to my local dealer and got several different quotes for different parts of the vehicle. I have a 2010 XTerra. For the whole vehicle I was quoted $7k and told that they would have my vehicle for a minimum two weeks. I was quoted $700-$1000 for the rocker panels only, around $500 for just the roof and $2500 - $3000 for the interior. I have heard that if you can sweet talk the dealer into using your vehicle as a rolling billboard you may be able to knock the price down a bit. I've seen a Hummer H2 done completely it its looks fantastic. Spoke with the guy and he stated he had it on for about a year and it still looked brand new. I've also seen the interior on a jeep done and that looked great too. It is very durable and adds a great deal of exterior protection to the vehicle. The only down side is the price. |
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I've heard very good things about it. I went to my local dealer and got several different quotes for different parts of the vehicle. I have a 2010 XTerra. For the whole vehicle I was quoted $7k and told that they would have my vehicle for a minimum two weeks. I was quoted $700-$1000 for the rocker panels only, around $500 for just the roof and $2500 - $3000 for the interior. I have heard that if you can sweet talk the dealer into using your vehicle as a rolling billboard you may be able to knock the price down a bit. I've seen a Hummer H2 done completely it its looks fantastic. Spoke with the guy and he stated he had it on for about a year and it still looked brand new. I've also seen the interior on a jeep done and that looked great too. It is very durable and adds a great deal of exterior protection to the vehicle. The only down side is the price. Thoose prices are CRAZY I had the bed on my dually done. Bed floor , sides , wheel wells and tailgate for $500 and change |
I have my offroad BOV coated in color matched Line-X. I've had it done since 2007 and it looks exactly the same as the day I had it applied. The only part of the truck that I didn't do was the roof. The material is 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch thick. The color goes all the way through the material. So scratches don't even show up. Washing the truck is a waste of time other than knocking off big chunks of mud. Imagine a world of no more polishing vehicles. Hell, I'd buy this truck if it was a factory option. I've mowed down creosote bushes and arrowweeds at 60mph and they don't do shit to the finish. You'll see what looks like a big scratch down the side of the body, then realize it is plant matter that has been grinded off of the stick or branch and just left on the Line-X. I've hit crap hard enough to sheer off body brackets that my fiberglass fenders and bedsides. The truck isn't invulnerable to damage obviously. The cheesy thin body panels these days are about as thick as a soda can. The Line-X does add rigidity to the body to prevent minor dents. Back in 2007, I paid 2000 bucks to have the Line-X done. That includes the bed. There was a lot of prep work to be done, particularly with the black and tan color scheme I designed. They cried that the Line-X wouldn't stick to the chrome bumpers. I told them to go ahead and do it anyway. I haven't had any issues with it coming off to this day. The cheap plastic grill was also sprayed. I always hated cleaning the bugs out of the plastic chrome grill. Initially, I had to paint the truck due to the addition of the the fiberglass fenders and bedsides. Paint shops wanted like 4000 bucks to color match them. So I started looking for options. The Line-X ended up coming out awesome and far better than just paint. What colors you use will be very important on how it looks. Subdued colors will look great. Tans, OD Green, Black... I think colors like red, blue, regular green or white wouldn't look very good. Debadging the truck also improved the look. |
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http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/Untitled-1.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/033.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/002-1.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC038.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC82.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC79.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC047.jpg Back in 2007, I paid 2000 bucks to have the Line-X done. That includes the bed. There was a lot of prep work to be done, particularly with the black and tan color scheme I designed. They cried that the Line-X wouldn't stick to the chrome bumpers. I told them to go ahead and do it anyway. I haven't had any issues with it coming off to this day. The cheap plastic grill was also sprayed. I always hated cleaning the bugs out of the plastic chrome grill. I called my local Line-X dealer here in the N. Dallas area and he quoted me a price of approx $750 just to have my camper shell done inside and out.....You got a DAMN good price for your rig.... Looks AWESOME................ |
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Quoted: http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/Untitled-1.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/033.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/002-1.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC038.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC82.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC79.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC047.jpg I have my offroad BOV coated in color matched Line-X. I've had it done since 2007 and it looks exactly the same as the day I had it applied. The only part of the truck that I didn't do was the roof. The material is 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch thick. The color goes all the way through the material. So scratches don't even show up. Washing the truck is a waste of time other than knocking off big chunks of mud. Imagine a world of no more polishing vehicles. Hell, I'd buy this truck if it was a factory option. I've mowed down creosote bushes and arrowweeds at 60mph and they don't do shit to the finish. You'll see what looks like a big scratch down the side of the body, then realize it is plant matter that has been grinded off of the stick or branch and just left on the Line-X. I've hit crap hard enough to sheer off body brackets that my fiberglass fenders and bedsides. The truck isn't invulnerable to damage obviously. The cheesy thin body panels these days are about as thick as a soda can. The Line-X does add rigidity to the body to prevent minor dents. Back in 2007, I paid 2000 bucks to have the Line-X done. That includes the bed. There was a lot of prep work to be done, particularly with the black and tan color scheme I designed. They cried that the Line-X wouldn't stick to the chrome bumpers. I told them to go ahead and do it anyway. I haven't had any issues with it coming off to this day. The cheap plastic grill was also sprayed. I always hated cleaning the bugs out of the plastic chrome grill. Initially, I had to paint the truck due to the addition of the the fiberglass fenders and bedsides. Paint shops wanted like 4000 bucks to color match them. So I started looking for options. The Line-X ended up coming out awesome and far better than just paint. What colors you use will be very important on how it looks. Subdued colors will look great. Tans, OD Green, Black... I think colors like red, blue, regular green or white wouldn't look very good. Debadging the truck also improved the look. Thank you for the info. I'm seriously considering it now. -Foxxz |
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http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/Untitled-1.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/033.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/002-1.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC038.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC82.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC79.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC047.jpg I have my offroad BOV coated in color matched Line-X. I've had it done since 2007 and it looks exactly the same as the day I had it applied. The only part of the truck that I didn't do was the roof. The material is 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch thick. The color goes all the way through the material. So scratches don't even show up. Washing the truck is a waste of time other than knocking off big chunks of mud. Imagine a world of no more polishing vehicles. Hell, I'd buy this truck if it was a factory option. I've mowed down creosote bushes and arrowweeds at 60mph and they don't do shit to the finish. You'll see what looks like a big scratch down the side of the body, then realize it is plant matter that has been grinded off of the stick or branch and just left on the Line-X. I've hit crap hard enough to sheer off body brackets that my fiberglass fenders and bedsides. The truck isn't invulnerable to damage obviously. The cheesy thin body panels these days are about as thick as a soda can. The Line-X does add rigidity to the body to prevent minor dents. Back in 2007, I paid 2000 bucks to have the Line-X done. That includes the bed. There was a lot of prep work to be done, particularly with the black and tan color scheme I designed. They cried that the Line-X wouldn't stick to the chrome bumpers. I told them to go ahead and do it anyway. I haven't had any issues with it coming off to this day. The cheap plastic grill was also sprayed. I always hated cleaning the bugs out of the plastic chrome grill. Initially, I had to paint the truck due to the addition of the the fiberglass fenders and bedsides. Paint shops wanted like 4000 bucks to color match them. So I started looking for options. The Line-X ended up coming out awesome and far better than just paint. What colors you use will be very important on how it looks. Subdued colors will look great. Tans, OD Green, Black... I think colors like red, blue, regular green or white wouldn't look very good. Debadging the truck also improved the look. Very nice. Does Line-X fade at all? The Rino lining in the bed of my trundra is already faded. |
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http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/Untitled-1.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/033.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/002-1.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC038.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC82.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC79.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h417/Zzyzx313/Truck/DRC047.jpg I have my offroad BOV coated in color matched Line-X. I've had it done since 2007 and it looks exactly the same as the day I had it applied. The only part of the truck that I didn't do was the roof. The material is 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch thick. The color goes all the way through the material. So scratches don't even show up. Washing the truck is a waste of time other than knocking off big chunks of mud. Imagine a world of no more polishing vehicles. Hell, I'd buy this truck if it was a factory option. I've mowed down creosote bushes and arrowweeds at 60mph and they don't do shit to the finish. You'll see what looks like a big scratch down the side of the body, then realize it is plant matter that has been grinded off of the stick or branch and just left on the Line-X. I've hit crap hard enough to sheer off body brackets that my fiberglass fenders and bedsides. The truck isn't invulnerable to damage obviously. The cheesy thin body panels these days are about as thick as a soda can. The Line-X does add rigidity to the body to prevent minor dents. Back in 2007, I paid 2000 bucks to have the Line-X done. That includes the bed. There was a lot of prep work to be done, particularly with the black and tan color scheme I designed. They cried that the Line-X wouldn't stick to the chrome bumpers. I told them to go ahead and do it anyway. I haven't had any issues with it coming off to this day. The cheap plastic grill was also sprayed. I always hated cleaning the bugs out of the plastic chrome grill. Initially, I had to paint the truck due to the addition of the the fiberglass fenders and bedsides. Paint shops wanted like 4000 bucks to color match them. So I started looking for options. The Line-X ended up coming out awesome and far better than just paint. What colors you use will be very important on how it looks. Subdued colors will look great. Tans, OD Green, Black... I think colors like red, blue, regular green or white wouldn't look very good. Debadging the truck also improved the look. That is one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. |
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Thanks.
I haven't noticed any significant fading with the Line-X. Line-X is considered to be superior to Rhino Lining from everyone I've talked to. They spray Line-X into hardened buildings to act as an additional layer of ballistic protection. I believe it is only available in black, but it has kevlar in it. When I first had it done, the truck had a semi-gloss appearance to the Line-X. It kind of looked like a big gold nugget. Within a few weeks, dirt and debris collected and gave it the flat appearance it now has. I prefer the subdued flat look anyway. |
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Thanks. I haven't noticed any significant fading with the Line-X. Line-X is considered to be superior to Rhino Lining from everyone I've talked to. They spray Line-X into hardened buildings to act as an additional layer of ballistic protection. I believe it is only available in black, but it has kevlar in it. When I first had it done, the truck had a semi-gloss appearance to the Line-X. It kind of looked like a big gold nugget. Within a few weeks, dirt and debris collected and gave it the flat appearance it now has. I prefer the subdued flat look anyway. Good to know thanks for posting pics, I like it. |
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Hey,
Yeah, I think I have a few photos prior to the Line-X. The approach was similar to how they do beds. They tape off everything that they don't want covered. On mine, I went to the bottom of the windows down. I should have done the roof, but I was pressed on funds for the project overall. 
Here is the front driver side fender after the fiberglass had been installed. The front was fairly straight forward and required very little modification to the fiberglass to make it fit. This certainly isn't a Corvette fiberglass job, but it was meant to get beaten up and be purely functional. 3" of rise, 4" of flare. The rear of the wheel wells in the front were modified to deal with some rubbing issues. Part of the bodies frame was cut back then filled in with a hard material similar to JB Weld. The materials are machinable once dry. They were then coated with do it yourself black bed liner for added toughness.I was pretty pleased with the way it came out. It looks like no modification was ever done. In this picture, you can see the existing bumpers. They were sand blasted to give the Line-X a substrat to grab onto. It's been four years, and the only peeling on the bumper is from some nasty stuff I've ran over. Even then, when it peels a little, you can glue it back down. I had planned on changing the bumpers out eventually, but then Obama happened and the economy went to shit. 
This one shows that original lame chrome grill. 
The rear bedsides were much more work. You simply cut the old bed sides off. The skin of these trucks is pathetically thin. I think a soup can has more material honestly. The fiberglass is then bolted to the bed of the truck and attached to the supports from the frame. If doing this again, I would opt to have additional tubing bent and installed to add rigidity to the subframe. When I'm doing 60 - 70mph on dirt roads, when I look in the rear view mirror, I see the fiberglass galloping and flexing. After four years of this, this has lead to some cracks along the top of the fiberglass bed rail. Considering what the truck has been through, I'm surprised it is in one piece. The truck has been airborne more times than I care to remember. 
Here is one with all the fenders chopped. 
I always liked this photo. It shows the massive amount of fender room created by the fiberglass. The factory 32" tires were still on at this point. 
Initial suspension testing. The truck was ready to be finally prepped at this point. The Line-X shop then roughed up the areas to be coated. Since I debadged the entire truck, it made everything much easier. The two tone scheme added some complexity to taping it up and coating it. However, i feel the results were well worth it. They estimated that 50 lbs. of Line-X was added to the truck.
This was right after I finished spraying the do it yourself bed liner up inside the front fenders after I modified the rear of the wheel wells. For cosmetics, I also sprayed this liner inside the door sills. I copied the black from the exterior, and applied it inside the door sills at the same height. Four years of stepping on it, and it still hasn't chipped or pealed. I've used this spray on coating on some of the hardware as well. I painted the cross over 1.75" diameter drag link and tie rod in this material to prevent rusting. The front differential strike plate was also coated. 
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Thanks. I haven't noticed any significant fading with the Line-X. Line-X is considered to be superior to Rhino Lining from everyone I've talked to. They spray Line-X into hardened buildings to act as an additional layer of ballistic protection. I believe it is only available in black, but it has kevlar in it. When I first had it done, the truck had a semi-gloss appearance to the Line-X. It kind of looked like a big gold nugget. Within a few weeks, dirt and debris collected and gave it the flat appearance it now has. I prefer the subdued flat look anyway. When I built my sun room addition, I used a layer on my floor as a moisture tough barrier. Your truck looks great. |
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It also makes a great sound barrier. Many low riders put it in the cab to help isolate engine and road noise.
I haven't experienced much fading of the black Line-X after four years here in the Mojave Desert. The bed is black as well as the bottom sill. It doesn't sparkle in the sun like when new, but it definitely isn't gray. If the sun was going to do its magic, the Mojave would be the place. However, UV tends to be stronger along coastal areas. Perhaps that is the cause? |