2 Bucks for a $Million Look

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news2u

Discussion Starter · Mar 8, 2017

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Not till I got my bed spray coated last month did I notice a hole in the right wall panel … what just about everyone, but me, knew is for mounting the spare. Upon closer inspection, I could see the plastic insert for, I guess, keeping water out, had broken off. When? Could have been 10 years ago; I don’t know. Like I said I didn’t even know it was there till 2 weeks ago. My $2 fix for a $million look? A grommet and a clip I found at Lowe’s. Wing nut fits fine with grommet in. Just got to try not to lose the clip that pugs the hole.

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OldNorske

· #2 · Mar 9, 2017

Looks like you had the bed Linexed. That's probably when the cover panel disappeared.

news2u

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 9, 2017 (Edited)

OldNorske said:
Looks like you had the bed Linexed. That's probably when the cover panel disappeared.

Actually I took a picture just before the coating went down and from it you can see the plastic OEM pin wasn't there.

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OldNorske

· #4 · Mar 10, 2017

great idea and nice job.

optimus29

· #5 · Mar 11, 2017

Damn great job..

Hankdad1

· #6 · Mar 26, 2017

Late to the party, but can you tell what the line-x coating cost? Had it on my Dakota that I traded in on my Ridge and loved it.

Ridgemeister

· #7 · Mar 26, 2017

Why not just order a new one? 96 cents part #43

Genuine Honda OEM Automotive Parts Catalog - Bernardi Parts

news2u

Discussion Starter · #8 · Mar 26, 2017

Hankdad1 said:
Late to the party, but can you tell what the line-x coating cost? Had it on my Dakota that I traded in on my Ridge and loved it.

There is a base coating that's very good ($459), but I added the premium uv protective ($140) coating that comes with a lifetime warranty. So that's $599 total. Expect to be charged for removing the panels and re-installing (in my case $150). Now if you work it out where you bring in the panels, you could save that $150. Depends on the franchise. They leave in the floor panels mask around them, but remove the bed wall and tailgate panels (4 in all) and spray coat them separately. Like I've said before, anytime you get that $million look, it's worth every penny. Course, now I won't load anything in the bed...too afraid of scratching it even though it's hard as rock. Will probably add a bed rug soon.

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smufguy

· #9 · Mar 27, 2017

Dude, enlighten me please. Are you doing all this to have a bone stock show stopper or something? As I mentioned before, your truck is ridiculously clean looking. I am appalled that you had managed to keep it this clean. Do you even drive it? I wash my truck and clean it at least a couple of weeks to a month, but you boggle my mind. It is not easy for me to be astounded, but darn!!

FTM1

· #10 · Mar 27, 2017

I just love that picture how many idiots posting on other forums for many years what if you have a flat tire with stuff on top and can't get to spare underneath.
They provided an alternative mounting location. But the idiots keep saying it. G1 and now G2 Ridgeline.

SK17touring

· #11 · Mar 28, 2017

How many of these idiots have their spare tires tucked up under the bed of their trucks only to find they lost it years ago when it fell out unnoticed, or the winch mechanism is so rusted they'll never get the tire out on the side of the road. I had to use a torch to cut the cable on my Toyota truck and the winch (and tire) was completely missing on my S10 when I bought it. You could see where the bolts had rusted and broke.

Six years with my G1 and I never had need to take the spare tire out of the trunk. I hope to repeat that feat with my G2.

news2u

Discussion Starter · #12 · Mar 28, 2017

SK17touring said:
How many of these idiots have their spare tires tucked up under the bed of their trucks only to find they lost it years ago when it fell out unnoticed, or the winch mechanism is so rusted they'll never get the tire out on the side of the road. I had to use a torch to cut the cable on my Toyota truck and the winch (and tire) was completely missing on my S10 when I bought it. You could see where the bolts had rusted and broke.

Six years with my G1 and I never had need to take the spare tire out of the trunk. I hope to repeat that feat with my G2.

Same here. I only demonstrated it because of my curiosity since it wasn't until the posting that I even knew the feature existed. I would still be totally in the dark about the option had I not noticed the unplugged hole in the right bed panel for mounting the spare while inspecting my freshly applied Line-X coating.

But, yea, I came to the same conclusion: W-T-F would anyone leave the spare attached to the bed wall? Unless, of course, the mission is to temporarily house extra baggage in the in-bed trunk's waterproof environment.

That all said, for me it's a moot point now since I just installed the Bak-Flip bed cover the other day. Can't store the spare tire to the bed wall now even if I wanted to.

news2u

Discussion Starter · #13 · Mar 28, 2017

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smufguy said:
Dude, enlighten me please. Are you doing all this to have a bone stock show stopper or something? As I mentioned before, your truck is ridiculously clean looking. I am appalled that you had managed to keep it this clean. Do you even drive it? I wash my truck and clean it at least a couple of weeks to a month, but you boggle my mind. It is not easy for me to be astounded, but darn!!

Trust me I drive it. Average better than 15K miles every year.

I can just remember asking my wife right after buying the RL did she think it would matter if I spent maybe 10 minutes (or less) blowing out the engine bay with a leaf blower and wiping down the most visible parts of it (sometimes with a protectant) every time I detailed the car? You be the judge. Now, more than 10 years later I do it without even thinking. It just became part of the detailing routine. Can't explain it any better than that.

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coolcat

· #14 · Mar 31, 2017

I love it. Line-X was my first thought for fixing up the well used bed on my new-to-me 2010 when I purchased it last fall. Your bed looks fantastic. I'm definitely getting this done this year. This old sun faded bed needs some help!

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news2u

Discussion Starter · #15 · Apr 1, 2017

coolcat said:
I love it. Line-X was my first thought for fixing up the well used bed on my new-to-me 2010 when I purchased it last fall. Your bed looks fantastic. I'm definitely getting this done this year. This old sun faded bed needs some help!

You will not regret getting the Line-X treatment. It has completely transformed the backend of my G1.

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