Line-X Everything

[guruerror]

Tired of that cheap plastic...I was...now it's coated in Line-X and I would highly recommend this to anyone who's looking to improve the look, feel and durability of there interior.

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I had the cargo area pieces sprayed on both sides to give it extra durability and strength. I've also done the front bits by the hood release latch (and the passenger-side equivalent), sill plates, mirror covers and the pillar trim between the front and back doors...basically everything but the A-pillar and the dash.

I had them test spray some extra dash pieces, but the fit is too tight on some of the parts to get them back together correctly. The next parts will be the door panels...waiting on a cool weekend to effect my mirror repair (old style mirrors that don't retract) which will require me to remove the front panels, then I'll drop them off while I'm working on the mirror issue.

After that I'm toying with removing the fabric from the headliner's 'cardboard' and having them spray it with Line-X Extra grey...but that might not be until spring. They want a piece to test spray.

Just thought I'd share this successful mod.

[ROUSHDEMON]

Wholy crap dude! That looks killer! I had no idea you could line-x thin plastic like that, how much more stronger is it??

And btw, where did you get that divider... door... thingy? Never seen it.

Good job man.:perfect10s:

[guruerror]

All of the pieces feel MUCH stronger...the cargo area pieces (wheel-well covers, and rear door panel) that I had 'encapsulated' (sprayed on both sides) really feel like they could take a beating...whereas before I winced each time something heavy slid around and smacked into them.

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The gate is a Precision Pet Vehicle Barrier...you can find them at Petco or on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Precision-Pet-Vehicle-Barrier-Door/dp/B003X83OJ0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1282570124&sr=8-2

If you install it upside down the sucker works perfect in an H2. The ends of the bars are interchangable and adjustable so you can make it follow the contours of the moldings very well. It keeps those dirty little puppies in the back...in a nice little Line-X box. :)

[frontside720]

Very intuitive :beerchug:

Not something that would work for my SUT but I still have a general question. By encapsulating the panels you definately made them stronger.

Before spraying the panels, did they have any give? Do they still have give?

I have no experience with line x but I'm just imagine a candy type shel that would chip and crack if hit hard enough or if was bent.

Looks amazing though! Great idea!

[guruerror]

Before spraying they had a good deal of give...too much in my opinion. They always felt to me as if they could be easily cracked if they took a hard blow.

The Line-X doesn't get as ridged as you are thinking...it doesn't chip like a candy shell would; it's got flexibility to it. They still have give but not nearly as much and you can tell that it can take a lot more punishment.

[Intercooled]

Does the truck sound, feel more solid? Did it help deaden any rattleage ( is that a word?) :o

[ROUSHDEMON]

Does the truck sound, feel more solid? Did it help deaden any rattleage ( is that a word?) :o
X2!

[snmazer]

How expensive was it to have that done? It looks awesome!

[guruerror]

Does the truck sound, feel more solid? Did it help deaden any rattleage ( is that a word?) :o

The parts definately feel more solid. Everything feels more 'substantial.' It also eliminated all of the squeakage/rattleage (to coin a phrase) from the cargo area. I can't wait to get the door panels done...that's where most of my squeaking comes from.

How expensive was it to have that done? It looks awesome!

The whole thing cost just under $1,000. That included:

Rear door panel (spray on both sides)
Left and right rear wheel-well sections (spray on both sides)
Trim above and below the rear door
Trim above the cargo area windows
Left and right pillar trim between second row and cargo area
All four door sills
Left and right pillar trim between front and second row seats
Left and right trim in the front (where the hood release is and the opposite corressponding piece)
Both side mirror caps
Both exterior side vents (just above the hood latches)
Both Predator cowl light moldings (the ones that replace the 'bumps' just outside the windshield)

[mightyepp]

Did you have to remove all the pieces and drop them off? I removed some of the pieces in the past, and a couple of them were a pain getting back in.

[guruerror]

Yep...took them all out myself. I've had that truck apart so many times I've got it down to a science.

I dropped them off and picked them up a few days later. Everything snapped right back into place.

[dvl57]

How much did all the pieces so far cost you?
It really looks awesome!
Does it smell differently now that those pieces inside your truck?...vs. normally it being done to the back of a truck

[guruerror]

It was just under $1,000 for all the interior pieces (listed above).

The front/back bumpers and the side trim cost me about $600.

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The door panels will probably be another $400-500 'cause I'm gonna have them encapsulated too. So I'll have about $2,000 wrapped up in Line-X when I'm done...well worth it to me.

The interior smelt a bit of hot rubber the first day or two...but the parts were still warm when I picked them up. Now (about a week later) it's just the regular ole truck smell...LOL.

[ROUSHDEMON]

man that looks pretty sick... good job.

[HumminNBoatin']

Man I am totally inlove with the way that turned out..... That is going on my list of (someday) mods! lol

[splne1]

Man I am totally inlove with the way that turned out..... That is going on my list of (someday) mods! lol

I SECOND THIS!!! That is a fantastic idea!!!:perfect10s:

[pwrhse2k]

Looks good Guru! I see you're out of Gburg...I'm in southern MD (Waldorf). The line-x was a great idea and I'd really like to get a closer look at your work sometime soon if you don't mind.

Reggie

[guruerror]

Looks good Guru! I see you're out of Gburg...I'm in southern MD (Waldorf). The line-x was a great idea and I'd really like to get a closer look at your work sometime soon if you don't mind.

Reggie

I got a buddy that lives out in your neck of the woods...he's been worrying me to death to come out and hang with him one Saturday. Maybe one weekend in September I'll come down your way.

Your truck looks like a beast...but I got two questions for you:

1. Where did you get that brush guard?
2. Do you ever get that thing dirty? My truck doesn't like to mingle with 'city trucks?' LOL

[Humvee21]

Nice!

[Cesardajr]

guruerror,
how about pictures of how the door panels turned out?

[HUMMDAT]

I really like this. Is Line-X is something you can do yourself, or do you have to send it to someone to do it?

[iwillnc]

You can do rattle cans, but a true line-x shop is much better especially when your dealing with something so permanent, you can't find these parts any more so it's best to do it right

[atomicgoofball]

looks soooo gooood ahh!

[mrjernelson]

Did this help with the plastic on plastic noise? Especially the doors.

[STL Zombie Hunter]

You can do rattle cans, but a true line-x shop is much better especially when your dealing with something so permanent, you can't find these parts any more so it's best to do it right

Previous experience.... DON"T use the rattle can stuff like you get at AutoZone or Walmart. It will still get rock chips and cannot be cleaned or washed (it will tear up your sponge, towel, rag or washing mitt and leave lint all over it).

But, it will look cool for a week or so. The good news is that you can touch it up anytime. I had my wheels (and matching canoe) sprayed in this stuff. High maintenance.

[guruerror]

Agreed on all points...but the rattle-can stuff isn't that big of a pain to clean if it's on the OUTSIDE of your truck, 'cause you can hit it with a scrub brush and just rinse it off with the hose.

[LoJac963]

would you recommend the rattle can for rims? What brand rattle can, does Line-X actually sell it or are you talking about the dupli color stuff?

[STL Zombie Hunter]

would you recommend the rattle can for rims? What brand rattle can, does Line-X actually sell it or are you talking about the dupli color stuff?

I used them on the rims in my avatar. It worked fine, but occasional rock chips. Or if you ever have to take your wheel off for rebalance or new tire it will scratch the crap out of it.

I think it is the duplicolor spray on. Autozone $7.99

[STL Zombie Hunter]

I'm getting my new HMMWV H1 wheels Line-X'ed next week!
Luckily they are 2 piece wheels so all I had to do is unbolt (24) 3/4" bolts to take the face off (x's 5 wheels = 120 bolts, UGH!!).

No more Autozone rattle can bed liner for this guy!

[guruerror]

I'm getting my new HMMWV H1 wheels Line-X'ed next week!
Luckily they are 2 piece wheels so all I had to do is unbolt (24) 3/4" bolts to take the face off (x's 5 wheels = 120 bolts, UGH!!).

No more Autozone rattle can bed liner for this guy!
I'd search around a bit for folks that have tried this before proceeding...particularly if your still gonna be running your truck on the blacktop at speed. I'd think that the Line-X, being that it's so thick, might make the wheels difficult to balance.

From what I've seen on objects that have dimension, grooves, lips, or anything other than a basic flat surface, the Line-X seems to pool-up a bit (for lack of better term) before it stiffens; so you get some areas where the coating is a bit thicker than others. This MIGHT make for a balancing nightmare and given that I hear that beadlockers are already sometimes difficult to balance you may set yourself up for premature tire wear.

I'd also worry since the rims are two piece wheels that you'd possibly interfere with the rims ability to properly seal the tire (keeping the air in) if you got Line-X between the pieces where they bolt together...but that could just be some 'overkill worrying' on my part.

That's my 2 cents...prolly at least worth a thought given how much our tires tend to cost and how quickly a bad balance can chew them up.

[STL Zombie Hunter]

Oh I agree. Balancing sucks on these things. 172lbs per wheel and you can really feel it if something is out of whack.

I am just going to have the faces of the wheel plates sprayed. I have them marked on the outer lip for a spray / do not spray barrier.

I am dropping these 5 plates off tomorrow to let them have them for a week. I will instruct them to spray them flat to eliminate the gravity pooling. There is still a high chance for pooling on a horizontal surface, but it will be more uniform and consistent that way.

Regardless, my fingers are still crossed at this point.

[STL Zombie Hunter]

I got my 5 outer wheel plates Line-X'ed and parts of my front end done last Friday. More to come later (and pics).

It cost me $90 for all 5 wheels and the little piece below my grille that snaps in & out (has a lot of holes in it??). Overall I think their prices are excellent!

They quoted me $100 ea for:
chrome grill
front metal bumper
rear metal bumper
rear plastic bumper cover
$80 plastic front bumper cover (3pcs)
$225 nerf bars (pair)
$200 Gobi roof rack (6')
$60 for Gobi ladder & 2 tail light guards
$20 for both side vents @ hood area

[Egan]

I got my 5 outer wheel plates Line-X'ed and parts of my front end done last Friday. More to come later (and pics).

It cost me $90 for all 5 wheels and the little piece below my grille that snaps in & out (has a lot of holes in it??). Overall I think their prices are excellent!

They quoted me $100 ea for:
chrome grill
front metal bumper
rear metal bumper
rear plastic bumper cover
$80 plastic front bumper cover (3pcs)
$225 nerf bars (pair)
$200 Gobi roof rack (6')
$60 for Gobi ladder & 2 tail light guards
$20 for both side vents @ hood area

Pretty good prices. Do you have to pull everything off or can they do it in place?

[Hellz]

[QUOTE=STL Zombie Hunter]
They quoted me $100 ea for:
chrome grill




i paid about $150 for my grill to be Line-X... but there was an additional charge in that $150 for the UV coating which you may want as the normal LineX will fade. the UV coating will prevent the fading and keep it black and shiny.

iirc.. it was $100 LineX + $50 for the UV

Not sure what look you are going for, but i would highly recommend the UV coating for any pieces that will be outside or in direct sunlight.

[STL Zombie Hunter]

They said they wouldn't charge me much more, if any, for them to pull stuff off & put it on if they had the time. I showed up on Good Friday at 9am and they were slow, so I just started pulling stuff off.

They showed me a 9 year old example of a with & without UV; the door to their building. It faces West and isn't too far off from the original sample. I kind of like the look of it, not too glossy, as most of my rig is flat in color.

Ready to get the rest of it done now, I just need the spare $$.

[dvl57]

guess someone did the whole truck.

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[Hellz]

thats nothing special really...

i was quoted $3500 to do my whole H2 in LineX with the UV coating.

which, im waiting for some hippie to key me so i can do it and pocket some insurance $$$ at the same time.

when i had my grill done.. there was a white H2 SUV that was getting the whole vehicle LineX.. this was about 1.5 years ago...maybe it is the only 2008 model that is coated, but i highly dount it the only H2

[STL Zombie Hunter]

That is pretty cool looking! My wife says I need to have ours done top to bottom, but I enjoy buffing and waxing too much to take that leap.
I do plan on having all of my outer plastics coated, as they are all faded grey now anyways.