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Hey guys, I'm getting a used camper shell tomorrow for my short bed. My question is how do I attach it if it has a bedliner that goes over the rails?
 


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With clamps made for the purpose.



Edit: Oops, bedliner that goes over the rail? I guess the bedliner needs to come out.
 
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My bed liner has holes cut in it for the clamps to slide in. Looks like they used like a 2" hole saw.
 
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You should be able to get clamps big enough for that, there shouldn't be any reason to have to remove any part of your bed liner...
 
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Does the bed liner follow the contour of the inside lip of the bed? Seems unlikey to me.
 
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I used the clamps from my roll up tonneau cover when I borrowed a matching red topper for my 99 Ranger for a weekend once. They worked out perfect!!
 
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I cut the upper lip off of my old one because even with holes, and clamped down as tight as possible, it always would slide a little. Or go buy a under the rail bed liner.
 

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I cut holes in my bedliner...not very pretty, but it works...

At first I clamped the liner itself on when I didn't have any weight in the back because it kept lifting...but I can now put on a cap if I wanted one...
 
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Why don't you just BOLT it down, then it gets coverage by your insurance, since it will be a PERMANENT part of the vehicle.
 
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