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The liner, I went with these guys: http://www.customlinings.com/bedlinerapps/index.htm. They have a local (to me) shop, life of the car warranty, and I've seen their work and it's great and really durable. It's not very "rubbery" like rhino-liner is, but I also saw it after someone's bed was slammed into by cargo, creating huge dents, but not chipping the liner off ... it just stayed with the new dent. It also seems to hold its color well in sun and over time. The word of warning I got was that soap just sitting on it will tend to fade it (think: carwash that you don't get fully cleaned off), but you can power-wash off the discoloration usually if you do that accidentally.

The cleats are these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CO9QOU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1. I used the same sheet metal screw that is in the tailgate panel (keep things simple). I was also worried about bending the metal, but realized two things: first, I wasn't going to put massive loads on here, and second, if I keep the ratchet strap force more "upward" than "pulling the cleat out of the sheet metal", then there's really not much of a problem since the cleat base and shearing stress on the screw (get a nice toughness stainless screw) is where the force gets distributed. So it's stood up to loads of wood, tying down hauls of cardboard, and a few appliance loads ... all with ratchet straps pulled roughly as tight as I could. I was nervous initially, but they've lasted four years now and never got loose or pulled on the metal!

I'd say if you're really worried about it, you could certainly put a metal plate behind (though I've never gotten into it that far to see how you might get a plate back there). Just seems like a lot of work ;). There's also got to be cleats that are made for more industrial work trucks, but I've been happy with these.

You'll need to add some resistors to the blinker wiring, or possibly switch to a no-load flasher. Basically, the factory flasher won't work because the LEDs don't provide enough resistance for it to function. You can get resistors at brick-and-mortar auto parts stores or online retailers. Here's an example on Amazon.

Or, if you don't want to mess with the wiring you can switch back to incandescents and the blinkers will probably start working again (unless something else is wrong!)

Also, take this as an opportunity to clean your ground connections with a wire brush. There should be 1 in the back (under the bed near the bumper), and 2 up front (1 near each headlight).

Thanks! I've got it held down with a set of valve cover brackets on the inside, works really well. https://www.amazon.com/Spectre-Performance-Valve-Cover-Clamp/dp/B000BPZ4PK

Here ya go man. This is like a lifetime supply but it’s the same stuff that’s wrapped around the A/C evaporator core inlet under the hood if you have an A/C equipped truck. HTH!

https://www.amazon.com/Four-Seasons-59010-Insulation-Tape/dp/B000DCNG2E