Next, lay the BedRug in the bed of your truck to determine the exact location and fit. If your truck is equipped with tie-down hooks located on the sidewalls, bulkhead, or floor, remove them prior to installing the BedRug. Once your BedRug is installed, you can cut a small slit in the BedRug with a pocket knife or box cutter to re-install your hooks. As long as you do not cut along a stitched seam of the BedRug, you will not damage the BedRug.


Once you are comfortable with the fitment of your BedRug, it's time to attach it. Properly cleaning and preparing your bed for the sticky backside of the hook fasteners is a critical step. Do not skip this step, as you risk having a poorly attached BedRug which can come flying out of your bed!

Roll one side of your BedRug up, exposing the floor area where the 3-foot long strip of hook fastener is to be adhered to the floor of your truck. Using a clean lint-free cloth, clean the area of your truck where the hook fastener will adhere to your truck.


We recommend using a non-petroleum based solvent such as Isopropyl rubbing alcohol. If your cloth becomes dirty during the cleaning of your bed, replace it with a clean one.

Wise Industries recommends that your bed surface temperature be 68F (or hotter) in order for the hook fasteners to achieve maximum adhesion. So, if it's a cold day or you're thinking about installing your BedRug during the winter, you might want to hold off. Also, try not to touch the adhesive with your fingers, as you will transfer your oily finger goo and mess it up!

Once the floor of your bed is cleaned, remove the protective liner of the hook fasteners (the red tape), exposing the adhesive. Lay the BedRug down, then firmly rub the fasteners down very aggressively to ensure full engagement of the fasteners and the adhesive. Use your hands, knees, feet, or whatever you have handy. The more pressure the better!

Once you've properly secured the first half of the floor, do the same thing for the other side. Then secure the bulkhead, which includes small strips at the bottom and a continuous strip at the top of the bulkhead. Be sure to clean both areas first.


Now clean your bed, and apply the hook fasteners to both sides.


Finally, attach the tailgate section. Note that you should attach the hook fastener strip to the metal surface of your tailgate, below the plastic tailgate cap. Do not attach the BedRug to the plastic end cap.


If you had previously removed any tie-down hooks from your truck's bed prior to the BedRug installation, now is the time to put them back on. This model of Ford F-150 pickup truck comes with four metal tie down hooks, secured with two bolts each. We used a common box cutter knife to cut a small slit in the BedRug where the bolts go. Tighten your tie-down bolts and you're ready to go!

You're done! You've made your bed, now lie in it! While the BedRug holds up very well to the elements (rain, snow, dirt, chemicals, etc.), and can be easily cleaned (see next page for cleaning information), to protect your new BedRug the best, we recommend a tonneau cover.

Here are a few photos of our finished installation:

SOURCES: Wise Industries info@wiseindustries.com www.wiseindustries.com www.bedrug.com 1-800-462-8435 635 Old Hickory Blvd. P.O. Box 149 Old Hickory, TN 37138 Wise Products at Truck Hownd