[Elantra GT] Bedliner in the Sparewell (was Re: New '05 Elantra GT)

[Mark Hankins - Florida Incorporators, Inc.]

>Does the bedliner spray make a big difference?  Does it stink up the car for
>long?
>
Count on being out of the car for at lest 24 hours due to outgassing. The stuff smells
like a nail salon kiosk in a paper mill. 

I found that my '02 had soft paint, and the area where the spare was accumulated
scratches and gouges rather quickly. The '05's paint seems a bit harder, but I'll have to live 
with it a while to know. I'm a bit chary  of the rally red because I fear non-fading red 
is a rare commodity and probably more expensive than Hyundai wanted to use. 

Since I knew from experience that the spare tire well is an area where cosmetic surface 
rust can show up almost instantly, I did the entire area of the '02 with a can or two of bedliner spray 
(can't remember whether I got away with only one can).

In terms of sound, I believe I lost a good bit of thrumming when I did that. 

However, the new '05 seems quieter than the old '02, so I'm thinking Hyundai made
some improvements in how they did the undercoat. I don't believe the rear wheelwells
of the '02 were as "tarry" as the '05's for instance. 

So for me, the use of the bedliner will be more of a cosmetic issue, just to prevent 
dropped tools, etc. from making that wheelwell show its age in the future.