Thread: Sagging head lining

yes....

about to do a write up on a roof lining mod...
depending on how it turns out.

I suppose you have nothing to lose if it's currently looking pretty dirty. If it sags, it's not expensive to have it replaced.

The lining is a fabric with a foam backing, the backing ages and becomes powdery as it breaks down. one the backing gives way from the fibreglass shell it's glued onto the fabric sags. By applying a vacuum to it it might pull it away from the shell. Before mine let go, I was able to use fabric cleaner in an aerosol and vacuum it. It gave way 2 years later.
But that said, it's not that expensive to have professionally replaced by a motor trimmer if you remove the shell and take it to them.
I have yet to see a home made job that looks factory finish.
I've seen thin boat carpet etc glued to the roof and although it covers, it really doesn't look 100%. each to his own

Originally Posted by It'sNotWorthComplaining!

But that said, it's not that expensive to have professionally replaced by a motor trimmer if you remove the shell and take it to them.

Mine cost $110 late last year.

Thanks gents.

It's good at the moment. I might give the vac a miss and spot clean it gently then get it fixed up when it eventually fails.

got my roof lining out and findoing out options tomorrow. will keep all informed.

Took my roof liner out (bit of a bugger as I have a Milford barrier in as well as a roof mounted UHF, nevertheless)
Laid it out on the outside table and removed the old material.
Used a handbrush (dustpan and brush variety) and brushed off all of the decomposing foam backing in about five minutes.
Stuck on new material

Now this looked crap bcause the carpet material was a little thicker than I would have liked and wouldn't folow the convex/concave curve combinations without gathering and wrinking.

So.....pulled it all off again, nipped down to the upholsterer and bought some softer, more flexible cloth. Only had it in DARK grey

This went on like a dream, started in the centre of the roof and moved forwards to the windscreen area, then back to the rear, doing a row of about 20cms at a time, smoothing it out as I went. Used the rear of a large screwdriver to trace the sunroof edges.

It was all glued, edges trimmed with scissors (no need for a stanly knife with this stuff) and ready top go back in forty minutes later.



Wouldn't hesitate to do this job again. If you can take it apart and put it back together the actual re-covering is the easy part.

So don't be daunted by the covering bit. 2 cans of 3m upholstery glue and a quiet hour you'll have done the biz.

Hope this helps

Cheers

Jason