Many years back I had the Defender headlining replaced.
The foam backing breaks down and the lining falls, if you glue back the original all the bumps, old glue/foam etc will show because the foam backing helps hide the imperfections.
The droopy lining happens to a lot of old vehicles, always the foam backing that fails
Any motor trimmer will have headlining material, may not be exactly the same but you'll find something similar. If you clean up the headlining board the cost will come down. A small piece of old carpet rubbed over the panel will remove the old crumbly foam.
Next....take it to the trimmer.
Or....try it yourself. Source the headlining material, a few cans of spray glue and off you go. I was warned it's not as easy as it looks, if you push too hard on the material the glue gets into the foam and onto the back of the material and you end up with a dint that doesn't come out. Do this a few times and the material is attached to the board but looks rubbish.
Might be worth talking to a motor trimmer first with size etc. and you can choose a headlining material.
Many years back the 3 headlining sections of the Defender cost $120 to get done....might have been a cash deal I can't remember
Best of luck,
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
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