County / Defender Headlining.......

[jerryd]

The rooflining in my county finally gave up this week, it had been sagging for quite a few weeks and was steadily getting worse day by day.
So yesterday I ripped it all out and dropped it in the local skip. It seemed to have plywood patches attached here and there so I can only assume it had been repaired, even though it wasn't a genuine county item

The county is now a little noisier and the noise seems to echo around the vehicle. So my question is will a later model Defender Headlining fit a County roof ?? and can insulation foam be put under the headlining without any fouling ?? I've thought about going the carpet route, but I'd prefer to keep to an original item. My roof has the three ribs on the outside, do later defenders have the ribs inside ?? if so would this affect the headlinings from two different vehicles ??

[isuzutoo-eh]

Having the ribs outside will leave more space for extra sound or heat insulation

[flagg]

I would use dynomat + thin ivory coloured marine carpet.

It will keep out the heat, stop any resonance and look the goods.

[VladTepes]

jerryd I have the hoodlining (albeit dirty) from a Defender 130 in teh shed if that's of any use to you. robably not long enough though eh !

[VladTepes]

Where can one buy Dynamat products here is Brisbane ?

[Ranga]

Wow, looking on eBay, that Dynamat stuff isn't cheap! For the money, I expect it's a lot better than the yoga mat stuff I bought from Clark. Admittedly that wasn't the cheapest either, but not as dear as the Dynamat.

[VladTepes]

Anyone have any idea how much enough dynamat to do teh cab of a 130 (inc roof lining) would be?

Also suppliers in Brisbane ???

[flagg]

Yeah its very expensive.. but it is pretty good. Nothing at all like the stuff from clarke rubber.. this stuff is a tar like (but doesn't smell like some of the cheaper stuff*) mat backed with aluminum. Its really heavy and stops heat and vibration by adding mass to the panels.

I used 1 and a half bulk-packs (36sq feet) to do from the back of the front seats to the rear door on my 110 (the floor, not the roof..) if that is any help. I reckon you could get away with a single bulk-pack as you don't have to cover every part to get the benefit (sound, not heat.. I guess you need full coverage for that..)

I have not done to roof yet. (I have roof mounted A/C, and a roof console that I can't work out how to remove..)

A warning though - Make sure you use leather gloves when you install it, the aluminum cuts like a razor blade - so sharp you wont feel it until its too late.

I got mine from a local 'doof-doof' car stereo place, or there is ebay - I paid $225 each for mine.

*I tried a cheaper alternative first and found that the tar smell was so strong just having it in the back (before it was even installed) that there was no way I was going to do it.

[VladTepes]

Is it self adhesive or... ?

Did you stick i downont floor as well? Wouldn;t taht affect drainage etc / hold water ?

[flagg]

Yep, its self adhesive.

I put it down covering the floor, then put marine carpet on top. I can take out the carpet, there is nothing in the dynomat which would absorb water, but it could get underneath if it wasn't installed properly.

I'll write it up properly in a thread with installation pics etc (I'm not at home at the moment) but it is about 2mm thick of a black tar like substance with an aluminium top like a thick foil. Its malleable but that depends upon the temperature. I left mine in the sun for a while to make it easier to handle.

Before I applied it I hosed and scrubbed the 110 out, scraping off gunk and crap then left it to dry. Filled in all the holes with this nasty filler stuff from Bunnings (wasn't really very well suited, Id use something else next time).

The mat has a backing paper, so you can lay it out and work out where to put it all before you start cutting up the sheets. You can cut it with a regular stanley knife.

To lay you just peel off some of the backing sheet, line it up and start pressing it down. You can buy a roller to do it, but I just a 6 inch section of 2" PVC which I used to press it down. If you have ever put plastic contact onto school books its just like that. It didn't take too long and wasn't difficult.