Headlining P38

gtland · Nov 6, 2010

Hi, all. Going to renew the saggy headlining. As I understand previous posts, best permanent fix is to remove old headlining totally, clean it up thoroughly, and then re-glue new h/lining.
I know only High Temp glue is suitable. Any more advice welcome any any suggestions on materials etc please. "Woolies Trim" seems ok, any comments?
About how long a job too?

Loo-knee · Nov 6, 2010

gtland said:
Hi, all. Going to renew the saggy headlining. As I understand previous posts, best permanent fix is to remove old headlining totally, clean it up thoroughly, and then re-glue new h/lining.
I know only High Temp glue is suitable. Any more advice welcome any any suggestions on materials etc please. "Woolies Trim" seems ok, any comments?
About how long a job too?

To remove the headlining from the car about an hour I recon.....

Maybe a task to remove all of the sponge backed trim from the headlining though and perhaps a few blisters

Becareful removing it & replacing into the car as the headling is wider than the boot door appature

gtland · Nov 6, 2010

Thanks for the reply. Only the edges holding it in at the moment. Guess I`ll end up with a seriously dusty garage soon.

dougdotcom · Nov 6, 2010

Also as ive replaced mine make sure the holes line up both sides when replaced as it can go uneven and the grab handle screw dont fit if out of line, also the trim edge can show if not inline, mine was the none sunroof type.

Ps. im thinking or doing the A.B.C Posts with the old roof lining from the one that was saging as they are dirty and scratched, this would then be a very good match for the roof lining, think they could be pulled tight then glued with maybe a gluegun from behind to keep the material tight.

One more thing remember to get the extra wide materal from Woolies, think its the 60" width.

I used a cylinder hoover with just the pipe to remove the old sponge from the roof only took 40 mins.

gtland · Nov 6, 2010

Ta for that. On 60" wide I think the Woolies site shows only wool. Is that what you used? They also show brushed nylon at 54" which is what I was thinking of. A bit nearer the original.
I`m not a fanatic about about originality, so long as it`s neat. And anything is gonna be better than the grey washing hanging off my roof at the mo`!

thought it was mine! · Nov 6, 2010

try daz wife recons it good for grey washing:hysterically_laughi

dougdotcom · Nov 6, 2010

gtland said:
Ta for that. On 60" wide I think the Woolies site shows only wool. Is that what you used? They also show brushed nylon at 54" which is what I was thinking of. A bit nearer the original.
I`m not a fanatic about about originality, so long as it`s neat. And anything is gonna be better than the grey washing hanging off my roof at the mo`!

not sure, i brought a complete roof lining, but when i was looking i was told on here i needed 60" i think if you call them and tell them what it's for they will point you in the right direction, i also got a load of info from here
Headliner Repair & Replacement
and went into some of the site sugested in the info on how to do the job and where to get what you needed

gtland · Nov 6, 2010

Thanks again. That`s a good good link. Just hope I can muster up the patience the job deserves!

dougdotcom · Nov 7, 2010

gtland said:
Thanks again. That`s a good good link. Just hope I can muster up the patience the job deserves!

put some photos on, before and after

Headlining P38

gtland

Active Member

Loo-knee

New Member

gtland

Active Member

dougdotcom

Active Member

gtland

Active Member

thought it was mine!

New Member

dougdotcom

Active Member

gtland

Active Member

dougdotcom

Active Member

Similar threads