Fitting a headlining

[Andrew Coates]

There are some marks on the headlining that I can't seem to get off, so I am thinking of replacing it. The ones I have looked at say you need to use the existing rods.

How difficult is it to fit and do I need any special glue or other specific items.

Thanks

[camelotr]

On a difficulty scale of 10, I would say that replacing a headlining is about 6, but doing it "perfectly" to get a nice flat fit, is nearly 10 .

You have to take out the windscreens, thus may need to replace windscreen rubber and/or chrome fillet. You have to remove side screens and door rubber seals.

You need to use a glue, that dries fast enough, but not immesdiatly to make corrections possible, and also keeps up to at least 70 degrees for the summer heat.

You have to use the existing bars, which is usualy no problem.

Soo, not impossible to do it at home, but not realy easy.

You will need a WARM workplace, as it is not impossible to end up with a torn headling at the end.

Good to have a heatgun at hand also.

Good Luck!

[guru_1071]

fitting headliners, particualy the after market ones is a real skill, a correctly fitted one, well tensioned with no creases and all the c piller cards etc tucked behind the rubbers will take about five hours.

its a two man job (idealy) and you need a hot air gun, evostick glue and my secret to tip is to use cut down sections of door seals to hold the material around the body work as the glue dries - using seals doesnt damage the material, and they pull off easy once the glue has dried.

like fitting windscreens, its one of those jobs that does get easier once you have done a few!