Roof Lining Repair

[berzerker]

Anyone know of a good place to take and get the saggy roof lining redone in Brisbane?

Im wanting it in black. Ive already started to paint all the plastics myself in satin black VHT Vinyl Dye and they are coming up really nicely.

Only part that blows is taking apart the map light and the door lights piece by piece to do the job properly.

Cheers!

[Logsie]

Hi berzerker

Have you found any places to fix it?

I am having a problem with mine in the front coming down started since I got a new windscreen.

I have heard there is a guy in brendale next to Qtanks but is on holidays at the moment .

I will check it out and let you know

Cheers

Scott

[berzerker]

A mate at work is getting his XR8 done tomorrow at a place in Moss Street for $175.

Ill be having a good look on Monday and if it looks good ill be booking in for the following

Saturday.

Did you get that windsceen under insurance? They may cover it since it only started after that..

[Logsie]

How Did your mate go with the roof lining?

[kristianzanek]

yeah mine just started doing it too, I was told to check out ford for a new lining as there supposed to be cheap and easy to fit.

[berzerker]

Yeah it looked really good, nice and tight. Not exactly the same as the original headling - a little fuzzier but it looks great.

Ill be booking mine in in about 3 weeks.

So its $175 for normal biege colour and $195 for the black.

[mwoonkey]

I did my own about a month ago it was $35 per metre for the same colour fabric in my phantom ba sedan(cloth was titanium) 1.8m =$60

2 x cans of selleys spray adhesive (1 can for each half of the lining) $15 each from autobarn.

1. took the passenger seat and the back seat out

2. uncliped all pillars and unplugged roof light plug from a-pillar

3. removed all visors, light fittings (left metal moulds in till later) and removed hand rails.

4. pulled roof out through back left door

5. remove metal moulds for roof lights, removed old fabric and cleaned with a scrubbing brush (all orange sh*t has to come off)

6. use a dust brush to clean up all fine particals

7. put new fabric on roof ready to glue making sure the it has enough overhang front and back

8. fold in half so you can glue one half at a time

9. use most of one can on roof and new lining with even layering (saving just a bit in the can)

10. allow up to 20 mins to dry to the touch before applying lining with roof.

11. make nice and smooth when applying and getting all the small grooves, dont stretch or relax for too long

repeat steps 9-11 on other half

12. turn roof with the material facing down, using a sharp scalpel cut the excess material around the roof moulding leaving an extra inch or so over the areas that go over each door and also front and back windsheild and glue down those areas with the leftover spray adhesive.

13. cut around all the holes for the light fittings, visors and hand rails.

14. put metal moulds back in before taking it back to the car

put back in car and plug everything back in and voila, dont drive with the windows down for the first 6 hours or so.

done others for friends since then too, hatchbacks and wagons are way easier.

Edited 23/06/11 07:06 PM by mwoonkey