Hi Kris, Yeah I agree with the other guys in replacing the roof lining with new rather than 2nd hand. Looks sooo much better. If I was doing mine again Id even make it myself. I got one made by a trimmer, but I wasnt happy with some of the workmanship so replaced a couple of the panels myself with matching material sourced from an apolsterer (spelling). The sewing side of things isnt too hard to do yourself because its all pretty straight etc, or you could get your mum or something to whip it up.
Just source some material, make up a template from your existing lining after removing from the car, and sew teh half dozen sections together. Great way to save some money adn get in touch with your feminine side :) Someone also mentioned in the past finding a place that made one piece velour replacement head linings like those found in modern cars - might be in the archives? from memory they were only ~$150 or so. Andrew On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, Kristian Walsham wrote: > Thanks for that. I`m removing the windscreens ( has new rubbers allready) > for a full re-paint and thought i would do the roof lining. It has 4 or so > rips in it at the moment. > If anyone is wrecking a 1600 let me know if the roof lining is > not ripped and how much. > > Speaking of painting is it best to rub the car back with 400-600 , prime, > then rub back with 1200 (or courser), then top coat, then rub back again > with 1200 then buff? > Does acrylic need a clear coat ( i was told it doesn`t). I`m re-painting it > snow white again. > > > Thanks, > Kris. > > Thanks, > Kris. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fergy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 9:18 PM > Subject: Re: roof lining > > > > Kris, > > > > They are not too bad to replace, you need to remove > > front and rear screens to do the job properly, unless > > you have soft screen rubbers you will need to replace > > them at the same time. > > > > Is the tear in place that can be accessed easily? i.e. > > without having to remove the screens, if so you may be > > able to repair it with a backing piece behind it > > > > Regards > > > > "Fergy" > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
