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Re: Head Lining
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05/05/2023 20:20
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Interior is actually Black leather (originally cloth) - my last coupe was tan interior and if I can remember rightly, the headlining was also a beige colour! For some reason, I still have the full set of cloth seats, all in mint condition and stored in my cellar. Actually it's probably because at the time no-one wanted clothe seats! The headlining I bought is this -
Paul W.
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Re: Head Lining
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29/06/2023 08:17
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If you do a post here with all the details, then someone can take your post and put it into the 'How To' section
Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies
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Re: Head Lining
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30/06/2023 20:28
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Well, It was a job that I wasn't really looking forward to doing, but in the end it was all quite straightforward.
It took me longer to get everything taken out (about 3 hrs, learning as I went), than it took to put back (just over 2hrs this evening)! Add an extra couple of hours for cleaning up the roof and then recovering it, being extra careful with this bit and I am very pleased with how it all went.
I did replace most of the foam pads as they were either flattened, or on their way to disintegrating, plus added a few extra pieces where there was potential for rattles.
I will take a few photos tomorrow in daylight and then write the whole thing up - there are some potential 'gotchas' and a definite best order to tackle things. I would guess quite a few owners out there will have to face the same problem sooner or later. The foam backing to the headlining had almost turned to dust with mine, which is why it was no longer attached!
Paul
Last edited by paulw; 30/06/2023 22:54. Reason: spelling
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Re: Head Lining
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01/07/2023 09:54
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OK, had a chance to get some pictures this morning and this one shows the finished job! Very happy with it and the choice of material, which I think is better than the original and although still a grey, has brightened the inside up. I was never a great fan of the velour material. This is the material used - And this is what you get (although the flash makes it seem brighter!) Paul
Last edited by paulw; 01/07/2023 10:00. Reason: some additions
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Re: Head Lining
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02/07/2023 16:09
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OK, with the work all complete and being very happy with it, I have put together a 'How To' PDF which might be of use to others. I know that we already have a couple of documents covering this and others covering some parts of it, like removing various panels, but thought that I would put it all together in one place together with some of my observations. I hope it will be useful. Perhaps the link to it can be put in the How To section on the site? Link to the How To Headlining PDF
Paul W.
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