Damn Headlining

[The_Hawk]

Looks like I now have another little job to do now. I went out tonight and parked in the undercover (underground) carpark at the Catho (Campbelltown Catholic Club for the uninitiated). It's been pretty warm, but I wouldn't have thought it was THAT hot. Anyway, I got there at about 7:15pm and left at about 9:15pm.

As I got in the car my hair brushed the roof... which I thought was odd, the I looked up...

The head lining is starting to sag all down the drivers side.

Looks like I'm going to have to give bboyskidz's nice looking DIY a bash.
http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ead.php?t=8687

Has anyone else done this? Results? And more importantly, does it last?

[peedman]

i did it and failed miserably coz my headliner was falling apart in the first place, i used crappy glue and i cbf by the end of it. im so over headliners now im just getting a replacement one its just too much fuss esp if ur repainting all the trim.

[The_Hawk]

I"m going for basically a stock replacement or there abouts. I'm actually thinking of cutting out a section of the old one to take with me to try to match up, it's easier that taking the whole lining and you look less crazy

I was debating about going a different colour, but I quite like the OEM look.

Ah well, I think I will head off to bed so I'm ready to give it a bash in the morning.

On a side note, I wonder what it would cost me to get someone else to do it for me... especially I was to remove and deliver the head liner... Interesting to know, after all, the job sounds fiddly (although supposedly easy). Wonder how much I will be saving myself.


As for adhesive spray, I'm looking at the 3M range:
http://www.embossingtapesupplies.com.au/prod06.html

The system 90 looks like the strongest but has a very low dry time which I think would work against you.

[rayray086]

3M stuff is recommended, but where can we get it??

[The_Hawk]

Bunnings I would have thought had it? That or maybe Spotlight or a craft shop??

We also have a Hudsons and a Mitre10 (I think) nearby, Will have a look see tomorrow.

[peedman]

a couple of online shops do em last time i google checked.

[The_Hawk]

It begins...

Seems the booster wire for the antenna was cut and rejoined, although I use the words "rejoined" rather loosely, it was twisted together, will fix that properly.

Now it's off to Spotlight/Lincraft to get some materials (and to let the wife do some shopping, this may end up being the longest portion of the job)