roof lining help needed

[lee2475]

hi
im i the middle of sorting the minor out that i just bought,and i noticed the headlining was ripped,i have a good one in a donar car,however i removed mine ok,but did damage it on the way out,im frightened im going to do the same on the good one,its not a very good minor its just abit of fun,i couldnt afford much,has anyone fitted these,or removed them from another car?im going to end up leaving it out and painting the roof inside at this rate,what else could i do??any ideas??

[GAS]

There are two metal clips that hold the front part of the head lining(and the light fitting)These clips are behind the sunvisors.
Try slipping a thin paint scraper or a steel rule and sliding it along untill you feel the clips.The plywood spar should pring loose.The rest is easy.
Good luck..

[lee2475]

thanks for that,ill try that,whats it like to feed the wires through the pillars?is that tricky?i just hope it comes out ok,someone said to me you have to take the rear screen out.many thanks
lee

[8009STEVE]

Before you pull the wires ouy of the front pillars, tie a piece of string to it. When you come to refit, tie the string back to the wire and pull.

[simmitc]

Try using the SEARCH facility on the board - there are several posts detailing removal and refitting. For example:

http://www.morrisminoroc.co.uk/index.ph ... headlining

[RogerRust]

some one suggested rilling a small hole in the rail and releasing the clips with a thin metal rod. OK if you can work out where the clips are.

I used a 25thou feeler gauge and bent it to slip in behind the clip - worked well for me.

As to refitting - the instructions fron Newton Commercial say fit at the front first and the work your way back.

[dunketh]

I'm always tempted to cover mine in spray glue and line it with some other material - without removing it from the car.
Only thing thats puts me off is the potential for making a huge mess and the fact the new material wouldn't be waterproof so might go soggy...

[dp]

I'm planning to do as Dunketh . I've found a really good spray adhesive, 'Sofixt' which sprays glue out like a party streamer with a two inch spread which is not runny. It sort of semi-sets mid air. You spray both sides, wait about 2 minutes (in this weather) and push together. Anyhow, I'm planning on first attaching some sound deadening then something as a headlining to that. Maybe normal vinylcloth if it'll stretch enough.

I haven't actually done this yet so it could all go wrong but I'm going to put an old decorator's plastic sheet over the interior and mask the edges over the doors so that stray glue from anything I mishandle doesn't get glue on it.

I have visions of turning furry from the dangerous mix of glue and large lumps of sound deadening

[RogerRust]

STOP don't do it!!

There will be sound deadening behind the roof lining.
You will only end up disappointed with it if you don't do it properly.

It actually isn't that bad a job.
I bought some nylon coated 1.2mm stainless steel wire rope to use as tensioning wire for the roof lining. It is very flexible and because it is nylon coated it is very smooth. I think it made the job easier.

I got it from http://www.tecni-cable.co.uk/s.nl/it.A/ ... ategory=23

I got the new roof lining from Newton Commercial. The whole job took me half a day and it really does look nice. I had to fit it twice because it was too slack. The new material is very stretchy. I shortened it by about 30mm compared with the original

The only down side is you need to take the back window out. so allow for a new rubber, but that is an investment anyway. I think it is possible to do it with the window in but it will be difficult to get at the hooks around the window that the wire hooks onto.

I guess realistically allow a week end and take your time.