Morris Minor Owners Club

i know this won't suit everyone.....
has anybody made there own type of headlining?
as funds are low, and the car had a fire it came with
nothing in the roof space...
a few mates have said stick (carpet in there????)
any thoughts please....

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Hi,
I don't know how limited your budget is but the pre made ones are only £59.99 plus VAT (links above) which should take your order into the free delivery range.
Might be simpler / easier to save up for a couple of months and by one that's ready to fit.
Were the rails still in place? Or the wood section that pushes in the front and incorporates the interior light?
If not maybe some kind soul on here could help you with those......
Carpet will just look wrong.
Best wishes,
Mike.

i have no rails or the front wood section...
also need the fixing wire etc..

Buy my sound deadening felt!!! and stick it on, I've used it in my van. You'll need to collect though, too bulky to post.

les wrote:Buy my sound deadening felt!!! and stick it on, I've used it in my van. You'll need to collect though, too bulky to post.

12 quid to buy the felt and £30 to collect it

Cheaper than a headlining and all the fittings plus you'll have loads over to cover the rest of the car!!!!!!

I agree with jag, a seconhand one will turn up and I wont stop you driving and using it in the mean time. It just means the rear window will have to come out when you come to fit it.

i just wanted something different and easy to fit
been looking at foam backed headlining
which comes in lots of colours and would
cost £20 with the high temperature spray glue...

I personally don't think "headlining" and "easy to fit" go together where a MM is concerned! Good luck with your search - if you find anything please tell us we'll all buy one!

I've tried to stick various things to the roof instead of headlining over the years and they all eventually fell down as the glue stopped working. In part it's maybe because despite trying I didn't get all of the old bitumen off.

If you do have an old headlining and some sewing ability (or know someone with a machine) perhaps you can use the original as a template for a similar material cut to shape, sewn up and bent over to make loops for the wire to be fitted as the original.

As for needing to take the back window out to fit a headlining, I've fitted mine without removing the window. It was quite difficult but it was made easier by fitting the headlining backwards. Ie fit the wire that goes around the the back window first, (long nose pliars can help) pull not quite fully taut and screw home, Then run the side wires not too tight to the front, pull headlining into shape to the front and fit to the wooden board last. If you just use a few small staples to temporarily test the front tension you can easily undo and re-do the headlining to wood location until the tension is right.

i have no bitumen on the roof as it was all burnt off when it caught fire
i will be using a high temperature glue to fix it.
the other idea was foam,, like in the
rally car for sale on here.
no rush to do this yet .
still looking for ideas

Sounds like this fire was pretty bad, you sure the metal hasn't lost it's integrity? You could be working on a car that has lost some strength.

les wrote:Sounds like this fire was pretty bad, you sure the metal hasn't lost it's integrity? You could be working on a car that has lost some strength.

the fire started in the dash when the po was welding and a spark set
the dash insulation alight .flames up the screen to roof lining ...
sounds worse than it is.
all seats burnt by headlining dripping on them.
dash wiring gone, all switches, control box. even the wood in the battery tray
but all is nearly sorted. just finished a rewire today..... all
lights etc working

Have a look at some marine carpet. It is waterproof and had a degree of stretch in it so it can go around/into curves.

Roni wrote:Have a look at some marine carpet. It is waterproof and had a degree of stretch in it so it can go around/into curves.

will have a search thanks

On a recent trip to Dunelm Mill I noticed they did a lightweight off white vinyl on the roll suitable for headlining if you can make your own. ESM stock the roof bars and the wire tensioning wire. Any help?

ASL642 wrote:On a recent trip to Dunelm Mill I noticed they did a lightweight off white vinyl on the roll suitable for headlining if you can make your own. ESM stock the roof bars and the wire tensioning wire. Any help?

thanks.... i'am going down the stick-it to the roof way.
just got to decide which material to use...
thanks for all the input on this guys....