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Offline mjb

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Headlining - who's re-trimed?
« on: 27 July 2013, 23:34 »
As above :

Whats your experience?.....any top tips on material etc....

Going to tackle mine this week  :smiley:

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Offline swainy

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Re: Headlining - who's re-trimed?
« Reply #1 on: 28 July 2013, 00:36 »
Mines out at the mo waiting to be done.

Get decent contact adhesive, get fabric that has a bit of stretch to it, and only work in around 6" square areas at a time.
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Re: Headlining - who's re-trimed?
« Reply #2 on: 28 July 2013, 11:01 »
I want to get mine done in black
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Re: Headlining - who's re-trimed?
« Reply #3 on: 28 July 2013, 13:58 »
Just done mines in black the last day :) easy job hardest bit is taking your pillars off and dropping it of I've not done it before :)there's loads of tutorials on YouTube

Mines looks great now black to match all my pillars :) just need black visors ect ect now to match
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Re: Headlining - who's re-trimed?
« Reply #4 on: 28 July 2013, 18:15 »
I just redid my roof in black, was going to paint the plastic too but never got around to it, I must say it's made quite a difference to the feel inside.



When adhering the material to the roofboard try start off at the visors/front end of the board first so you can work the material into the shapes then work your way backwards, remember to press the material into the roof handle holes too.
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Re: Headlining - who's re-trimed?
« Reply #5 on: 28 July 2013, 23:23 »
looks  :cool:

.......was going to look at material today.....got side tracked by a massive Sunday lunch  :whistle:

Cheers for the tips guys
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Re: Headlining - who's re-trimed?
« Reply #6 on: 29 July 2013, 05:47 »
Quote from: arran.concept on 28 July 2013, 13:58
Just done mines in black the last day :) easy job hardest bit is taking your pillars off and dropping it of I've not done it before :)there's loads of tutorials on YouTube

Mines looks great now black to match all my pillars :) just need black visors ect ect now to match

Whats the link on u tube? Can't find any Mk3 related
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Re: Headlining - who's re-trimed?
« Reply #7 on: 29 July 2013, 08:24 »
Doing mine at the moment.... I've gone for some black faux suede black-out curtain material, the black-out backing stops the glue soaking through, its got a little stretch and give, and feels lovely!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160918792220

Using this hi-temp adhesive spray.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171062853260

Will put up pics when I'm done, hopefully tonight if the rain holds off!
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Re: Headlining - who's re-trimed?
« Reply #8 on: 30 July 2013, 00:54 »
I'm thinking about doing mine, has anyone just dyed the existing lining black?
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Offline Deano2711

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Re: Headlining - who's re-trimed?
« Reply #9 on: 30 July 2013, 09:37 »
Quote from: luckycharms on 30 July 2013, 00:54
I'm thinking about doing mine, has anyone just dyed the existing lining black?

I have just sprayed a couple of mine and it came up well and looked the part.
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