need4speed Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Apart from the very good but very expensive LaSalle, what are my options regarding 110 headlining? Baring in mind that i have a plain roof without Alpine windows. All the LR headlinings seem to have the Alpine windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktdi Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 simmonites do them but not sure how good they are ive not seen them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Remove the existing headlining panel - it's a fibre-glass like former. Remove the old material, clean the former down with acetone and wire brush to remove ALL the old glue. Purchase a new length of fabric and with about 4-5 litres of contact adhesive re-furbish it. You will need assistance as the former is too wide to do this on your own. Ensure you wrap the new material around the edges, (at least 2") when you lower the material onto the former work it from the middle of the former to the outer edges to remove any creases, I found a small 6" paint roller was the best tool to use for this operation. I did my Disco in a day, removal and refurbish and re-fitted it the following morning once the fumes had dissipated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotts90 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I bought an alcantara trimmed one with alpine cut outs, then made filler panels for the alpine lights and re trimmed with matching material along with the visors. Turned out ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Remove the existing headlining panel - it's a fibre-glass like former. Remove the old material, clean the former down with acetone and wire brush to remove ALL the old glue. Purchase a new length of fabric and with about 4-5 litres of contact adhesive re-furbish it. You will need assistance as the former is too wide to do this on your own. Ensure you wrap the new material around the edges, (at least 2") when you lower the material onto the former work it from the middle of the former to the outer edges to remove any creases, I found a small 6" paint roller was the best tool to use for this operation. I did my Disco in a day, removal and refurbish and re-fitted it the following morning once the fumes had dissipated. I did something similar (in my Disco)... except I didn't bother replacing the material layer. I just stained the headlining substrate itself with fence staining. Plenty of colours to choose from, just dilute it down because the headlining absorbed loads! I suppose if you wanted to go light, you'd have to use a paint rather than a stain, but I went dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Remove the existing headlining panel - it's a fibre-glass like former. Remove the old material, clean the former down with acetone and wire brush to remove ALL the old glue. Purchase a new length of fabric and with about 4-5 litres of contact adhesive re-furbish it. You will need assistance as the former is too wide to do this on your own. Ensure you wrap the new material around the edges, (at least 2") when you lower the material onto the former work it from the middle of the former to the outer edges to remove any creases, I found a small 6" paint roller was the best tool to use for this operation. I did my Disco in a day, removal and refurbish and re-fitted it the following morning once the fumes had dissipated. Thanks for the detailed reply. Only thing is i dont have any headlining at all to refurb. I will need to purchase one. Just looking for one with no Alpine windows.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Phil, Lasalle is expensive but robust, durable, easy to clean and, once fitted, easy to put up and take down. Recommended from first hand experience. HTH Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Thanks Mo. One from LaSalle would be my ultimate aim eventually. As well as yourself there are many that highly recommend them. I was just hopeful that there might be a slightly more affordable alternative in the meantime. That being said even the standard headlinings seem to be a bit spendy if in decent condition so i may have to consider biting the bullet.. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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