Retrimming The Headlining

[Guest elmitchio]

how difficult would it be to retrim the headlining? as mine is in desperate need of doing, and im thinkin black alacantara to go with the black leather and the install in the boot, and maybe spray the pillar plastics black aswell.

 

any ideas how to do all this???

 

[Borntobewild 1]

Thats what i'm going to do this winter, i love black and leather, it will fit perfectly with my leather seats en custom leather doorpanels.

I will retrim the headliner with black suede/alacantra, the plastic pillars will keep there color for the contrast.

Everthing else on the roof wil be retrimt or spray painted.

 

 

I don't think its a difficult job.

 

A full review will be on oure website after I'm done.

Edited November 6, 2006 by Borntobewild

[Guest elmitchio]

ah rite, cheers man that would be good. the only thing that got me worried was that in the haynes manual it doesnt even tell you how to take down the headlining, it just says it is too hard and get a proffesional to do it!!!

[Guest badboyracer3500]

its not that hard, as i've already taken my head liner out. you will find it easier with the front seats out as its awkward to get it out of the car.

as for the plastic trim why bother spraying when you can do like i've just done and get lower spec black trim. Gavin

[Guest elmitchio]

oh rite i didnt know there was different trim on lower spec models, is it all the lower models or just a few??? so u dont think it would be too much of a scary idea to try n redo the lining myself then? seems like a bit of a mission to get it out lol.

 

is it actually possible to get it out without taking out the seats?

[Guest badboyracer3500]

yeah its possible, but a lot easier with them out. 1st time i did it i didn't remove seats. no probs gettin it out. 2nd time got it stuck. . when puttin it back didn't take any chances and removed seats.

[Guest elmitchio]

ok cheers mate, i might give it a go. wot fabric did u use then? and did u just glue it down? my interior will look absolutely minted then, really need to get sum pics up of mycar, i think u guys will like it!

[KRISKARRERA 2 1 Cars]

Tell you what I want to do: take out headlining, rip out sunroof and all it's gubbins, and then put a non sunroof headlining in.

Why? More head room + less weight. I don't need the sunroof. Got the aircon.

[Borntobewild 1]

yeah its possible, but a lot easier with them out. 1st time i did it i didn't remove seats. no probs gettin it out. 2nd time got it stuck. . when puttin it back didn't take any chances and removed seats.

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Could It be posible to do it when the seats ar in there lowest position?

I don't like the idea of removing the seats (again) (lazy)

 

 

ok cheers mate, i might give it a go. wot fabric did u use then? and did u just glue it down?  my interior will look absolutely minted then, really need to get sum pics up of mycar, i think u guys will like it!

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I'm using a fabric from the company where my brother works, its calt Lamonta.

My leather for the doorpannels comes from the same company.

 

And I've heard rumors this fabric is going to be used in futher Peugeots

[Borntobewild 1]

Just have to finish the edges, and al of the other parts

[Jer309GTi 3]

Nice, definately an improvement on standard. Is the Lamonta material like a suede sort of thing?

[Borntobewild 1]

They've got diffrent fabrics, this is a suedelike fabric.

 

It looks super!

In the next picture will be all done and fitted back into the car

[Borntobewild 1]

A little bit further, the roof liner is back in the car, didn't get good pictures, my batteries are empty

 

The sunguards (don't know what you call it in english), they need to be finshed first (thanks mom )

And the mechanism for my aftermarket (crappy) sunroof needs finshing.

 

Some pictures,

 

Don't know what you call these too

[Borntobewild 1]

[KRISKARRERA 2 1 Cars]

That's nice, is it glued onto the original headlining?

[Toffer 0]

Sweet job Borntobewild!

 

Sorry a bit OT, but where do you guys get alcantra? It seems like nobody sells this in Norway.. Unless you know a guy whom knows a guy to the neighbors mate and so on..

Edited December 19, 2006 by Toffer

[Borntobewild 1]

That's nice, is it glued onto the original headlining?

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Thanks everybody

 

Yes sprayglued to the origenal headlining, easy as hell

 

Sorry Toffer, I got this from my brother

Edited December 19, 2006 by Borntobewild

[Borntobewild 1]

Finishing touches:

[KRISKARRERA 2 1 Cars]

Bloody hell you've put some effort in there, looks "factory".

[Guest badinfluencemi16]

 

 

 

[Borntobewild 1]

Tnx KRISKARRERA

To bad my sunroof just died mechanism broke.

 

badinfluencemi16.....?

[Guest badinfluencemi16]

what mechanism broke? is it the motor or the chain that runs the sunroof. when my father fixed my sunroof, the power motor was still working, but the chain that runs the sunroof back and forth was rusted, so my father had to replace those chains from a different car with a sunroof.

[Borntobewild 1]

Its a cheap ass aftermarket sunroof.

So I cant put in a original, I'm browsing for a aftermarket electric one.

But 4-500 euros is a lot of money!

[Guest badinfluencemi16]

yea thats true... thats alot