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[conlad]

Selling my headlining ( in the for sale bit ;) ) and wondering what I could use instead of it?

I read on Minifinity that the headlining stops condensation but is this true?

So, what have people done, if anything, instead of headlining? I was thinking of just satin blacking it.. Or something a little different at least.

Any ideas?

Cheers
Conor

[Dan]

The roof gets very, very wet with condensation above there yes.

[conlad]

Would insulation do the trick? Or some sort of foam?

[james.c94]

what about spray gluing something to it? that wouldnt look too bad

[Beej123]

Just glue a thin pliable carpet straight to the roof and cut to fit, it's neater, cheaper, lasts longer and is MUCH easier to fit haha

[conlad]

So, just carpet? seems too easy

[Beej123]

So, just carpet? seems too easy

It's a bit of a faf to cut it neatly but still a LOT easier than headlining. If you have never done a headlining before expect it to take around 3-4 hours to get right, the carpet you can do in less than an hour.

[james.c94]

yeah, that thin stuff they cover speaker boxes with would be pretty good I reckon

[Dan]

If whatever you glue up there doesn't offer much insulation value, it will absorb all the condensation that will still be forming. Then it'll rot, the glue will fail, it will just end badly. I have seen people use stretch carpet and it does just get nasty. So yes something insulating will be needed.

[abe46]

you could use a bit of flashing tape direct onto the roof before you put the carpet on. Sound deaden it a bit more from those ear-pounding rain drops of the UK weather ;)

[conlad]

Sound. So, get some insulation up there first, then carpet yeah?

The insulation I have is Ez-cool if thats any good..?

[conlad]

you could use a bit of flashing tape direct onto the roof before you put the carpet on. Sound deaden it a bit more from those ear-pounding rain drops of the UK weather ;)

True! Its been a bad day today! Planned on doing bearings and other things today but no chance!

[conlad]

This http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_1016wt_1270

Then this http://www.ebay.co.u...9#ht_1465wt_905

Sound alright chaps?

[abe46]

yep it's been rubbish today

That carpet looks good, but the ez cool stuff looks exactly like flashing tape haha and flashing tape is alot cheaper!

[conlad]

Ez-cool is insulation, well its meant to be ;)

So that then taht carpet stuff yeah?