interior roof lining and ?pading?

S3SR · 23-04-2006, 10:56 PM

noticed today that my roof lining and pading or whatever is underneath is falling ill take some pics buts it falling from the right hand rear side where the lining meets the rear windscreenits its visible from outside now ive seen it and its gonna drive me mad everytime...any solutions

thanks richie

S3SR · 24-04-2006, 10:42 AM

anyone? its driving me mad

autickfordfairmont · 24-04-2006, 11:03 AM

replace it.

I dont know if there are any fixes. It should only cost a $150-$200 to replace it and you will have a brand new one in there. If you leave it it will only get worse. It happened in my ea, started off just a small section dropped a little at the rear, i just left it, a couple of months later the whole thing was down around my ears. I think somepeople replace it themselves, o get a decent one from wreckers and replace whole roof lining, but if you gonna do it, you may as well do it properly. It cost something like $160ish in my ea to get it removed, taken off and redone. I think it was actually the foam underlay separates from the hard lining itself. The just rip it off and redo it. You could try taking it out, and if its near an edge, re-glueing it, but i dont know how that will come out. Just ask around a few places and get prices, or even try wreckers, but you could have the same prob in another couple of months.

GK · 24-04-2006, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

anyone? its driving me mad

The extra heat and humidity of your Northern state wouldn't help the glue in the lining either I would think.

All the best with it.

GK

S3SR · 24-04-2006, 06:27 PM

ohhhh well i didnt want to replace the whole thing but i guess im gonna have to or ill just rip it all off and leave it all off

but its not just the lining its the padding underneath as well but i try find a wrecker whos got the stuff thanks for your help

jabba · 24-04-2006, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

ohhhh well i didnt want to replace the whole thing but i guess im gonna have to or ill just rip it all off and leave it all off

but its not just the lining its the padding underneath as well but i try find a wrecker whos got the stuff thanks for your help

Open the yellow pages and look up auto trimmers..... They will be able to fix it....

MNM96 · 24-04-2006, 07:29 PM

The fabric is attatched to the padding! It is a very thin layer of foam which is bonded together. What is happening is the foam is deteioriating (sp) and coming apart. I get them replaced for $120 for a ute, $150 for a sedan and $200 for a wagon.

SR, Where you at?

S3SR · 24-04-2006, 10:09 PM

thanks yeah thats whats happening the foam? is coming off the roof and the lining is coming off the foam and im gonna see about getting new foam and lining from FORD - because i get STAFF discount heheheh good old Innisfail, and wreckers if cheaper than FORD.......

MNM96 im in townsville - good old JCU is the only reason why im here otherwise go the mines

R0bb0 · 24-04-2006, 11:09 PM

There has been an ad on TV for a upholsteror in Townsville, for replacing roof linings for $150. I have to visit him myself.

ronwest · 25-04-2006, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

anyone? its driving me mad

my daughter had her Commodore roof lining replaced recently for $80.

Guy in a van comes to you and has the whole thing (I forget what the "base" is called) which he exchanges. Takes about an hour.

She's out with mates atm but I'll see if she's got the info when she gets home.

edit: doh! He probably won't commute to T'ville. Sorry, I thought that you were in Bris.

S3SR · 25-04-2006, 06:45 PM

dont know how good this pic is but this is were it is starting