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VeeTee

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1512

New headlining and roof isolation (picture heavy)

After 17 yrs the old headlining was realy sagging and dirty. Time for some upgrades

Before

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Took the old stuff out

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Cleaned the roof and tidying the wiring loom

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Installed some new led strips

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Meanwhile the self-adhesive 10 mm closed cell foam isolation material was deliverd

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Nice material to work with

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Now waiting for the headlining. The old is proffessionally refurbished.

--- to be continued --- Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold)
1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold)
1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold)
1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold)
2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold)
2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold)

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Last edited by VeeTee on 31st Aug 2013 5:30pm. Edited 1 time in total

31st Aug 2013 5:00pm

StephenO

Member Since: 03 Dec 2010
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 246

Where did you get your foam from?

2007 Defender Puma Tonga Green

2015 Range Rover Sport Autobiography Corrie Grey
1968 Series 2a Bronze Green
1995 Defender 90 Coniston Green
2005 Discovery 3 Zambezi Silver

31st Aug 2013 5:08pm

VeeTee

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1512

StephenO wrote:
Where did you get your foam from?

I bougth it of a Webshop in Germany, Abenteurtechnik.de. I ordered 3 pieces of 2 m2 each, there is approx. 3/4 piece left over, planning to use it on the sides. I think it is nice material to work with, easy cutting, strong adhesive, and much cheaper than Dynamat

Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold)
1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold)
1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold)
1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold)
2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold)
2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold)

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31st Aug 2013 5:27pm

StephenO

Member Since: 03 Dec 2010
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 246

Cheers for that, I'll have a look online. There's a few ebay shops sell it but I think its about £25 for a sq mtr roughly. Which I thought was expensive.

Thanks

2007 Defender Puma Tonga Green

2015 Range Rover Sport Autobiography Corrie Grey
1968 Series 2a Bronze Green
1995 Defender 90 Coniston Green
2005 Discovery 3 Zambezi Silver

31st Aug 2013 5:33pm

Diablo

Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Basingstoke
Posts: 335

1984 Defender 90 200 Tdi SW Keswick Green

car audio direct sell it too.

It's a completely different product to dynamat though and shouldn't really be compared.

Dynamat, is a vibration damper, whereas the foam is more of an isolation layer and also dampens high frequency sounds. Silent coat is the same stuff but cheaper.

3rd Sep 2013 1:20pm

mark_d

Member Since: 07 Sep 2013
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 265

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

StephenO wrote:
Cheers for that, I'll have a look online. There's a few ebay shops sell it but I think its about £25 for a sq mtr roughly. Which I thought was expensive.

Thanks

I found this if it's any use:
http://www.foamsolutionsuk.co.uk/white-clo...-222-p.asp

9th Sep 2013 7:32pm

couplands

Member Since: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Peak District & Cornwall
Posts: 1826

Looks good Vincent, should make your forthcoming trip a bit quieter..

Cheers

Simon

10th Sep 2013 7:39am

Les Brock

Member Since: 20 Mar 2012
Location: Stroud, Glos
Posts: 148

This is good stuff

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8m-x1m-FOIL-FOAM...3384c8563b

10th Sep 2013 9:19am

VeeTee

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1512

The new headlining is ready, I am really pleased with the result:

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Still some minor things to do, I ordered new speakers (Pioneer TS-G1023I), I'm going to install them in the back panel above the small windows like this:

When I have more spare time, I am going to use the left over isolation material (some 1.2 sq.m.) to us in the sides around the windows.
Next job is to cure the rattling windows by replacing the window channels lining. The new rubber inserts for the channels were already bought some time ago

11th Sep 2013 7:06pm

VeeTee

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1512

Update: speakers installation

The Pioneer 3-way speakers arrived, so I could take measurements for the spacer rings, which were made by a good friend of me who does wood turning as a hobby

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I had to cut a hole for the back of te speaker

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I also had to cut a section of the trim panel

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But final result is OK I think

Click image to enlarge Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold)
1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold)
1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold)
1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold)
2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold)
2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold)

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15th Sep 2013 1:12pm

rich

Member Since: 08 Dec 2012
Location: automotive trim tech trim shop
Posts: 264

Looks like you have done a cracking job of the headlining

15th Sep 2013 1:33pm

VeeTee

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1512

Thanks

As a bonus, I finally got rid of 2 roof leaks I coudn't find in 5 year ownership. Two years ago I painted the roof and sealed all roof panel seams and the seams at the sun roof, which cured approx. 85% of the leakage.
I now found the course of the remaining water ingress: a very tiny hole at the edge of the roof in the back, when the outer gutter was full of water it came in there and would flow through te inner gutter to the front, where the water then would pour down on your knee at the very first brake action

. There was also a minor tear in one of the door rubbers, this was repaired with black sealant. Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold)
1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold)
1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold)
1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold)
2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold)
2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold)

MySite

15th Sep 2013 2:47pm

tookaphotoof

Member Since: 18 Mar 2013
Location: dordrecht
Posts: 1279

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Santorini Black

Nicely done!

15th Sep 2013 4:33pm

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