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[hanra]

Bin it. Get one from boomfunk.

[torana_nick]

I am no pro but I had the similar issues from the pic obove dosent look like you have it tight at all. You realy need to pull it "tight"

Mine was from C&G auto

Edited by torana_nick, 17 April 2016 - 06:35 PM.

[slar]

This is what mine looked like when I unpacked it.......this was from Boomfunk......dont worry about the creases

 

This is what it looks like stretched out......creases gone

 

 

 

 

You have to stretch it my friend......centralize the calico strips on your roof bows and wire then insert the wire onto the roof support and tap the little triangles over the wire to hold it firmly.

Then stretch front to back first.....use lots of peices of pinch weld to hold it around your window frames......then stretch it from side to side using the same method...try to keep the rear quater section central as you do this.

Once I got mine tight...I contact glued the front and rear to the window frame to firmly hold it in place then moved onto the sides doing the same thing...dont panic about the quaters leave them til last.

Once its tight start to work the quater sections little by little until you you pull them into shape.

Heres a little tip use a hair dry to warm the lining as you go...helps it stretch slightly.

Another tip when its all glued in and relatively tight....i used a paint stripper gun on LOW to tighten sections as the heat from this will shrink the lining and pull all the creases and wrinkes out....BUT BE CAREFULL with this method.....too long in one spot and you'll stuff it completely.

Had it done in about 6 hours no worries.

 

Cheers Al

[boomfunk]

that looks 100% ^^ - its perfect, but it also take some no how and the way people go about it

 

well done to you Al

[hanra]

Im just going to dump a heap of pics I took of my install, completed images appear to be first I think, the last few look like it was still being fitted. Supplied by Boomfunk. Boomfunk also supplied templates for the dog leg and door tops and b pillar, I had my trimmer make these out of the Chamois vinyl that I supplied.

 

Edited by hanra, 18 April 2016 - 09:54 AM.

[Swarbs]

How did you go Benno??

[BENN0]

Still no luck. Pulling it tight stretches the liner between the bow and the windscreen, but its still wrinkly between the bow and the rod. 

This was after I measured and marked the middle of each wire/rod calico tube, marked the middle of the roof of the car at each connection point, made sure the wires and rods were centered, prior to install. Everything was lined up (installing wire forward of the interior light then working forward, then working back from the interior light)

 

Im going to try the herringbone style.

 

Could there be anything with the wires/rods adding to the drama? The rods are curved and dont look bent. Should the wires be dead straight or curved also?Im assuming they should be straight.

[hanra]

Do you have the rods installed in the correct colour coded order?

[BENN0]

Yeah rods were installed in the same position as they were removed from the factory lining.

Ended up buying another head liner. This time the ribbed version.

It is in and and im in the process of pulling it all tight. Its a much much better looking job. Same method as the last liner (measure it all out of the car, mark the centre of each wire/rod section, ensure it lines up with the centre of the roof etc)

Its not complete yet. Im taking my time in the pulling it all tight. But it looks like it will end up looking pretty good.

It looks like its a better fit (doesnt bunch around the rods) and the not so shiny gloss finish doesn't highlight as many creases. 

Im sure i'll be posting back in here when it times to navigate the material around the a, b and c pillars......