126 Roof lining help

[hedgehog738]

hi guys, When i got my 126 the roof lining had been torn out, i have called some local garage places and i can get it re-done for £200,
£50 for people to take the roof out, £100 for a guy to attach the material and £50 for it to be put back in.
Does anyone know of any cheaper ways for this to be done or does anyone know how to do it so i can do it myself? any advice would be great! Thanks a lot, George.

[stuey]

I cant find the thread at the moment but a few of the guys on here have done it themselves you can buy the spray glue from B&Q for a few quid and the material from ebay for under £20 (i did my bmw headlining in tartan for £13)
so essentially yes do it your self and save alot of money..

I'll just wait for somone to post a link to the thread where they did it themselves....

[Hazey-n-Marc]

Your current BMW? I've only seen the door hinges in that, you'll have to show me how you did it.

[dajwid]

Removal is a 2 min job, Grab it and pull )

Mmmmmm Thats what I did.......... I have removed it on all my 126s

[hedgehog738]

How do you get the board out?

[Hazey-n-Marc]

Someone's carpeted our roof at some point, straight on to the metal. Thought it was standard until people started talking about headlining.

[dajwid]

Pull at the edge in the middle front or rear.

[hedgehog738]

then will it fit out of the door without taking out the seats and stuff? 

[dajwid]

The front seats slide out anyway, Hold lever and slide forward, they are designed to take out for use at a picnic )

Rear seats pop out, seat part grab in the middle and pull up then forward, rear just pull upwards )

[hedgehog738]

okay thankyou i've had a look and its started to crack and its torn a little when i have tried taking it out, i dont want to pull it any harder in case it tares more 

[Lioux]

We have just got our first 126 the roof is bare but a nice red paint, I guess someone has taken out the roof lining card already!  After reading some posts about doing your own new roof lining and recovering door cards I am going to do it myself as we did a good job with that spray glue and special carpet on the interior of our VW T5 - a professional looking job if I say so myself It really isn't that difficult and if you tear the card getting it out just make a new one, I am really looking forward to adding some funky fabric to the car but husband says we better get it running and Mot first!
Louise