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Headliner Padding (was headliner padding substitutes)
Hi,
Following getting something suitable for this, I have started cutting peices to match the old bits I'd kept. However I don't have all of the old bits as some were rotten, so I really need to check a couple of bits. My car is a 1968 RHD 1500cc Type1. I have the padding that goes up the B pillars and the bit that runs from the top of the B pillar above the rear side windows towards the back of the car. Can anyone say if there supposed to be padding; All around the rear window? Underneath the side windows? Above the front windscreen? This is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, as lots of my old bits of padding disintergrated when I removed them 3 (oh maybe 4!) years ago. Wish I'd taken more pictures then! Thanks Spike www.soccer-stuff.net |
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From memory, all around rear window, below side windows (thin) and only down
centre of roof in the middle from the back of the mirror. I don't think VW put it up to the edge of the roof at the front, but I did and it looked ok. Of course, if I'm wrong someone will tell you so. It was a 1968 RHD 1500 I did too. Gaz "Spike" > wrote in message ... > Hi, > > Following getting something suitable for this, I have started cutting > peices to match the old bits I'd kept. > > However I don't have all of the old bits as some were rotten, so I really > need to check a couple of bits. > > My car is a 1968 RHD 1500cc Type1. > > I have the padding that goes up the B pillars and the bit that runs from > the top of the B pillar above the rear side windows towards the back of > the car. > > Can anyone say if there supposed to be padding; > > All around the rear window? > Underneath the side windows? > Above the front windscreen? > > This is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, as lots of my old bits of padding > disintergrated when I removed them 3 (oh maybe 4!) years ago. Wish I'd > taken more pictures then! > > Thanks > > Spike > www.soccer-stuff.net > > |
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Thanks Gaz,
Can I just clarify... "only down centre of roof in the middle from the back of the mirror" Are you saying there was a small bit behind the mirror mount? or that one bit runs horizontally along top of windscreen, stopping short matching the full length of the headliner there. Thanks Spike. www.soccer-suff.net "Gaz Pike" > wrote in message ... > From memory, all around rear window, below side windows (thin) and only > down centre of roof in the middle from the back of the mirror. I don't > think VW put it up to the edge of the roof at the front, but I did and it > looked ok. Of course, if I'm wrong someone will tell you so. > It was a 1968 RHD 1500 I did too. > > Gaz > > > "Spike" > wrote in message > ... >> Hi, >> >> Following getting something suitable for this, I have started cutting >> peices to match the old bits I'd kept. >> >> However I don't have all of the old bits as some were rotten, so I really >> need to check a couple of bits. >> >> My car is a 1968 RHD 1500cc Type1. >> >> I have the padding that goes up the B pillars and the bit that runs from >> the top of the B pillar above the rear side windows towards the back of >> the car. >> >> Can anyone say if there supposed to be padding; >> >> All around the rear window? >> Underneath the side windows? >> Above the front windscreen? >> >> This is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, as lots of my old bits of padding >> disintergrated when I removed them 3 (oh maybe 4!) years ago. Wish I'd >> taken more pictures then! >> >> Thanks >> >> Spike >> www.soccer-stuff.net >> >> > > |
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The bit behind the mirror is a long way from the headliner due to the shape
of the roof, so it won't make any contact anyway. There is, I think a thin strip down each side of the roof on those curved pieces that run down each side above the door and side windows. It was a few years back, so it is all from a vague memory. Gaz "Spike" > wrote in message ... > Thanks Gaz, > > Can I just clarify... > > "only down centre of roof in the middle from the back of the mirror" > > Are you saying there was a small bit behind the mirror mount? or that one > bit runs horizontally along top of windscreen, stopping short matching the > full length of the headliner there. > > Thanks > Spike. > www.soccer-suff.net > > > "Gaz Pike" > wrote in message > ... >> From memory, all around rear window, below side windows (thin) and only >> down centre of roof in the middle from the back of the mirror. I don't >> think VW put it up to the edge of the roof at the front, but I did and it >> looked ok. Of course, if I'm wrong someone will tell you so. >> It was a 1968 RHD 1500 I did too. >> >> Gaz >> >> >> "Spike" > wrote in message >> ... >>> Hi, >>> >>> Following getting something suitable for this, I have started cutting >>> peices to match the old bits I'd kept. >>> >>> However I don't have all of the old bits as some were rotten, so I >>> really need to check a couple of bits. >>> >>> My car is a 1968 RHD 1500cc Type1. >>> >>> I have the padding that goes up the B pillars and the bit that runs from >>> the top of the B pillar above the rear side windows towards the back of >>> the car. >>> >>> Can anyone say if there supposed to be padding; >>> >>> All around the rear window? >>> Underneath the side windows? >>> Above the front windscreen? >>> >>> This is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, as lots of my old bits of padding >>> disintergrated when I removed them 3 (oh maybe 4!) years ago. Wish I'd >>> taken more pictures then! >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Spike >>> www.soccer-stuff.net >>> >>> >> >> > > |
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Ahh I see what you mean now.
So absolutely nothing above the windscreen. Padding seems to be concentrated along the sides, the B pillars and around the rear window. Cheers Spike. www.soccer-stuff.net "Gaz Pike" > wrote in message ... > The bit behind the mirror is a long way from the headliner due to the > shape of the roof, so it won't make any contact anyway. There is, I think > a thin strip down each side of the roof on those curved pieces that run > down each side above the door and side windows. It was a few years back, > so it is all from a vague memory. > > Gaz > > > > "Spike" > wrote in message > ... >> Thanks Gaz, >> >> Can I just clarify... >> >> "only down centre of roof in the middle from the back of the mirror" >> >> Are you saying there was a small bit behind the mirror mount? or that one >> bit runs horizontally along top of windscreen, stopping short matching >> the full length of the headliner there. >> >> Thanks >> Spike. >> www.soccer-suff.net >> >> >> "Gaz Pike" > wrote in message >> ... >>> From memory, all around rear window, below side windows (thin) and only >>> down centre of roof in the middle from the back of the mirror. I don't >>> think VW put it up to the edge of the roof at the front, but I did and >>> it looked ok. Of course, if I'm wrong someone will tell you so. >>> It was a 1968 RHD 1500 I did too. >>> >>> Gaz >>> >>> >>> "Spike" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Following getting something suitable for this, I have started cutting >>>> peices to match the old bits I'd kept. >>>> >>>> However I don't have all of the old bits as some were rotten, so I >>>> really need to check a couple of bits. >>>> >>>> My car is a 1968 RHD 1500cc Type1. >>>> >>>> I have the padding that goes up the B pillars and the bit that runs >>>> from the top of the B pillar above the rear side windows towards the >>>> back of the car. >>>> >>>> Can anyone say if there supposed to be padding; >>>> >>>> All around the rear window? >>>> Underneath the side windows? >>>> Above the front windscreen? >>>> >>>> This is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, as lots of my old bits of padding >>>> disintergrated when I removed them 3 (oh maybe 4!) years ago. Wish I'd >>>> taken more pictures then! >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Spike >>>> www.soccer-stuff.net >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > |
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yeah, try for a later sun_bug roof, its even harder!!!!!!!!
"Spike" > wrote in message ... > Hi, > > Following getting something suitable for this, I have started cutting peices > to match the old bits I'd kept. > > However I don't have all of the old bits as some were rotten, so I really > need to check a couple of bits. > > My car is a 1968 RHD 1500cc Type1. > > I have the padding that goes up the B pillars and the bit that runs from the > top of the B pillar above the rear side windows towards the back of the car. > > Can anyone say if there supposed to be padding; > > All around the rear window? > Underneath the side windows? > Above the front windscreen? > > This is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, as lots of my old bits of padding > disintergrated when I removed them 3 (oh maybe 4!) years ago. Wish I'd taken > more pictures then! > > Thanks > > Spike > www.soccer-stuff.net > > |
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With the weather like it is at the moment here, it'd be nice, but given the
extra difficulty I think I still might give that a pass. "AXL" > wrote in message ... > yeah, try for a later sun_bug roof, its even harder!!!!!!!! > "Spike" > wrote in message > ... >> Hi, >> >> Following getting something suitable for this, I have started cutting > peices >> to match the old bits I'd kept. >> >> However I don't have all of the old bits as some were rotten, so I really >> need to check a couple of bits. >> >> My car is a 1968 RHD 1500cc Type1. >> >> I have the padding that goes up the B pillars and the bit that runs from > the >> top of the B pillar above the rear side windows towards the back of the > car. >> >> Can anyone say if there supposed to be padding; >> >> All around the rear window? >> Underneath the side windows? >> Above the front windscreen? >> >> This is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, as lots of my old bits of padding >> disintergrated when I removed them 3 (oh maybe 4!) years ago. Wish I'd > taken >> more pictures then! >> >> Thanks >> >> Spike >> www.soccer-stuff.net >> >> > > |
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