touring headlining

[Cloggy Saint]

I've done a search on this but am still unsure about a few things. Is the headlining just fabric stuck to foam, or is it fabric, foam and a hard backing? Can I somehow just drop the front of the lining to give me access to the roof aerial mount?

[HairyScreech]

iirc its lining/foam/hardboardlikestuff. as it isnt the same as a saloon one and requires more support to keep it up.

[Cloggy Saint]

Are there any parts of it tucked under the front screen?

[old_skool]

Are there any parts of it tucked under the front screen?

No, not as far as I remember.

[zimmerbimmer1]

No it is not tucked under screen it is clipped at the front be careful if you pull down to far it will crack or break

[Cloggy Saint]

cheers, I envisage a shiny new aerial mount and a knackered lining!

[oze30]

If its the ariel mount, you dont need to drop the lining. Its an 8mm nut on top. Just remove the ariel and the prise apart the 2 p;lastic halves. Then undo the nut and the mount should come free.

[Cloggy Saint]

unfortunately my aerial mount is one piece, non adjustable.

[oze30]

In that case.. now would be a good time to upgrade to a black sport headlining. The sunroof motorbracket needs to be dropped to get the cable past ( pending if it's been done properly when it was replaced)

[less2303]

In that case.. now would be a good time to upgrade to a black sport headlining. The sunroof motorbracket needs to be dropped to get the cable past ( pending if it's been done properly when it was replaced)

Would a black sport headlining from a saloon fit a touring then?

[Brianmoooore]

In that case.. now would be a good time to upgrade to a black sport headlining. The sunroof motorbracket needs to be dropped to get the cable past ( pending if it's been done properly when it was replaced)

Would a black sport headlining from a saloon fit a touring then?

Think you'll find there's a big hole at the back!

[oze30]

In that case.. now would be a good time to upgrade to a black sport headlining. The sunroof motorbracket needs to be dropped to get the cable past ( pending if it's been done properly when it was replaced)

Would a black sport headlining from a saloon fit a touring then?

Think you'll find there's a big hole at the back!

The sunroof console.. not the dodgy flimsy black thing!!!

[KDS]

The good news is that the black factory headliner is still available for the Touring. The bad news (if you have a sunroof) is that the sunroof panel is NLA. Argh! Ask me how I found out. ...And before you get all clever and think you can just order the black panel from an E30 M3, the fabric is not a match. Double-argh!

I just ended up taking my car to an upholstery shop and they stripped and re-skinned the whole thing in swanky black cloth. Not an exact match to the factory item, but it looks great and is MUCH more affordable.

[SPADGE]

Col is refering to the black console thing that the visors attach through not the headlining itself.
All the roof aerials i have seen are held on with the 8mm nut which is on the outside under the plastic cover.

[Simon]

The black visor panel is a straight swop, and makes a great improvement to the crappy touring one. Did mine when I first bought it.

E30's on the continent do have different aerials, my M3 came with one when I bought it, but the end was snapped so I bought a new standard one.

You can see the aerial on Playos car in this pic, towards the rear...

[Hutch4161]

Hi

My headlining on my touring is also drooping at the back and is a crappy cream colour, I am thinking of removing it and putting glue on the saggy bits, then giving it a coat of black spray, anybody done this before ????


Cheers

[Cloggy Saint]

There's a similar thread going on here

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

I know people who have said a headlining can be painted but i've never seen pictures. My headling is currently held up by a load of drawing pins. It looks great

[oze30]

There's another thread on this. Do a search for headlinings in the chat section.