Post by monkeyjim on May 10, 2011 21:20:03 GMT
I started the job of replacing the headlining in the Micra Mini last night .
When you remove the old headlining do not remove the rods that go through it . Be careful not to bend the rods.
You must fit the rods into the new headlining in the same order they were fitted in the old one . Fit and tightness of the new lining depends on it . They are not all the same size and in fact have colourcoded plastic ends for identification..
This is the order the rods were in my headling , this is the original and never been out , the fit was good so I am happy the rods as I have listed them are in the correct order:
Starting from the front of the car working back .
Red
White
White
Black
Blue
Yellow
When you unwrap a new Newton Commercial headlining it does not state which end goes towards the front or back .
Easy way to tell is look for last 2 slots the rods run in being close together . These 2 are always at the rear end of the headlining (back of the car) .
This is basic info regarding headlining rods . I am not going into depth with it as they are not easy to fit and I do not want to be responsible if something goes wrong.
I have bought a Newton Commercial headlining kit that does come with instructions that need following despite how brief they are . Any probs with the kit , fitting instructions or more tips on fitting phone Newton Commercials technical guy John White ....... very helpfull.
Hope this helps someone in the future.
Dave
When you remove the old headlining do not remove the rods that go through it . Be careful not to bend the rods.
You must fit the rods into the new headlining in the same order they were fitted in the old one . Fit and tightness of the new lining depends on it . They are not all the same size and in fact have colourcoded plastic ends for identification..
This is the order the rods were in my headling , this is the original and never been out , the fit was good so I am happy the rods as I have listed them are in the correct order:
Starting from the front of the car working back .
Red
White
White
Black
Blue
Yellow
When you unwrap a new Newton Commercial headlining it does not state which end goes towards the front or back .
Easy way to tell is look for last 2 slots the rods run in being close together . These 2 are always at the rear end of the headlining (back of the car) .
This is basic info regarding headlining rods . I am not going into depth with it as they are not easy to fit and I do not want to be responsible if something goes wrong.
I have bought a Newton Commercial headlining kit that does come with instructions that need following despite how brief they are . Any probs with the kit , fitting instructions or more tips on fitting phone Newton Commercials technical guy John White ....... very helpfull.
Hope this helps someone in the future.
Dave
