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    Default Toyota Corolla roof lining

    When the foam that goes between the roof & the roof lining disintegrates to dust, whats the best way to reattach it? Or are new roof linings cheap & easy to fit?

    Anyone know the easy answer for the fix?
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    Same thing happened years ago to a Sigma I had...tried spray adhesive...no good.
    Eventually went to a motor trimmer who fixed it pretty cheaply [at that time] by replacing the whole thing...only took a few hours.

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    Generally you can't re-glue roof linings back without it looking like a mess. You might be able to get away with it if the sag is located somewhere out of the way but if its the typical roof lining sag that I am thinking of then I wouldn't bother with glue. As a short term solution I suggest thumb tacks, but ultimately you will have to either fit a second hand roof lining, brand new roof lining, or enlist the services of an auto-trimmer to replace the material.

    Removing and re-installing a roof lining is not overly hard, just a bit awkward and definitely a two person job. Depending on the age of the vehicle, Toyota may still stock new roof linings, otherwise you may have to source a second hand one or locate an auto-trimmer.

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    The foam fabic/vinyls held against a preformed plastic mold.

    Its all glued on with contact spay.

    If the part coming loose is near the edge, its possible to remove some of the surrounding trim around the perimeter and spay or brush some contact adhesive back in but the job may be a little messy and look a little unprofessional.

    2 other options.
    Take the whole thing down, recover the foam and replace the lining in crushed velour or whatever turns you on.

    Replace the whole thing, wreckers would have heaps of them, and yes their cheap if you ring around.

    What happened Fernbay, stiletto holes mate?

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    This is a '90 model - just the foam has gone into chemical breakdown
    It's the entire lot that need fixing / replacing.
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    If the foam is disintegrating, replace the whole thing, its too much work trying to refoam and reline.

    It must be one of those Aussie, Altona built Toyotas.

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    Exactly the same thing happened to a friend’s Sigma. Gluing is no good it looks terrible unless you strip the entire thing and clean all the old foam off and replace it. The solvent in the contact adhesive eats the plastic liner too. Prior to shotting the car, a temporary fix was had by stapling it to the Burnie board lining above. Not a nice solution but effective it stopped it blocking the view out the back and flopping on heads.

    Motor trimmer or wreckers for a new one would be my bet.

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    There's a how-to, with pictures, on the "Just Commodores" forum, as well as some discussion on what does and doesn't work. I contemplated doing it myself, but one of the quotes for having it done professionally seemed reasonable, so I let them do it.


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    Nice link Colin - Thanks for that mate
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