The headliner also stops condensation from dripping from the roof on foggy days.
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| Author: | smac [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:36 am ] |
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I've got a shell with no headlining - I'm wondering if it serves any purpose other than asthetics? Might stop some noise/reverberation maybe? Anyone running without one that can comment? |
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| Author: | cush [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:08 am ] |
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it might soften the blow to the head going over bumps... |
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| Author: | kasperflipped [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:44 am ] |
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i drove around without a head liner for a few months and then i installed one and the difference of the driving noise in the cabin was incredible, soooooooo much quieter!!! |
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| Author: | smac [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:18 am ] |
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Yep thought that might be the case - kinda like the difference in the sound of a room with and without curtains/furniture I guess. |
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| Author: | TurboOrangie [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:07 am ] |
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It's kind of a luxury item that I enjoy. I like to keep weight down, but since these are so light you might as well have one. I drove around in a 1977 Toyota Corolla with a full cage and completely stripped of interior bits, including headliner and carpet. It was funny how it sound like you were in a tin can. But I had an uncorked 13B rotary in it and it was insanely loud inside, I have a feeling that a Mini would also be loud without a headliner. Just keep it. |
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| Author: | smac [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:12 am ] |
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Not a case of keeping it, it's a case of installing one! I'm putting an ex-race car back on the road and am also trying to keep weight down. I'm inclined to agree though that for the small amount of weight I may as well do it. |
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| Author: | Lillee [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:39 am ] |
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I have sat in a car with partial headlining and the noise and echo was unbearable... |
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| Author: | smac [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:40 am ] |
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What's between the actual liner and the tin usually - foam? Anything at all? |
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| Author: | kazjim [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:00 pm ] |
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Once you get used to it, AND go deaf its actually quite pleasant ! Got no head-lining in the brick, just never got around to putting one in.... I quite like the absolutely raw feel it adds - no carpets, no hearlining, no sound-proofing at all .... you know when you are driving it ! J |
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| Author: | Angusdog [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:47 pm ] |
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You could get away, possibly, with fitting acoustic sound-deadening material instead of a headliner, but it wouldn't look very nice. There should be a couple of strips on the roof anyway. It basically adds a bit of mass to stop it reverberating. Another option would be to glue that material they cover subwoofers etc in - may be easier as headliners are fiddly to replace. |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:55 pm ] |
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Or find the two piece headliner out of an 850 , they sit in with only a couple of screws holding them and don't have to go under your windscreen and side window rubbers . Just a bit easier to fit , providing you can find one . |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:39 pm ] |
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kazjim wrote: Once you get used to it, AND go deaf its actually quite pleasant !
Got no head-lining in the brick, just never got around to putting one in.... I quite like the absolutely raw feel it adds - no carpets, no hearlining, no sound-proofing at all .... you know when you are driving it ! J Haha it's crazy, give your roof a whack and outside you can hear the reverb! |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:43 pm ] |
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The headliner also stops condensation from dripping from the roof on foggy days.
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| Author: | Braveheartjunky [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:59 pm ] |
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In willy's case, it stops you getting footprints on the roof. |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:06 pm ] |
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haha good call 
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