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Car Forum / MINI / June 2003Roof lining problems?
Hi all, It took me days to fit the new roof lining to my Riley Elf earlier this year. Those things are a real fiddle...... Anyway whilst overtaking a lorry on the dual carriageway near the Whitbread Hop farm (Home of Southern Mini Days) the roof lining suddenly caved in on me! Both windows were open at the time and we were nudging a speeding ticket from the boys in blue. I'm guessing that the slipstream that you get from the really big trucks literally sucked the rooflining out of place. Anyway after a few choice swearwords and a detour to a garden centre carpark it all just popped back into place with relatively little harm done. Apart from the obvious, to close the windows when going over 70 does anyone have any suggestions as to how to prevent this in the future? Cheers, Alan > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Alan I'm assuming it's the early type roof-lining that's fitted flush to the roof? Taffy >> Hi all, >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Taffy Hi Taffy, Elves and Hornets have the later Mini (mk2 onwards) type roof lining. The one with the hoops and the vinyl covering that you have to stretch and glue into place. I was really motoring at the time and it was quite a shock. a bit like a roof mounted airbag going off!! Cheers alan > Both windows were open at the time and we were nudging a speeding > ticket from the boys in blue. I'm guessing that the slipstream that > you get from the really big trucks literally sucked the rooflining out > of place. > Apart from the obvious, to close the windows when going over 70 does > anyone have any suggestions as to how to prevent this in the future? Hold your arm against the roof whilst overtaking big trucks. SCNR, Timo >> Both windows were open at the time and we were nudging a speeding >> ticket from the boys in blue. I'm guessing that the slipstream that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Timo I've tried that...... there's now a greasy palm print on my pristine roof lining......... Can't resist eating Kebabs while driving along!! Alan |
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