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I decided to carpet the roof of the 109 to help reduce the in vehicle noise while driving, to reduce the radiant heat during the hot summer days and help reduce the roof condensation which forms when
sleeping in the back during winter.
The Series 3 SWB I used to own had a "tropical roof" which consists of an extra roof skin bolted on top of the main roof, with a 15-20mm air gap. This was most effective at
keeping things cool inside. I chose to use a marine carpet, the same used to line fizz boat decks. This carpet is very light and made form a synthetic material which is not effected by moisture. The
Landrover roof is aprox 1650mm wide and 2500mm long so I purchased 3m of carpet which is 2m wide.
To secure the carpet to the roof, I decided to use Ados F2. The tricky bit with using a contact adhesive is that
you only get one shot! Once its in place, its stuck for good! This is not an easy task to complete on your own. I managed to do it on my own, but I lost a lot of sweat in the process. Here is how it was
done.
- Lay the carpet out on the ground face down.
. Carpet being measured and cut to size
- Measure and cut the carpet to size. I chose to cut the carpet exactly to size, and I would recommend this. Provided you are very particular when you fit it up, you wont have any problems.
- Paint the back of the carpet and the roof with the F2 glue and allow enough time for it to go tacky. You will need 1 letre of glue for a LWB. (Don't make the mistake of trying to
skimp on the glue. You will only regret it later.)
- Now for the tricky bit. I found that you are best to start from one side of the vehicle, square up the carpet, stick it, and then work your way across the roof rollering the
carpet into place until you reach the other side. I achieved this by picking the carpet up and draping it over my head so that I could climb into the vehicle. With my head
supporting the center of the carpet, I squared the carpet to the roof struts and then stuck it up. I used a paint roller to help roll the carpet into place.
- It took about 1 hour per roof section to cut, glue and fit.
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