And if anyone knows how to stop the glass sunroof condensing(?) let me know. The wife is fed up with having to put an umbrella up inside after it's been cold!
Malcolm
I know this may sound a bit extreme but i removed my sunroof because of the condensation. I did put something in its place, a bit of chequer plate.
I need masses of camping mat as my metal shed is er very very damp Where is best to get a nice big roll from the shed is 5meters by 4,5 meters
I re-built a Series III some years ago and before buying the correct headlining I decided to stick some form of insulation to the inside of the roof. This was easy as I had the roof off at the time and laid it upside down flat in my garage. I had a part roll of foam backed house carpet, the sort with a short nylon pile stored in the garage and rather to buy anything else I used this carpet. I cut a large piece to fit from the rear of the roof to point where the roof starts to slope down, and to fit between the alpine lights. Tried it for fit first, then poured a load of Uni-Bond impact adhesive onto the roof, spread it out with an adhesive comb and when tacky I carefully lowered the carpet into place. Pressed it down all over to ensure it stuck and a few days later fitted the roof back onto the Landy. I never did get around to buying the headlining and the carpet was still firmly stuck when I scrapped the vehicle out about 10 years later. I often wondered what it would have been like if I'd only had a shag pile carpet... waste not - want not !I've got a 90 ex MOD van that is just roof no headlining etc and am getting really bad condensation, can anyone recommend a good carpet or similar that won't look that bad but will stop the annoying dripping?
Also what is good to fix to the roof as a result of what's been tried?
Try using a can of polyurethane expanding foam insulation.Has anybody any ideas of how to cure condensation above the headlining in the front of a Defender 90. I get quite a bit in mine so much so that it runs forward when braking and runs or drips from the front corners and sometimes ffrom the interior light fitting.
I've thought of removing the head lining and applying some insulation to the underside of the roof to create a 'warm' surface, any ideas anyone?
You might consider switching to a canvas rag-top, as these condensation problems are native to the metal hard tops. A rag-top is much drier. It's also fun to roll back the rag-top in summer weather and, considering the very poor door locks on Defender type Land Rovers, there's no real loss of security.I've got a 90 ex MOD van that is just roof no headlining etc and am getting really bad condensation, can anyone recommend a good carpet or similar that won't look that bad but will stop the annoying dripping?
Also what is good to fix to the roof as a result of what's been tried?
P.S. suggest you speak to your insurance company to agree this "modification" beforehand, as you'll need to discuss it is a factory-fitted option (ex military would have originally been a rag-top) and you can explain it should be considered to be a "restoration" to how it left the Solihull factory. You can also get rag-tops made from the same security materials used to protect trucks from thieves in lorry parks.You might consider switching to a canvas rag-top, as these condensation problems are native to the metal hard tops. A rag-top is much drier. It's also fun to roll back the rag-top in summer weather and, considering the very poor door locks on Defender type Land Rovers, there's no real loss of security.
at least he used the search bar@Richard Seddon you do realize those post are over 9 years old