Bedlined the inside of my hardtop

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Iamsamrogers

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Not that I'm the first or only person to do this I'm sure, but I did it last night and I'm extremely proud of how it turned out so I thought I would post and see what some of you guys have done and how you did yours! The pictures don't nearly do it justice, but it looks great and makes the drive so much nicer at night time. I think my next project will be DIY leather headliners in a saddle brown color. IMG_5591.jpgIMG_5597.jpgIMG_5595.jpg
 
Ddays said:
Ditto ^. Did it smell much? Especially in the heat of the day?
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Haha it did for a few hours but the smell is gone now


2009 JK sunset orange. 35's, Cage type roof rack, hard top, 12k winch, Tepui RTT, and other overpriced pieces of jeeps stuff
 
Chris1015 said:
That looks really nice, doesn't the dark color create more heat though from the Sun? Or is it the opposite?

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It doesn't affect it much given the fact that the outside of the top is already black, I don't think the inside matters much, if it does I'll keep you guys updated though. Also, I think in the winter it will help keep some of the heat in, as well as when I add in the headliners


2009 JK sunset orange. 35's, Cage type roof rack, hard top, 12k winch, Tepui RTT, and other overpriced pieces of jeeps stuff
 
Iamsamrogers said:
It doesn't affect it much given the fact that the outside of the top is already black, I don't think the inside matters much, if it does I'll keep you guys updated though. Also, I think in the winter it will help keep some of the heat in, as well as when I add in the headliners


2009 JK sunset orange. 35's, Cage type roof rack, hard top, 12k winch, Tepui RTT, and other overpriced pieces of jeeps stuff
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Looking forward to it. Like it regardless.

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Very nice work! I'm thinking about doing the same thing only to the whole outside of my truck. I think I'm going to use Raptor liner. Same thing Eddie and Cindy used on Calamity Jane. it's awesome stuff from everything I've read and you can get it in the tintable version!

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I did the same. Duplicator spray on Bed liner. It looks great. But honestly if I was doing it again, I would have just done spray paint. I have 2016 and the inside hardtop is already textured


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raven12 said:
I did the same. Duplicator spray on Bed liner. It looks great. But honestly if I was doing it again, I would have just done spray paint. I have 2016 and the inside hardtop is already textured


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Agreed, although I do like how durable the bedliner is, even though spray paint is quite a bit cheaper haha


2009 JK sunset orange. 35's, Cage type roof rack, hard top, 12k winch, Tepui RTT, and other overpriced pieces of jeeps stuff
 
I like the durability of it more too. I spray bombed the inside of an old Chevy K5 Blazer half top years and years ago and it started peeling about 8 months in. Couldn't sand it first because of the texture which i wanted to keep. I think if I ran a hard top on the JK, this would be one of the first things I did. Love the look!
 
AZ Explorer said:
I like the durability of it more too. I spray bombed the inside of an old Chevy K5 Blazer half top years and years ago and it started peeling about 8 months in. Couldn't sand it first because of the texture which i wanted to keep. I think if I ran a hard top on the JK, this would be one of the first things I did. Love the look!
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Thanks man! It's definitely a lot more (for a lack of a better word) "inclusive" when you drive it lol


2009 JK sunset orange. 35's, Cage type roof rack, hard top, 12k winch, Tepui RTT, and other overpriced pieces of jeeps stuff
 
Iamsamrogers said:
Thanks man! It's definitely a lot more (for a lack of a better word) "inclusive" when you drive it lol


2009 JK sunset orange. 35's, Cage type roof rack, hard top, 12k winch, Tepui RTT, and other overpriced pieces of jeeps stuff
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I know what you mean. I took my hard top off & installed a soft top this Spring and loved the all black inside. It is much more cozy. I'm going to paint my hardtop this Summer so the stink is all gone when I put it back on this Fall.
 
Looks great! Nicely done. I actually took mine to a Line-X location (which is owned by a friend of mine) and we decided to just use spray paint so we would not add any weight. Like you, I plan on adding a headliner. Heat has not increased, and I agree that it improves the look of the interior quite a bit.
 
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