Recovered Headliner - Not perfect but much better
Recovered Headliner - Not perfect but much better
My headliner was in terrible condition so i picked up fabric and a can of headliner adhesive. $1.50 was all the fabric cost for enough to do my headliner and sail panels, not bad at all. Took about 4 hours for the entire job, that included removing the headliner, cleanning it, recovering it, and reinstalling it. Well worth the time and effort. The corners were the only really hard part to do but I figured out a way to get it done. My girlfriend wanted to start helping me with my car so this was our first job together and I'll say she was a big help. Definately good to have a second person.
Last edited by Farfire70; Apr 29, 2009 at 04:52 PM.
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Here's the sail panels. I need to do a little fix to tighten up the driver side one a little bit but they are much better than before. The last owner had painted them with black spraypaint that would just flake off. So i had taken them out and not had any for about a year and a half. Good to complete the interior again.
Last edited by Farfire70; Apr 29, 2009 at 04:57 PM.
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That's a pretty good job for a job that is a PITA. I just finished mine today and I tell you it was a challenge. I also redid my visors and with the leftover material I covered my carmine red carpeted center console. Thanks for sharing
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Don't take this in a bad way, but I think you could have done a better job and made it look like new if you took your time. Now you have new fabric that's hanging off.
I used felt cuz the other fabrics really dont stretch
Only thing I dont like is like the middle T bar you can see its kinda fatter than the corners cuz the middle part is not pulled as tight against the backing
I eventually did all the rear plastics too
Only thing I dont like is like the middle T bar you can see its kinda fatter than the corners cuz the middle part is not pulled as tight against the backing
I eventually did all the rear plastics too
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Doing the plastic is a good idea. I have seen them on a thirdgen before and it looked really cool. My plastic is faded too. How hard was it to do the plastic and how did you put it on?
Hardest part of plastic was installing the finished pieces
Covering them was very simple
I used spray glue and epoxy on the back
Make a good base coat on the back of the felt and the cleaned plastic before you spray the adhering coat
Youll go thru about 6 cans for the rear plastics
Excellent noise reduction too
Covering them was very simple
I used spray glue and epoxy on the back
Make a good base coat on the back of the felt and the cleaned plastic before you spray the adhering coat
Youll go thru about 6 cans for the rear plastics
Excellent noise reduction too
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The corner's didn't get as tight as I wouldd hve liked them but they are much better than before.
The corner's didn't get as tight as I wouldd hve liked them but they are much better than before.
but yours looks good nice jobJunior Member
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A Little Trick in IRONING OUT the Creases and Folds in the Center T Top Section TURNING to the Right and Left of the Center is.........STEAM . Try Steaming and then Pressing the Fabric Flat at the Turns . Hope that Helps in Ironing Out you Prob there... Wink...
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Very nice work. I redid my ttop car and it turned out very similar to yours. Not 100 percent show, but respectable and much nicer than before. Very nice. I cut the the corner and glued a "v" patch in place, just an idea.
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