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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 10:09 PM
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Car: 91 z28/2014 charger
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abs headliner

for those of you whom have it, please post a good-lighting pic if possible. are you happy with it and does it look decent?
anyone try the plastic dash "cover" from hawks? i'd love to see pics of it and hear some reactions.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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I've had the ABS headliner in my car for 2 years (no pics) and I have no complaints at all. It's held it's shape perfectly, the fabric hasn't faded (black - in Florida sun!), and it fit perfectly right out of the box!
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 12:49 AM
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Yes I also have an ABS headliner and it is fantastic! I will try and get some pictures up tommarrow. It is an amazing change from the stock headliner. And it looks like its gonna last longer than the car! I really reccommend getting one if you need to replace the headliner. You will love it!

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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 01:34 AM
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i was under the impression that the headliner was uncovered. maybe i just had a blonde moment, but i didn't realize they covered it in fabric. okay, i just checked their ad and it's official- i'm an idiot thirdgen should go back down so i can get some sleep again
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 01:41 AM
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Hahaha, if you are considering buying a new headliner, get an ABS one. You will be shocked at how great they look, and at how simple they are to install. NO GLUE! That was the main thing I was worried about. I got the T-Top Kit though, which means that I got the headliner and matching sail panels and sun visors! I reccomend the kit because then everything will match perfectly! You won't regret it! And I promise I will try and get you some pics of my headliner, sail panels and sun visors. Your right about the board. I loose sleep over this damn thing every night!

|EDIT|: By the way, is your car a hardtop or t-top? Not that it matters, just curious!
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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i must be having a moment of stupid as well, where can you get an ABS headliner? i need a new liner for my car and am looking at options...
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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I've got them if you're interested. Check my website for info.
http://www.iroczone.com/jim/motorsports.htm
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 02:40 PM
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there are other places that carry stock stuff but its more expensive..

Classic Industries and Yearone
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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Just go to Hawks and order the kit from them. Thats what I did. Simple and easy. Hell I'll give you a link to the damn page.

Headliner

They even have color smaples.

DH
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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or get it off of jims website for 100 bux cheaper....
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Mcdamit
there are other places that carry stock stuff but its more expensive..

Classic Industries and Yearone
The headliners from Classic Industries and Year One are the exact same headliners that everybody else carries.
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 09:15 PM
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DANG!
I wished the headliner/sunvisor/sail panel combo had been available when I bought mine! Would have saved $100!!
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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How do the headliners actually go in? Do you leave the old one in there, screw in?? My has shat the bed and is in need of replacement.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by chevymec
How do the headliners actually go in? Do you leave the old one in there, screw in?? My has shat the bed and is in need of replacement.
Direct replacement. take the old one out and put the new one in, simple as that.
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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DocHoliday: I also have a t-top model Z and was wondering how you got everything to fix tightly. I have installed my ABS headliner and love it, but the front doesnt fit snug for my liking.

Any tips would be helpful Thanks
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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I'd suggest trying a little velcro to hold it near the windshield. You can use double-backed tape too, but velcro is a better idea incase you need to remove the headliner in the future.
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim85IROC
I've got them if you're interested. Check my website for info.
http://www.iroczone.com/jim/motorsports.htm

alot of that stuff is overpriced...
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Psycho_91Camaro
alot of that stuff is overpriced...
Then don't buy it.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim85IROC
Then don't buy it.
Lmao, well said Jim.
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim85IROC
Then don't buy it.
I won't.
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 10:23 AM
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Car: 1987 Camaro SC, 1999 Z28
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Transmission: Built 700r4/EDGE 3200, T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Eaton 7.625, 3.42 Zexel Torsen
any pictures floating around out there?
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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I just did a quick search, because I too am in need of a new headliner and thinking about the ABS, and came up with this link to pictures of a T-top headliner installed. It is from Kerryismygirl89, and was an older post from 2003. If you wantedto do the search, I searched "ABS Headliner Pictures" in titles only, and came up with 2 results, both had pictures of this.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kerryi.../headliner.htm
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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Ah!! That pic reminded me - the dome lamp needs to be reversed for this headliner as mine had the cut-out too far forward. My solution was, get a different domelamp.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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Yea, I read that too somewhere that the headlamp area needed to be cut out a bit more to fit.
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