My headliner is sagging bad so i took it out and am planning on recovering it. I scraped all the old foam off and called around to the fabric stores in my area and none of them carry fabric with a foam backing. so I came up with another crazy scheme and Im wondering if you guys think it would work. the headliner fabric is not ripped or anything so I was thinking maybe I could just glue the fabric right to the headliner insulation stuff and leave the foam out of it. Do you think it would work? thanks

 

I have done it....near impossible to get it without some bumps left over from the old glue etc. Maybe try sanding the boards first

 

no dont ! I would go to autozone or auto store, they usually have it.

 

I made some more calls today and still cant find the propor fabric so I thought of another idea, buy some 1/4" foam and glue my fabric to the foam and then the foam to the headliner board, do you think that would work? the only other option is get it done somewhere and i called today it would cost $100. what do you think? thanks

 

The reason people dont do that, is because that is 2 surfaces that could fail, instead of one in the future. Not to mention if the material is too thin the glue can bleed through.

 

the material you want is available . not sure of the price in your area . another fix i have seen is stretchable vinyl . resin coat of headliner shell , material , heat gun , time & skill , i did not see it done but i saw the results . one word , FANDAMNTASTIC . good luck .

 

I can get you the right material and ship it to you for what it costs me, just to help out a fellow member.

 

thanks for the offer iron duke, but by the time I pay for the material and shipping and then find some glue I think I might be better off to just pay a little more and get it done somewhere and avoid the hassle.

 

let me know what oyu find... currently i have no headliner at all in my camaro, and no insulation

 

I went to JoAnn Fabrics last week and checked for the headliner material. They had what appeared to be the perfect match for my car for $11 a yard. Not sure what color you need, but this was the grey that alot of the cars have.

 

That's where I got mine too, and if you regularly check the mail and newspapers for coupons you can get it for even cheaper. I ended up getting mine for like $4 a yard after the discount.

 

if you've still got a board then this will work http://www.wlsheadliners.com/tutorials/camaro/

but does anybody know how i could find a headliner board as my headliner is currently just the metal roof, or does anybody know how to put the fabric up without a board

 

You can order an ABS headliner board for your car off the internet.

http://www.automotiveinteriors.com/a...c_firebird.htm
or
http://www.stockinteriors.com/Headli...23&ModelId=384

Hows that?

 

fantastic, thanks, i was looking at trying to find a way to just put the fabric straight to the roof but i it doesn't have to look like crap, thanks

 

Ya that would never turn out right, and if you ever needed to take your headliner off for any reason, you'll have to scrape it off and sounds like a big mess.

Did you try Joanne fabrics for the fabric yet? They should have it, it's in the back with the vinyls and stuff. I think they even call it headliner material.

If you're calling, they old lady that answers the phone just might not know what it is you want. I would just stop in and take a look.

 

i know pepboys carries some headliner repair stuff in big rolls around here you
might check them out. anyways hope this helps and good luck mines gonna need to be done very soon, T-tops crystalizing dust flying around and open eyes going down the road dont mix.