Nonfabric Headliner Options

[George Selby]

At 12:45 AM 7/27/2010, you wrote:
>I think this weekend I am going to start taking down the pillar trim to take
>out the headliner. Are there any detailed write ups of this anywhere for a
>100/200 cars?

I've done the headliner in my 90 200, still holding up.  Hardest part 
of the actual headliner material is the sunroof.  Leave plenty of 
fabric to pull through the opening.

As to removal of the panel, I pretty sure I tilted both front seats 
back as far as they would go, then turned the panel 90 degrees as I 
slid it through the front passenger door.  You have to remove the mid 
and rear side panels, the sunroof control panel, the side lights and 
assist handles and the visors.  The front and rear edges fit under 
plastic trim pieces.  Be careful with the visor clips, they break easily.

Use 3M general trim adhesive (make sure it's 3M) and as a previous 
poster mentioned, you can get foam backed fabric in a variety of 
shades from any general fabric store.  Scrape off all the old orange 
foam you see on the panel before you glue on the new one.  I like to 
let the panel sit overnight with a bunch of magazines stacked all 
over it to ensure a tight bond between the fabric and the panel.

George Selby