Nonfabric Headliner Options

[Cody Forbes]

Ziploc bags of sand or water are wonderful for holding the fabric into all of the corners and such while the glue sets.

-Cody (mobile)

On Jul 27, 2010, at 2:05 AM, George Selby <gselby4x4 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 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 
> 
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