Headliner replacement

[Lou and "Boo"]

Especially considering how expensive the new fiberglass units are! I was floored when I saw the $550. Considering how cheap headliner reupholstery material is, I'm willing to spend a few hours scraping to save half a freaking grand.

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I am about to do the fiberglassing of my boards as well. The headliner fabric from Amazon was very inexpensive.
My rear board was a cut to shape piece of pegboard. If anyone has a rear headliner board they would part with, please Pm me.

[todd1561]

Hey buddy, I haven't been on the forums in months but stumbled across your thread. I did this 10 years ago but I do remember I used a sanding disc attachment for a drill to aid in the process. Might be worth the few bucks, have fun!

http://1561project.com/?page=headliner

Todd

[opethmike]

Hey buddy, I haven't been on the forums in months but stumbled across your thread. I did this 10 years ago but I do remember I used a sanding disc attachment for a drill to aid in the process. Might be worth the few bucks, have fun!

http://1561project.com/?page=headliner

Todd

Right on.

[Carliannewman]

Dear experts, sorry to ask a novice question...

I'm replacing the headliners on #1704. Clearly the door liners have already been replaced so just the two roof pieces need done now. I bought this car 20 years ago from a dealer who took it in on trade (so I don't have access to records). My question ... I have a black interior, it appears the headliners are light gray, but I am now sure. Did black come with light grey? And/or dark grey?

I purchased the window sticker, but it does not identify trim other than black. I'm presuming the headliner is light grey based on color. I ask because I'm am not going to replace the door liner and just the roof. I'm just looking to generally get the base color right (even if not a perfect match).

Picture attached. Thanks very much in advance.

Carl

[sdg3205]

Carl - yes they did not have black fabric headliners.

[Lwanmtr]

Ill have to buy headliners for mine when I get the money, since they werent with the car when I got..so unless I find a super cheap (or free) set, I'll be forced to shell out the $550 that DMC charges for them.

[Morpheus]

Dear experts, sorry to ask a novice question...

I'm replacing the headliners on #1704. Clearly the door liners have already been replaced so just the two roof pieces need done now. I bought this car 20 years ago from a dealer who took it in on trade (so I don't have access to records). My question ... I have a black interior, it appears the headliners are light gray, but I am now sure. Did black come with light grey? And/or dark grey?

I purchased the window sticker, but it does not identify trim other than black. I'm presuming the headliner is light grey based on color. I ask because I'm am not going to replace the door liner and just the roof. I'm just looking to generally get the base color right (even if not a perfect match).

Picture attached. Thanks very much in advance.

Carl

On your early 81 car, the original headliner material was a much darker grey than what you have now. Does the door headliner match the rest of it?

[axh174]

Dear experts, sorry to ask a novice question...

I'm replacing the headliners on #1704. Clearly the door liners have already been replaced so just the two roof pieces need done now. I bought this car 20 years ago from a dealer who took it in on trade (so I don't have access to records). My question ... I have a black interior, it appears the headliners are light gray, but I am now sure. Did black come with light grey? And/or dark grey?

#2234 is a 1981 black interior as well. Using a headliner sample board from www.yourautotrim.com, I matched the color of the headliner under the weatherstripping to part PH1810 Medium Dark Grey. I say "under the weatherstripping" because the central headliner is original and faded (matches FN2005 Medium Grey) while the door headliners were replaced by a previous owner (and appear too dark), so I was looking for a good original reference. Hope that helps.

I'm curious, though. What thickness of foam backing does everyone use when they replace their headliners, 3/16" or 1/8"? I was thinking of using 1/8" to make sure the ridges/central oval in the central headliner board stand out better.

[dn010]

The headliner I used was backed by 3/16" foam.

[Morpheus]

#2234 is a 1981 black interior as well. Using a headliner sample board from www.yourautotrim.com, I matched the color of the headliner under the weatherstripping to part PH1810 Medium Dark Grey. I say "under the weatherstripping" because the central headliner is original and faded (matches FN2005 Medium Grey) while the door headliners were replaced by a previous owner (and appear too dark), so I was looking for a good original reference. Hope that helps.

I'm curious, though. What thickness of foam backing does everyone use when they replace their headliners, 3/16" or 1/8"? I was thinking of using 1/8" to make sure the ridges/central oval in the central headliner board stand out better.

Thank you so much for posting this. I need to do my headliners soon and I had no idea where to go for the correct color match. How many yards did you end up using?