Lou and "Boo"- The man you love to hate.
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"Boo" VIN 5835
Born October 1981 - Brought back to life December 2011
"Fastest naturally aspirated PRV" Delorean
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"Blue" - 1985 Fiero GT
3800sc series 2
Location: Somewhere in the Ford Galaxy
Posts: 123
My VIN: 1561
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
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 2,405
My VIN: 01049
Location: Syracuse
Posts: 27
My VIN: 1704
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
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 3,385
My VIN: thirty two 'o five
Club(s): (PNDC)
Carl - yes they did not have black fabric headliners.
Dave
Here, somewhere.
Location: Tacoma, Wa
Posts: 2,208
My VIN: 4877
Club(s): (PNDC)
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.
Rob Depew
Tacoma, Wa
'81 DeLorean 4877 Grey, Auto, 4 wheels
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#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.
1 + 1 = 3 for exceptionally large values of 1.
Location: Florida: Pinellas County
Posts: 2,110
My VIN: 5003 Never placed Concourse
Club(s): (DCF)
The headliner I used was backed by 3/16" foam.
-----Dan B.