MReichle Posted January 16, 2014 Report Posted January 16, 2014 Has anyone been successful in removing and re-installing a (re-covered) headliner without removing front or rear glass? I'm looking for direction... for when I finally gear-up to do the job on my 90 Lumina. Thanks!!!!! Quote
mhildebrand Posted January 16, 2014 Report Posted January 16, 2014 I did mine this past summer on 96 CS. I laid both seats back all the way and was able to take it out the passenger side. Quote
Night Fury Posted January 16, 2014 Report Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) Youbetcha. Mine is a coupe though so I could pull the thing out without folding it. Recovered great over a year ago and it is holding up great. Get creative with it, personalize while you have it out. Here is mine- it is actually a How to Train Your Dragon bed sheet. I used 3M spray adhesive, removed all the old fabric/crap from the headliner board then sprayed adhesive on some felt, then glued the sheet onto the felt. That way it has the factory 'feel' of soft thickness rather than it just being hard had I just put the sheet up there alone. I get compliments every time someone gets into my car. "OH WOW! That's so cool?! Where'd you go to have that done!?" "I did it" "NO WAY!?!" Edited January 16, 2014 by Night Fury Quote
MReichle Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Posted January 20, 2014 Nice! I've located the foam-backed fabric at the local sewing store...man, the stuff does NOT COME Cheap!! Although customizing it would be cool, I think I'd prefer to keep it stock. To get it out, I figured I'd have to remove the seats...worst case. Thanks for the input! Quote
MReichle Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Posted January 20, 2014 Thanks! I was hoping I wouldn't have to pull the front seats out! Now...I just need some warmer weather! Quote
55trucker Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 ^ When you say it was not *cheap*....what were you charged for 3yds? A roll is pretty inexpensive, when I did mine it was approx $35 for 3 yds. I got all the material from Graham Fabrics. I used the 1808 Ox Grey. http://www.grahamfabrics.com/headliner-fabric-and-kits/ Quote
Night Fury Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 I used felt. There were scraps on clearance. The ENTIRE project cost less than $20 iirc Quote
Crazy K Posted January 22, 2014 Report Posted January 22, 2014 Buck... where did you find your dragon sheets? Quote
Nas Escobar Posted January 23, 2014 Report Posted January 23, 2014 Thanks! I was hoping I wouldn't have to pull the front seats out! Now...I just need some warmer weather! You don't need to take the front seats out. Just lay the backrest all the way back to the rear seats and you'll get the same effect as taking them out. The trick to doing the headliner is to wiggle it out. As far as the headliner fabric, yes it doesn't come cheap, BUT look for coupons online. Here's one from Jo Ann's fabric. 40% off till the 28th of this month. It's really not a bad deal. They had 50% off for xmas but well... that's gone. http://www.joann.com/coupon/ Quote
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