all the cool kids are doing it

[BLUNT]

it seems like everyones doing headliners recently and i didnt want to be left out so i started mine today. granted its not glued in yet but it was a piece of cake. maybe the hard part is gluing, i dont know. but i have it in place pretty close to how i want it. i need to pull here and there a touch more to get the seams perfectly straight but it wasnt bad at all.

what did you guys use for padding on the a and b pillars??? and what glue is best.

[ash00]

wow thats sassy

Sorry blunt, no advice on the glue, but I just wanted to comment on the high sassy factor.

[esty]

i used 1/4 inch foam from a fabric store.....i wouldn't use spray adhesive unless you don't mind it getting on everything...get some contact cement with a small brush so you can control where you want it...

some of that cheapo, plastic chrome door edge stuff that's like $3.00 for 2 pieces in a pak works great for holding in down til the glue dries...it's flexible for those hard turns and you can cut it into whatever lengths needed

[TMK-001]

Where did you get your headliner from?

[BLUNT]

Where did you get your headliner from?

its a wool unit from seals perfect. its fucking sassy (or so i hear)

thanks guys, esty , have you had any issues with the contact cement holding up in heat? or isnt that an issue once its all clamped down with all the other crap.

im actually using pinch moulding to do the same thing you suggested with the chrome plastic stuff. works good

[esty]

esty , have you had any issues with the contact cement holding up in heat? or isnt that an issue once its all clamped down with all the other crap.

im actually using pinch moulding to do the same thing you suggested with the chrome plastic stuff. works good

mine sits in a metal shed everyday and it's been getting above 100 outside so i'd say it's at least 25* warmer inside and nothing ever came loose...it set just glued for 6 weeks befor i had the windshields installed and notta problem with it coming loose

[TJs692002]

Heres a dumb question,

How much glue will the wool headliner "soak up" in the process of attaching it to the pillars?

I have always wanted a wool liner but have been afraid the pillars would get crusty looking from the wool soaking up the glue and turning the material hard.

[esty]

but have been afraid the pillars would get crusty looking from the wool soaking up the glue and turning the material hard.

i'm sure we're gonna find out from the experts but that's my experience with a wool liner i have in one of my cars....it darken'd every place the adhesive was applied and look stained...and it was installed by a pro shop

i'd assume blunt's using vinyl, like was originally used down the pillars, so if he's careful with his glue and folds, hopefully he won't have this problem

[TJs692002]

So the wool is only on the roof and the pillars are still vinyl?

[esty]

So the wool is only on the roof and the pillars are still vinyl?

i'd assume as much but we all do things differently....since the pillars are glued top to bottom, side to side, i'd never use fabric

blunt's a sharp cookie though, he'll pull it off whatever he does

i've got my fingers crossed that he doesn't stain that nice wool liner with the glue...he's only done the easiest part so far....it requires major cursing to get it glued in...ask me how i know

[Guest Anonymous]

If you paint a light layer of contact cement on the headliner and on the area where the headliner will be attached, wait until they are tacky dry and press them together, they will hold for,effin,ever - but you get just one try!

[AndyS]

I've had my wool headliner in for 2 years. Sassy is a good word for it!

[BLUNT]

So the wool is only on the roof and the pillars are still vinyl?

i'd assume as much but we all do things differently....since the pillars are glued top to bottom, side to side, i'd never use fabric

blunt's a sharp cookie though, he'll pull it off whatever he does

i've got my fingers crossed that he doesn't stain that nice wool liner with the glue...he's only done the easiest part so far....it requires major cursing to get it glued in...ask me how i know

im glad you guys brought this up. its all stuff i hadnt thought of and since they dont come with installation instructions ones left to guess on most of this stuff. ill be careful with the glue for sure.

[ash00]

I'm reminded of Phil Hartmann's character of the sassy magazine editor on SNL

"Sprechen sie Sassy?"

Indeed-- gorgeous work there. I wish I can focus on that- but too many other powertrain issues!!