Cheap and easy headliner fix

[Bannon88]

I spend money like crazy...I have kids...so I must fall into the hack category.

Does the same mentality hold true for homemade bumpers, Dan?

I built one of them too!

 

[D Chapman]

I spend money like crazy...I have kids...so I must fall into the hack category.

Does the same mentality hold true for homemade bumpers, Dan?

I built one of them too!

Who cares how much money you spend? Who care how many kids you have?

If the chain on your kids bike broke, would you replace it with a piece of bailing twine? Or would you buy the right tool for the job?

As for bumpers, we build, learn, and build again. If your design looks like shit, recognize that it looks like shit and start over.

 

[Bannon88]

Who cares how much money you spend? Who care how many kids you have?

If the chain on your kids bike broke, would you replace it with a piece of bailing twine? Or would you buy the right tool for the job?

As for bumpers, we build, learn, and build again. If your design looks like shit, recognize that it looks like shit and start over.

Funny you mention the bike...my kids started riding their after winter and my youngest has outgrown his, so I went out and bought a new one for him. Kids, they chew through your money.

As far as the money goes, I care how much I spend.


One day you will have kids and your perspective will change, then you will recognize that and start over.

 

[D Chapman]

One day you will have kids and your perspective will change, then you will recognize that and start over.

I could probably still dig really deep down into my pockets and find $120.00 to fix my headliner correctly. I would not skimp on safety items such as brakes, rotors, bushings or tires, and I would not skimp on fixing items that need attention to keep my truck looking good. If I could not afford $120.00 to fix my truck, I surly could not afford a new vehicle, so I'm going to take care of what I have.

 

[Disco-Fever]

Have you used this company? I need to recover mine this summer and this will probably be the way I go.

I know Bill from Headliner Express personally and can attest to the quality of his work. That having been said, I have no idea what he charges to do a D2 headliner. I know you could save yourself a bunch if you do the removal and re-installation, and while it is tedious and time consuming it really is not that hard.

 

[fishEH]

Who says recovering your headliner is the "correct" way to do it? If you want your truck to look "factory" then recovering is the way to go. Of course you'll have to do it again down the road but that's not the point. Many of our trucks are FAR from factory. So why would the "correct" way to fix one's headliner be to duplicate what came from factory? That's like saying anybody who doesn't have carpet in their truck is doing it the "incorrect" or "cheapfuck" way. When in fact they are doing the way that best fits their needs.

I do feel that whatever way one decides to overhaul their headliner they should make it look good. The trees may fuck up the outside of my truck but I like to keep at least the inside of my truck clean and well presented. I don't like switches all mismatched and all over the place, either. But that's just me.

 

[capri_auto]

If you don't give a shit, why worry about the headliner at all? Is it rubbing your head? Blocking your vision? Scaring the kids?

There's "shit", and then there's "perfect". I chose to go with "better".

I don't want something touching my head while driving...

And yea, I rather have 2 tanks of gas than a perfect headliner PERSONAL PREFERENCE

 

[d1driver]

No way am I spending over $100 to fix the sagging headliner of my 165k mile 98 Disco that is really starting to rust everywhere. Personally, even if I sold it tomorrow, the buyer would not give a shit about a nice new headliner compared to the rust everywhere. My truck is past the "what it looks like" stage and has entered the "trail truck" stage. In my situation, spending $120 on a headliner versus spending the money on something like a diff guard is a no-brainer.

I have never bought a car and said "wow, that headliner looks great". No one cares unless they are hanging down.

Truth is, this is a personal preference thing.

 

[Disco-Fever]

Here's what I did. I guess it's "cheapfuck" and all, but, oddly enough, I get TONS of compliments on my truck and all the mods I have done to-date.

 

[sven]

Disco-fever, is that textured paint? Looks pretty good.

 

[amschnellsten]

Who cares how much money you spend? Who care how many kids you have?

If the chain on your kids bike broke, would you replace it with a piece of bailing twine? Or would you buy the right tool for the job?

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Here is the point, your factory headliner is the piece of bailing twine that the factory installed and when JR is riding his little bike around is slaps him in the face. The permanent "the chain" way to fix the headliner is to paint it and never worry about it again. If you see it in real life and it was done well it looks better than the factory headliner.

 

[fishEH]

Tell me about those gauges, please. Who makes them, where you got them, and how you mounted them.

Here's what I did. I guess it's "cheapfuck" and all, but, oddly enough, I get TONS of compliments on my truck and all the mods I have done to-date.

 

[Devildog01]

Yea those are really nifty.The headliner looks cool too.I just painted mine cuz I'm a cheap hack fuck.

 

[D Chapman]

Here's what I did. I guess it's "cheapfuck" and all, but, oddly enough, I get TONS of compliments on my truck and all the mods I have done to-date.

Oh dear god! This shit belongs in the Plumbers Snorkel thread on EE.

 

[crown14]

that rear seat cover is pretty awesome.

 

[Disco-Fever]

Disco-fever, is that textured paint? Looks pretty good.

Rustoleum Textured Black on the headliner board itself and Rustoleum Universal Advanced in flat black on all of the trim pieces. It sure was a lot of work for a cheapfuck hack like me, but I think it turned out pretty good. I like that it is now all black interior.

Here's a link to a photobucket album with pics of the process, including the installation of the gauges.

 

[Disco-Fever]

that rear seat cover is pretty awesome.

Glad you like the seat cover. It's a $20 cheapie from pep boys that's made from ballistic nylon. I have kids, and dogs, and that seat cover has done a fantastic job of protecting my rear seat from all sorts of grime and mishap.

It's not a perfect fit, but it serves a purpose. It actually only looks like shit when looking into the truck from the rear door like in that picture, so it's not too hard to live with.

Of course, if someone has a better solution I'd like to see it and know what it costs.

 

[Disco-Fever]

Tell me about those gauges, please. Who makes them, where you got them, and how you mounted them.

The gauges are all from Glowshift. It's oil pressure, water temp, and volts. The pod is a universal pod from glowshift as well, but I did modify it slightly to route the wires as discreetly as possible. Because I was re-doing my entire headliner in black I thought that would be a good place to mount them. As anyone that has tried to add gauges to one of these trucks can attest, there is no ideal solution. I also built a wiring harness for the gauges using a 5-pin connector, that way if I have to take the overhead console out or remove the headliner again for some purpose I can simply unplug the gauges all at once and then just as easily reconnect them when the time comes.

 

[TOZOVR]

There is a right way to do something, and a wrong way. Adding an ARB bumper to a truck rather than a TJM is personal preference. Removing the stock bumper and installing a pressure treated 2x6 is what cheapfucks and hacks do.

It's no different with the headliner. It's cheap to fix correctly. Fixing the headliner correctly cost less than 2-tanks of gasoline. Anyone who does not fix their headliner correctly is either a cheapfuck or a hack.

Your points above are valid, but you miss one group that would remove the the headline once sagged and replace it with something impervious to issues when in the backcountry. The bedliner solution is an aesthetic nightmare, in my opinion, but I've seen them coated with an epoxy that keeps things nice and neat and goes on even. On a truck that gets mostly backcountry use, it's a nice setup in addition to bedliner under the carpets. I believe in doing the best job for the intended application.

If the chain on your kids bike broke, would you replace it with a piece of bailing twine? Or would you buy the right tool for the job?

My kid's chain wouldn't break
If it did, I'd pull the gears, pop a new chain on and he'd be rolling SS on the bike dad welded up for him

 

[Disco-Fever]

Oh dear god! This shit belongs in the Plumbers Snorkel thread on EE.

Sounds great, thanks for the helpful suggestion!