It's not perfect, but the photos are far enough away to hide the ugly details.
Thought I'd show off my new years day project.
I had read, on one of my many searches about headliner replacement, that jo-ann fabric had headliner material, I searched online, and thought it might be kind of cool to do something completely different. SO I ordered this indoor outdoor fabric from Tommy-Bahama, and here we go!
If anybody out there is doing a search for headliner replacement, here are a few tips I learned along the way...
make sure your fabric is at least 60 inches wide (54 is not 60, and is not wide enough notice the tan "patches" on the very side up front?) Order 3 yards of it.
Get 3M high tack adhesive. It's awesome. 1 can will do it.
Regular headliner fabric stretches a bit. This stuff does not, you will have to really be careful not to get any wrinkles.
Pull all the necessary side panels off, try not to break the fixtures as you do it.
Take out the headliner, use a wire brush to scrub all the decayed foam and glue off of it.
put the new headliner on. Trim the holes.
Get your girlfriend to help hold it up while you plug everything back in, and viola, your done.
Then, take your girlfriend out to dinner to thank her for her help.
It's not that hard, and yes, you CAN do it yourself.
Thought I'd show off my new years day project.
I had read, on one of my many searches about headliner replacement, that jo-ann fabric had headliner material, I searched online, and thought it might be kind of cool to do something completely different. SO I ordered this indoor outdoor fabric from Tommy-Bahama, and here we go!
If anybody out there is doing a search for headliner replacement, here are a few tips I learned along the way...
make sure your fabric is at least 60 inches wide (54 is not 60, and is not wide enough notice the tan "patches" on the very side up front?) Order 3 yards of it.
Get 3M high tack adhesive. It's awesome. 1 can will do it.
Regular headliner fabric stretches a bit. This stuff does not, you will have to really be careful not to get any wrinkles.
Pull all the necessary side panels off, try not to break the fixtures as you do it.
Take out the headliner, use a wire brush to scrub all the decayed foam and glue off of it.
put the new headliner on. Trim the holes.
Get your girlfriend to help hold it up while you plug everything back in, and viola, your done.
Then, take your girlfriend out to dinner to thank her for her help.
It's not that hard, and yes, you CAN do it yourself.