Headliner problems in 3rd gen

[tripod12133]

I am looking for a cheap new headliner for my 84 Z28 thats wrapped with black, just standard. The lowest price i found was on www.carupholsteryguys.com for $ 196.10 with it shipped to me. Anybody else know where i can get it cheaper ?? because 20 bucks is still alot of money where i come from.

Any help is much appreciated.
Mark.

[Morley]

If it is a non T top car you can do it yourself easily. Check an upolstry shop for the material and the auto parts store for 3M spray on trim adhesive.

[SG007]

ebay

[ikeyballz]

not all the time tho, i tried doing a non-ttop car, in the hawaii humidity/heat the headliner still fell ;/

[wrightz28]

you can try it yourself, but if the padding is crumbling apart then your dunbar.

[Morley]

Originally Posted by wrightz28

you can try it yourself, but if the padding is crumbling apart then your dunbar.

Not at all. You use a stiff bristle brush and scrub off the old foam. The new headliner material will come with the foam bonded to it.

[Morley]

Originally Posted by ikeyballz

not all the time tho, i tried doing a non-ttop car, in the hawaii humidity/heat the headliner still fell ;/

I did one last summer here in coastal GA and it is holding "up" nicely. Temps were near 100 and humidity around 80% or more.

[wrightz28]

Originally Posted by Morley

Not at all. You use a stiff bristle brush and scrub off the old foam. The new headliner material will come with the foam bonded to it.

True, but I have found that no matter how much you clean it up with the brush, and clean up afterwards, there's always little specs of it that the new foam doesn't like to adhere to.

[viperh]

there is a headlinear one can buy thats just black plastic. I'll see if I can find the link..
found it
stockinteriors.com
yearone.com

Great thing about these you can get it color matched or you can rattle can it and throw a clear coat on top and it looks pretty slick.

[tripod12133]

(It is a T-TOP) well its a foam board.. and its really a piece of crap. its broken in 3 places and yea.. its not going to hold up much longer. i found a hard type of plastic or something headliner for 196.00 with shipping. anybody think i can get a better deal than that ??

[Morley]

Originally Posted by tripod12133

(It is a T-TOP) well its a foam board.. and its really a piece of crap. its broken in 3 places and yea.. its not going to hold up much longer. i found a hard type of plastic or something headliner for 196.00 with shipping. anybody think i can get a better deal than that ??

Check E bay. There's a guy on there that sells the plastic ABS headliners in your choice of colors for about $150. I got one from him a couple years ago and it is a great piece.

[tripod12133]

Yea i know but once you add shipping its 196.00, like i said.

[Morley]

Originally Posted by tripod12133

Yea i know but once you add shipping its 196.00, like i said.

Then its time to scour the junkyards to see if you can find one in good shape that won't fall apart as you try to remove it and recover it.

[hotrod_chevyz]

Buy some thin aluminum sheet metal, cut it to fit and cover it with whatever fabric you want with some spray/tube adhesive. Then screw it into place.

[tripod12133]

Originally Posted by hotrod_chevyz

Buy some thin aluminum sheet metal, cut it to fit and cover it with whatever fabric you want with some spray/tube adhesive. Then screw it into place.

ha ha. nah thats alright. i think ill just buy one new. besides they say that the new plastic headliners are guaranteed to never fall or sag. guess ill just be saving up some money. thanks.