Custom Headliners
i found some sweet flannel i am going to order this week and do my car when i have a free weekend.
anybody have an estimate on about how many yards i need to order?(i can figure it out myself, but gotta bring my tools home from work to measure).
is any glue or anything required?
anybody have an estimate on about how many yards i need to order?(i can figure it out myself, but gotta bring my tools home from work to measure).
is any glue or anything required?
i would think 3m spray adhesive shound work fine. DONT put it on too thick, and dont forget to let it dry for a couple of minutes before you lay the fabric on it...or else the glue may seep through.
and just off the top of my head...the headliner is about 4'x6' (or 7'). buy a little larger incase and also to wrap aroudn the edges.
start in the center and work your way outwards in towards the edges evenly in each direction. maybe using a paint roller will help the process of laying the fabric.. make the fabric stick to every part/curve...but dont stretch it too much as you put it on. you want it to set up in place without putting too much stress on the glue as its drying...or else the bond may be weak and will fall of easily.
it will definatly be easier with the help of a friend.
and just off the top of my head...the headliner is about 4'x6' (or 7'). buy a little larger incase and also to wrap aroudn the edges.
start in the center and work your way outwards in towards the edges evenly in each direction. maybe using a paint roller will help the process of laying the fabric.. make the fabric stick to every part/curve...but dont stretch it too much as you put it on. you want it to set up in place without putting too much stress on the glue as its drying...or else the bond may be weak and will fall of easily.
it will definatly be easier with the help of a friend.
Last edited by NIGHTHAWKSI; Dec 31, 2008 at 10:13 AM.
i did this on the fit and my civic to drop the headliner, both had side curtain air bag.
**how to remove the pillar trim** sorry no pics, but when your sitting in the car doign it, its very obvious what needs to be done.
items needed:
you will need 2 x part number 91561-SJD-003
NOTE: there is NO airbag in the A-pillar...you are not going to be hitting the air bag. the symbols is located there, but the airbag is actually in the headliner above the door....they werent going to put a sticker on the headliner to tell you about the airbag.
1. disconnect the negative terminal on the battery.
2. allow the car to sit for a few minutes to drain any power left in the system
3. on the A-pillar, about 2-3 inches lower than the headliner (near the srs symbol), gently, but swiftly hit the pillar with the mallet wrapped in a towel (to prevent ant marks/damage). you should hear a clip break, if not coninute to hit it a little harnder until the clip breaks. pry on the panel and you will know the clip is broken since it will be very loose.
4. the rest of teh A-pillar is held on with regular clips that will pop off with gently prying.
5. to remove the pillar between the door, you need to remove the trim at the bottom first, then the upper trim. you may or may not have ot brak a clip at the top here as well (about 2 inshces lower than headliner), but im fairly certain that its a regular clip that will come loose with gently prying.
5. to remove the rear window/hatch trim, remove all screws alond the bottom trim along where the upper and lower trim meets (should be 2 screws at each side of the car) this will lossen up the bottome trim enough to pry the top trim loose and remove it without damaging anything
6. remove any screws holing the rear-roof mounted seatbelt trim and pry the trim off. if you need to remove the seatbelt mechanism, unbolt as nessecary.
7. remove the sunvisors and oh-shit handles.
8. remove the weather stripping along the doors/headliner.
9. the only things lift holing the headliner in place not should be the lights. pry off the lenses with the scredriver, and inside there shoudl be a couple of screws holding it to the roof....remove the screws.
10. disconnect any hanresses going to the lights.
11.start to lower the headliner. if it is like the civic was, it is velcroed in some places...besides that, it should just fall down.
**how to remove the pillar trim** sorry no pics, but when your sitting in the car doign it, its very obvious what needs to be done.
items needed:
you will need 2 x part number 91561-SJD-003
NOTE: there is NO airbag in the A-pillar...you are not going to be hitting the air bag. the symbols is located there, but the airbag is actually in the headliner above the door....they werent going to put a sticker on the headliner to tell you about the airbag.
1. disconnect the negative terminal on the battery.
2. allow the car to sit for a few minutes to drain any power left in the system
3. on the A-pillar, about 2-3 inches lower than the headliner (near the srs symbol), gently, but swiftly hit the pillar with the mallet wrapped in a towel (to prevent ant marks/damage). you should hear a clip break, if not coninute to hit it a little harnder until the clip breaks. pry on the panel and you will know the clip is broken since it will be very loose.
4. the rest of teh A-pillar is held on with regular clips that will pop off with gently prying.
5. to remove the pillar between the door, you need to remove the trim at the bottom first, then the upper trim. you may or may not have ot brak a clip at the top here as well (about 2 inshces lower than headliner), but im fairly certain that its a regular clip that will come loose with gently prying.
5. to remove the rear window/hatch trim, remove all screws alond the bottom trim along where the upper and lower trim meets (should be 2 screws at each side of the car) this will lossen up the bottome trim enough to pry the top trim loose and remove it without damaging anything
6. remove any screws holing the rear-roof mounted seatbelt trim and pry the trim off. if you need to remove the seatbelt mechanism, unbolt as nessecary.
7. remove the sunvisors and oh-shit handles.
8. remove the weather stripping along the doors/headliner.
9. the only things lift holing the headliner in place not should be the lights. pry off the lenses with the scredriver, and inside there shoudl be a couple of screws holding it to the roof....remove the screws.
10. disconnect any hanresses going to the lights.
11.start to lower the headliner. if it is like the civic was, it is velcroed in some places...besides that, it should just fall down.
Wow that was amazing. +1 for you
i would think 3m spray adhesive shound work fine. put it on too thick, and dont forget to let it dry for a couple of minutes before you lay the fabric on it...or else the glue may seep through.
and just off the top of my head...the headliner is about 4'x6' (or 7'). buy a little larger incase and also to wrap aroudn the edges.
start in the center and work your way outwards in towards the edges evenly in each direction. maybe using a paint roller will help the process of laying the fabric.. make the fabric stick to every part/curve...but dont stretch it too much as you put it on. you want it to set up in place without putting too much stress on the glue as its drying...or else the bond may be weak and will fall of easily.
it will definatly be easier with the help of a friend.
and just off the top of my head...the headliner is about 4'x6' (or 7'). buy a little larger incase and also to wrap aroudn the edges.
start in the center and work your way outwards in towards the edges evenly in each direction. maybe using a paint roller will help the process of laying the fabric.. make the fabric stick to every part/curve...but dont stretch it too much as you put it on. you want it to set up in place without putting too much stress on the glue as its drying...or else the bond may be weak and will fall of easily.
it will definatly be easier with the help of a friend.
if you try squeezing the pillar instead of hitting it, they do pop off thats how i got mine off but whatever is easier
i do interiors on the side and i have a big glue pot that i use. i buy the glue in 5 gallon drums but i think you can get it in a one gallon bucket. i pour the glue into the glue pot. the glue pot is like a spray gun attached to a pot. you need to heave 40 psi to the pot to get it to work. but you do half of the headliner at a time. have the headliner on the bench if you take it out of the car. some people dont but i do. its less messy. cut out your material so that there is more than enough to fit. i add 6 inches more just to be sure. fold half the material over and spray the headliner and the new material. the only way it works and sticks good is if you spray both ends. then fold the material back. dont press too hard cause if you do then you'll see your finger or hand prints. i use a heat gun sometimes just to prevent wrinkles. then do the other side.
