I'me delving into replacing the hideous headliner in my '66 F250, and was wondering if there is a suitable material to cut the panels from myself? The original headliner panels are there to use as templates, so I thought, why not cut new panels myself?

Has anyone done this?

Also, was there supposed to be factory foam under the headliner, between the headliner and the sheet metal? Seems like a good way to trap moisture, and mine has a combination of clearly non-factory foam and what MIGHT be factory foam...

What is SUPPOSED to be there?

 

Hey Brider,
I used the original as a template and cut a new one out of a sheet of woodgrain paneling. Did it many years ago and it still looks pretty good. The original seemed like it was made of some kind of pressboard.
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bgsuarez
66 F-100 CC LB
302 C-4

 

I went to my local upostery shop and got some kind of fiberboard used to make door panels.I plan on covering it with headliner fabric when it's on sale.I put insulation on the roof but,did not think of moisture problems.

Brian

 

go to home depot and you will find pressboard about 1/8'' thick and super strong its the same stuff used for pegboard but without the holes and about 12.00

 

I've seen one made out of the plastic used to make cheap shower liners for around your bathtub. you know the three separate flat panel type. It looked really good.

 

Check out RODDOORS.COM They have some really nice stuff. Might give you some design ideas.

 

Okaaaaaay, everybody:

Sounds like it's been done before, just need to decide what material to use.

The heavier stuff that was mentioned (pegboard mat'l, paneling); how do you account for the curved pieces above each door, where they curve over the piece that's above the rear window? Do you just make it two pieces?

Maybe mine AREN'T stock (looks like stock parts that someone sprayed with foamy adhesive and glued blue fabric to. The adhesive turned to dust years ago and the dirty blue fabric sags and rubs the top of my head. Yech!), but the parts above the doors have a bend to the rear window.

 

I was thinking of useing a piece of sheet metal. I spayed my roof with that spay in bed liner stuff of insulation. Is that a good idea or not?

 

I am using the pegboard stuff, I put it in water until it was pliable and bent it and held it until dry. The spray in bedliner on the roof worked real good, no more tinny sounding roof.

 

I cut a headliner using the thin type sheet pvc. It worked very good and you can use spray glue to put the material on it. I used the type of insalation that most guys put on the firewall and floors, the silver kind. you can also use spray glue for this. All worked very good.
Frosty

 

MAC's antique parts offers a few different headliner kits, in both original finish and a grey. A bit spendy, but certainly a screw-in application...... no cutting or gluing, etc....

 

You can git a headliner from Mac's or LMC and others for a price, but it's the shipping that you have to watch out for, I think that they have to be shipped via truck.

 

If you have the old for a template make 1 on cardboard and send it to me. If I had a template I'd have the headliner

 

Send one to me too!

 

I made a headliner for my jeep out of that corigated plastic cardboard they use for signs. The local truck shop here carries it in 8'X4' sheeps, though I hear a sign shop will have it as well. Not real cheap, but water proof and stronger than flat plastic or press board.