Making a new headliner?
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From: Gainesville, Georgia
That's not a bad idea if your not worried about it not being factory original. What would be nice is if after you cut out a new one, have it upholstered. That would certainly be different.
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From: Kentucky--GO CATS!!!
Originally Posted by brisco
Just took mine out and it needs to be replaced. Anyone here ever made one? I got the old one in one piece I could use to trace an outline, I guess.
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Thats nice Bloo. I am currently in the same position of cutting a new headliner. I was just stuck on materials... I guess Home Depot/ Lowes will lead the way 
btw, i have my speakers mounted like you do above the back of the bench seat. I highly recommend it to anyone who is not taller than 6 foot.
btw, i have my speakers mounted like you do above the back of the bench seat. I highly recommend it to anyone who is not taller than 6 foot.
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From: WA
Allgood info as usual. For my bit, I saw a 60 a while back that was done with the 1/8 luan plywood as mentioned before, but was stained and varnished. Not original, but I was impressed and thats what I plan on doing when the time comes.
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From: Kentucky--GO CATS!!!
Originally Posted by stormchaser70
Thats nice Bloo. I am currently in the same position of cutting a new headliner. I was just stuck on materials... I guess Home Depot/ Lowes will lead the way
btw, i have my speakers mounted like you do above the back of the bench seat. I highly recommend it to anyone who is not taller than 6 foot.
btw, i have my speakers mounted like you do above the back of the bench seat. I highly recommend it to anyone who is not taller than 6 foot.
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From: socal
I had mine done by a friends dad who is a body man. He used a thin shhe of aluminum (I think) he said it was a PITA but he added Dyna mat and covered it in black vinyl. I was able to attach my CB overhead wich is why it fell apart in the first place. It will last forever I'm sure.
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i dont know if alot of you have ever heard of "beadboard"...it is a sheet of wood with a round "bead" milled into it. it is usually used in high(er) end new homes around here in bathrooms and offices. i am making a headliner, door panels and a glovebox out of it. i will post pics when it is done. http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/842.shtml
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From: charlotte, nc
The original headliner is cardboard. When using thin plywood and luan, any difficulties getting it to fit right? I realize the stuff is flexible, but wondering how well it conforms at the corners.
My existing headliner is intact, but sagging. Not sure if I want to buy a new one from one of the vendors, or build my own.
How hard is it to take the sag out of my old headliner? If I'm going to cover it with fabric anyway, it wouldn't matter if the cardboard is stained. Main thing would be that it doesn't sag down again.
My existing headliner is intact, but sagging. Not sure if I want to buy a new one from one of the vendors, or build my own.
How hard is it to take the sag out of my old headliner? If I'm going to cover it with fabric anyway, it wouldn't matter if the cardboard is stained. Main thing would be that it doesn't sag down again.
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