Headliner

I'm looking for a headliner for my 87 Caprice. The guy I bought it from was innovative enough to put some indoor/outdoor carpeting up there with some drywall screws. Looking for something that don't bump me on the head when I drive. I guess it worked for him, he's probably about 5'6" but I'm about 6'1" and need the head room.
Thanks and God bless.

 

www.stockinteriors.com

 

They do not have any for my year unfortunately. I still thank you very much for the link. Another question though. Could fabric from a fabric store, with use of a spray adhesive work as well? I'm new to this whole thing, especially interiors.

 

I'd be curious to know this as well. I see many companies that sell the carpet for the front and rear... but what about the carpet in the WAY-BACK rear for us guys with rear facing 3rd seats... and what about the carpet that is on the back of seats and the flip down/up sections that become floor when the seats are flipped down??

Ideas?

Sorry to sort-of jack the thread a little... but its kind of related.

 

Hey, I was kinda wondering the same thing. My third seat and carpet is pretty well mint, but the backing on the fold down is pretty well shot.

 

Also, I'd be curious about the whole headliner thing still. My buddy's got an 89 Cutlass Ciera, and I suggested this for his falling headliner, but I don't really know much about such a process.

 

Try a chain fabric store for your headliner. We have Hancock Fabrics here and they carry headliners for the 80's cars and truck but are limited to colors.
Here they have Dark Blue, Tan,Black and Red

 

That sounds like a good idea. Luckily, in 87, the only colors for interiors were blue, tan, red, and the typical kinds of colors.

 

k...heres the lowdown on your h/liners

they glued material to foam then the foam to the hard board...
then the foam goes to s--t...and you have a Hindu temple!!

you can scrub of all the foam and just re-glue the material...or you can BUy the headliner material pre/glued to foam and put it ALL back up at once!!

...or make it a Camino..

 

Okay, when I pull the indoor/outdoor carpeting he put up there out, I'll have to see what's left under there.

 

Headliner isn't hard at all ..

Here is a flow chart ...

1: Is it a headliner that is a hard board? If yes go to 2: if not this guide is not for you...
2: Is the car a sedan/coupe? If yes got 3, if wagon go to 4
3: You will most likely need to remove either front or rear window to be able to slide out the head liner board
4: Remove all moldings, boards, lights and other stuff that is attached to the headliner or on top of the head liner.
5: Slide the headliner out of the car though the rear hatch if it's a wagon of the window if it's a sedan/coupe
6: Carefully remove your fabric from the headliner board
7: Measure the foam thickness
8: Buy the same thickness foam, buy enough to cover the whole headliner board
9: Scrape off any residual foam from the board
10: Very very carefully scrape of residual foam from the headliner fabric
11: Glue the new foam to the headliner board, use a non aggressive contact spray glue. Don't drown it in glue, use it sparsely otherwise you might end up with stiff sections with dried glue. With non aggressive I mean a glue that will not melt the foam - so test on a little bit of scrap foam
12: Glue the old headliner fabric to the new foam on the headliner board
13: Slide in the headliner though the rear hatch if it's a wagon or the window if it's a sedan/coupe
14: Attach everything your removed in 4 if a sedan/coupe put the window back if you had to remove it..

Cheers Dyna

 

Thanks very much, I'm going to buy my new fabric and foam, soon as I get the cash, and we'll see how this works out. I will make sure to post pics as the indoor/outdoor carpet as a headliner is pretty funny!

 

The Permatex spray contact glue is great for that. Just don't use it with a breeze or blower nearby. It gets on everything and sticks like baby-sh!t in a cloth diaper (old-school baby talking here.)

 

If the foam is in good shape (which it may not be) just buy the bulk headliner fabric closest to your color needs and use the spray adheisive recommended for it. It's a little tedious and takes some time, but it is worth it. If the foam is shot, it will look like the surface of the moon when you are finished. In the past, I have stripped all the old foam, laid down new stuff (with the spray glue) and then the fabric.