Headliner

[notchbackgta]

I started working on my headliner yesterday. I only had the front panel when I got my burb and it was already cracked, taking it out another piece fell out, but I was able to use it as a template, thank goodness because they are all a pain to fit anyway.

It's not done fitting, but I am too hot to continue to work on it today. I have to trim all three panels width a bit so they touch the strips a little better, I also think I need to put in another two screws into each trim strip on the bows so the strip hugs the bow better. I wish I had gone 4 across instead of three, but now it will be 5.



I may pull it down later so I am ready to go at it again tomorrow morning for the final trimming and on to covering. I am also going to put up a couple layers of Thinsulate above it for sound absorption and thermal insulation. I wan to keep as much heat from transferring into the cabin from the roof.

For the panels I got 1/16" HDPE sheet from McMaster Carr, the aluminum strips are 1" wide 1/16". I live near McMaster, so I did will call for the sheet. I had to buy 4'x8' sheet since the panel width was about 57" across.

The squares you can see through the plastic are 18"x18" pieces of FatMat 80mil.

I am also working on making some of the rear interior panels with some 3/32 HDPE

[vectorit]

Good job!
I love seeing people put effort into the burb headliner, since all too often it seems to be the last thing touched on the burb.

I hear you about it being to hot... I did my headliner work in the summer, and I was by myself so. Yea, it took a few days to get a nice end result.

[notchbackgta]

Originally Posted by vectorit

Good job!
I love seeing people put effort into the burb headliner, since all too often it seems to be the last thing touched on the burb.

I hear you about it being to hot... I did my headliner work in the summer, and I was by myself so. Yea, it took a few days to get a nice end result.

Too hot for me is really anything over 55, I think it was in the 70s today

[Average Joe]

Nice work!

[Bigdav160]

Yes, the Suburban headliner is a tricky job. Each piece has a decreasing crown and a slight taper to it.

I'm glad mine was in good shape. I even found some nice plastic strips on the parts board.

[notchbackgta]

Originally Posted by Bigdav160

Yes, the Suburban headliner is a tricky job. Each piece has a decreasing crown and a slight taper to it.

I'm glad mine was in good shape. I even found some nice plastic strips on the parts board.

Yeah, I thought all the bows were the same until I took them down and had them next to each other. The taper is a huge pain too. The rear most panel was the easiest to make fortunately and I used the measurements of the ends of the first and last to see that the panel was a trapezoid.

My plastic strips were all brittle, as I tried to get them off they splintered.


I decided to take the middle panel down last night and trim it again. I made it a touch too short now, but I don't think it will be noticeable once I get it covered.

I am also using a heat gun to get the curve at the sides into the panels where it goes into the slope of the roof. I heated a spot in the front one too much and it put in a pleat but it is above the sun visor, so it shouldn't be too noticeable.

[LockDoc]

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Looks good. I have to do the one in my Panel Truck. I have a complete Suburban headliner and strips and I am hoping they are the same....

LockDoc