I had trouble getting my TRF headliner to fit well. I eventually brought
it to an auto upholstery shop and they managed to get a snug fit. Seems
as though he had a heck of a time getting it to fit right also. He
thought the pattern was off a little bit. He had to use a heat gun to
loosen it up and get it fitting well. Looks great now, but I'm glad I
didn't keep tryin to fit it up.
Jim
75 TR6
80 TR7
Kissimmee, FL
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 16:20:36 -0500
From: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
Subject: Re: TR6 headliner install/sugg
>Also, anybody have any input as to installing a
> headliner? Is it sonething a novice can handle?
>
> Thanks Wick
I think you can get headliner kits from The Roadster Factory. The trick
to
installing them is to mark the centers of each side and front and back,
on
both the material and the hardtop itself. Eyeball where center appears
and
then measure from the support rod mounting points. For center of the
headliner, fold it in half lengthwise, then widthwise and mark the
centers.
Use washable marker or something that won't disappear, but that you can
get
off when you're done.
Do at least one test fitting and use those black binder clips to hold
the
fabric in place. Match up all the centers and see how it fits. Do you
still
have the rods that go through the sleeves on the back side of the
headliner?
When actually fitting the headliner. start at each center and work out
to
the ends. I use Duro brand glue that comes in a brown bottle with a
brush
built in to the cap. It is a contact cement that I use for all my
upholstery, etc projects. As you spread the glue and smooth the fabric,
clip
it with the binder clip. I use the middle size clip, not the real small
or
real big ones.
The goal is to stretch and smooth the fabric so that it is taut. You can
use
a hair dryer so that you can get a little more stretch out of it and
then
when it cools, it tightens up nicely.
If you have the old headliner, look to see where it was
"notched"...triangles of fabric cut out of the overlapped material to
allow
for easing the fabric. Don't trim excess off until you are absolutely
positive that you have finished.
Hope this helps...write back if you need more info.
Valerie
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Jim Henningsen
email:jdhenn@cfl.rr.com
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