Headliner recovering

I used this for the headliner of a Jetta I had.

This is hilarious, because when the topic of headliners came up with my aforementioned friend, I went through all the design iterations this thread has already seen.

ridiculous branded stuff, insane paisley, camo, even seersucker was suggested

Great minds think alike...

SVreX wrote:

fritzsch wrote: How do you make a headliner, if you only have bare metal for a roof?

Most older cars had metal staves that supported fabric headliners with pockets sewn into them for the staves. You gotta be kinda good at sewing. I did one for my '60 Elky. But then again, I look pretty good in a apron and heels. Are you saying you have an older car of similar construcion, or a molded panel one that is just missing? If you are missing a molded one, you can probably get one for nearly free from a junkyard.

Well the car in question is a 1961 lincoln continental. I got some metal headliner ribs that go across the roof in a pile somewhere. but the inside roof of the car is covered in surface rust, as well as the c pillar. so i guess i have to buy/make an interior for it

but i dont really know what i need to do. any suggestions/advice

The rust won't matter much. Hit it with a little converter.

I am not a good enough seamstress to tell you how to make a rib supported fabric headliner without the original to use as a pattern. I used the original, carefully cut it up, and used it as a pattern for the new one.

Talk to someone who knows how to make dresses from scratch, like on a dress form. Seriously. Perhaps your wife or a friend of your wife would help. It will involve a lot of measuring, and trial and error.