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DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 Dork
5/16/10 10:19 p.m.

fabric matches whole color scheme of car...gray, black, and purple. Might use the excess fabric for seat inserts...

bamalama
bamalama Reader
5/16/10 10:34 p.m.

What kind of glue did you use? The last headliner I did is falling down again. My wife is not amused. I totally blame the glue, not my lack of skill.

neon4891
neon4891 SuperDork
5/16/10 10:35 p.m.

Different, I like it.

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 Dork
5/16/10 10:52 p.m.

3m super 90, ran out and used some cheapo crap that was actually super duper tacky

eastsidemav
eastsidemav Reader
5/17/10 4:09 p.m.

Going with a Tron lightcycles theme?

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/17/10 4:22 p.m.

HA! Tron was the first thing I thought of too!
When I redid the headliner in my van I chose a groovy moon and stars theme with blue and black. Most people didn't even realize it was up there and when they did they were all like, "Whoa!"

NYG95GA
NYG95GA SuperDork
5/17/10 4:48 p.m.

First thing I thought of was Enterprise holodeck.

+1 on the 3M glue.

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/17/10 5:28 p.m.

Nice job. I really like that.

porksboy
porksboy Dork
5/17/10 8:26 p.m.

Whats it go in?

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 Dork
5/17/10 8:50 p.m.

2000 Trans Am and thanks guys. Installed it today, needed lots of heavy duty velcro tho to stay up. ABS plastic headliner weighs a bit more than the pressed board

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/18/10 7:44 a.m.

needs more plaid....

was your pressed board headliner shot totally?

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 Dork
5/18/10 9:12 a.m.

I thought it was ok, started to take old material off and it was peeling layers of th pressed board apart.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/18/10 11:45 a.m.

odd... I found it funny that the support for the headliner in my BMW is NOT pressboard, but a very course and thin glassfibre. It was like they aimed a chopper gun at the mold and made a single pass..

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 Dork
5/18/10 2:22 p.m.

thats how a lot of new cars are. pressed board is just so awesome they had to stop using it.

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 Dork
5/18/10 5:49 p.m.

some updated interior shots, i'm not the trim piece wrapper, but hell it's fun and saves me money from someone else doing it. The center console piece, radio bezel, and door handle bezels are all painted to match the exterior of the car once it's finished. Red/black floormats will be history once the car is on the road, just in there for now.

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mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/18/10 6:14 p.m.

why do I like this so much?

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 Dork
5/18/10 6:33 p.m.

maybe some british/punk inspiration?

slantvaliant
slantvaliant HalfDork
5/19/10 9:30 a.m.

Gee, thanks for reminding me of one more thing my Valiant needs.

Unfortunately, its headliner is the other type, with rods and such. They say its easier with the windshield and backlight out.

You'd think they'd last longer that 46 years ...

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 Dork
5/19/10 6:42 p.m.

pfffft...lasted about 36 years longer than mine.

I made the design in PS CS4, loaded it up on spoonflower, and a couple weeks later I got 3 yards of Fabric.

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footinmouth
footinmouth GRM+ Memberand New Reader
5/20/10 6:05 a.m.

The head liner looks good , don't go putin blue neon lights under the car.

Jay
Jay Dork
5/20/10 7:09 a.m.

Haha, love it. Purple FTW.

Luke
Luke SuperDork
5/20/10 7:11 a.m.

That looks great.

Would it be over-doing it if you did the shifter boot in the same stuff?

Jay
Jay Dork
5/20/10 7:12 a.m.
footinmouth wrote: The head liner looks good , don't go putin blue neon lights under the car.

Silly random story: my Dad discovered hithertofore-unknown neons under the DeLorean when he had it up on a lift for the first time last week. He said he still has no idea how to turn them on, or if they're even wired in all the way.

neon4891
neon4891 SuperDork
5/20/10 12:35 p.m.
Luke wrote: That looks great. Would it be over-doing it if you did the shifter boot in the same stuff?

Do it!

YaNi
YaNi Reader
5/20/10 12:53 p.m.

Is there any way to keep if from fading in sunlight? It seems only the high end stuff is UV resistent, the materials at JoAnn Fabrics will fade. Ask me how I know

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