headliner install

[old blue]

Hello again...also got my new 2 piece headliner and am looking for any tips with the installation of it. Being cardboard I'd hate to break a piece off or put a nasty bend in it.

Chuck

 

[ttcodi]

I did this single handed and it wasn't that bad. I first just held up the back half and started screwing the rear metal strip in place. Then I put the middle strip on the cardboard and took the front half and stuck that in the strip as well, trying to hold it up all the while. You can actually get those things up in place without the front trim in place and it does stay put long enough to get the front trim screwed in.

 

[KentC]

It was a real chore for Son and I to put the two piece headliner on. We put the front on first and had to trim some off the back, to make it fit. From my experience, two people are needed.
KentC

 

[old blue]

tt......I thought you would at least need to use two hands (lol) to put that thing up!!

Kent.....I am going to enlist the help of my better half this weekend

when I asked the initial question, I was wondering if the front or rear piece went in first..sounds like it can be either!

Chuck

 

[ttcodi]

The front piece was definitely the harder of the two. The rear one will stay put once you get the back strip screwed in, then you can at least put the center retainer in place and have a little easier time getting the front one in.

 

[vwnate1]

Like TTcodi sez , install the rear piece first , it makes a _HUGE_ differance .

I believe he must have three or more hands if he found it simple ~ I hate those things .

Look in the archives as many have done this and then had the usual warping of the cardboard that they fixed using a spray bottle of plain water to help soften it up a bit .

-Nate

 

[ttcodi]

It wasn't easy, but compared to installing the corner window
glass it was a pleasure. I even had a helper for those things.
I have no idea how people in the factory 50 years ago did that quickly. I think it took me about 4 attempts per corner and probably 3 hours.

 

[old blue]

Just finished the headliner late yesterday afternoon....2 days with plenty of "time-outs" due to frustration. We started with the rear panel first and it was the easier of the two for sure ( once I figured out the new insulation I had put in was too thick and had to be removed for the center strip to fit x( ). The front panel was a real booger....and I had to do some trimming to get it to fit right.
In hindsight it would have been a good time to replace the cab windlace at the same time...oh well that will be the next project.
The headliner was the last thing that needed to be done since I insulated the cab. I first layed-down some "roof quick patch" strips ("peel and seal") throughout the cab including inside the doors and then glued some foil-backed bubble insulation on the roof, behind and under the seat. For the floorboard I bought a piece of outdoor carpet cut it to size of floormat and glued a piece of jute/foil-backed insulation to it.
Man o Man what a difference....is it ever quiet. And it sure is purdy!! What a gas it is to cruise on the two-lanes and carry on a conversation. Now all I need is a new radio