Cardboard Headliner Replacement

[Guest]

Where is there a decent replacement for the cardboard piece-of-crap stock headliner ? ?:? A PVC replacement would be great. Read that Autokrafters has one, but that is not the case :'(

 

[Gordys74]

JBG and LMC Truck both list them but it doesn't say what they are made of.<br><br>I need one too, its one of the things on a very long list of improvements and parts.

 

[merciless]

[quote author=Gordys74 link=board=5;threadid=9824;start=0#70706 date=1033683212]<br>JBG and LMC Truck both list them but it doesn't say what they are made of.<br><br>I need one too, its one of the things on a very long list of improvements and parts.<br>[/quote]<br><br>Yeah i need one too but 100bucks for cardboard and 20 for the holding strip is a lil rediculous. I just got some cheap auto carpet and spray tacked it on. I have to redo it as i didnt take the time to measure and it sure isnt pretty.<br><br>Sure helped a lot in soundproofing it and when you slam the door it doesnt sound like a tin can.

 

[c2computer]

Spray it with that speckled paint... looks good. My cardboard just droops and looks like crap

 

[Original77]

I just ordered one from JBG, I too thought they were a little on the expensive side. I'll drop a note to inform on the quality. It should be here any day. I'm gonna put a layer of dynamat or something similar in between the roof and the headliner for extra insulation and noise reduction.

 

[dji]

You're right....$100 is alot! Especially when I've got to pay with these damned Canuck bucks!! I just put mine back in and what I did was glue the whole headliner together on a sheet of masonite to take those wonderful sags out. Had to shorten it about an inch where the capping goes between the two pieces. Then I used a touch of body caulking(via the pinky) where there were some nicks and scratches and then painted it with flat white paint. Looks great! Hope it lasts a while cuz $100 IS alot for a piece of cardboard!

 

[cougdan]

Ok, After my own post, I just found this one. Are they really cardboard? What holds them in? Can anybody make a pattern or give me dimensions? I've got a CAD system and can make a pattern drawing. <br><br>If it's really cardboard, wouldn't foam core board from a craft store be better? It comes in different thicknesses and in large sheets. Cut it out yourself with a razor knife.<br><br>Is there room for that silver reflective insulation between the roof and headliner? Seems a natural.<br><br>Dan<br>

 

[J-DUB]

May be a little off base, but when I bought my bronco it had that nasty As$ wood paneling that you find in old school basements as the headliner, so what I did was buy some 1.5" foam from a craft store and had had some black soft top material. I wrapped the paneling with the soft top material and placed the foam behind the paneling and screwed it back up. Nice and quiet and when you hit a bump it doesn't hurt as much.

 

[justinsane]

I got mine from B & W Antique Auto Parts for $80. Unfortunately the shipping was $38! I'ts made by Dennis Carpenter and yes, its cardboard.<br><br>Brian

 

[teknalee]

i ordered mine from JBG what a disappointment! it's just cardboard with some coating on the interior side.. i say take your time and MAKE YOUR OWn.. god what a peace of crap and a waste of money!

 

[ASE-73]

My headliner is in cherry condition, but is a cheap piece of crap. It's called "oil impregnated cardboard". I will use the dimensions to fab one from rigid plastic sheet and then spray glue headliner material on it for surface texture and color. This will provide a semi-rigid platform for sandwitching sound absorbing material between the headliner and the metal roof. I also plan to put dynamat strips on the metal roof to reduce the "tin can" effect.

 

[Gordys74]

I was thinkin the other day (always dangerous) about takin some carpet padding and glueing some fabric to it, then shaping it to fit, then just ordering a few of the metal trim strips they sell with the aftermarket liner and seeing if I could get it to work for a headliner. If anyone perfects a good homemade liner, please let us in on it.

 

[teknalee]

when when i move back to SD i won't have to worry about a stupid headliner for a hard top ;D

 

[ASE-73]

I'll post the dimensions when I lay out my headliner. Again, my stock cardboard headliner is cherry ... dimensions will be easy to accurately measure. Should have in 1-2 months.

 

[67halfcab]

My plan is to Rhino line or Herculine the entire inside of my top. Should deaden sound, give it some insulation, will look a lot better than the aged head liner and will last a long time.