Headline install question

[turbows6]

I've got a headliner and visors back from the upholstery shop for my bro's *cough* Monte Carlo ...

Anyway, since the headliners are similar, how important is it to reuse the cardboard backing pieces that are attached to the roof and headliner board with spray glue? I'd assume the stock board would be rigid enough with the edges supported by the trim and the dome light bezel in the middle, but is that going to be a problem if I don't re-glue the cardboard backing pieces?

 

[1quick6]

If your donor piece is in good shape, just pop it in. There isn't anything between the headliner backing board and the metal of the roof. I have never replaced a Monte headliner, but I have never seen anything between the headliner backing board and the metal roof on a Regal, i.e. no cardboard. Yes, the metal side trim and the dome light are responsible for keeping the headliner up and in place.

I'd have some spare rear clips in your pocket. They are difficult to get out without breaking. On my car, I didn't remove the front clips. I used two screwdrivers to pinch the rears together and a partner pulled the trim down.

 

[TRICKSIXPA]

If you can post up a picture on these cardboard backing pieces I would like to see what you are referring to. I've taken alot of headliners out of Buicks and Cutlasses and there has never been any cardboard up there. If you got your headliner back from the Uphostery shop did they use the original headliner board?

 

[K Beauchamp]

When I replaced mine a few months back there were black strips of cardboard that was about 6-8 inches wide and 12-14 inches long. I thought they were some type of factory sound deadning. I just reglued them and covered the whole thing with dynomat. Mine is a 86 T.

 

[dwall]

Exactly .... sound deadening

When I replaced mine a few months back there were black strips of cardboard that was about 6-8 inches wide and 12-14 inches long. I thought they were some type of factory sound deadning. I just reglued them and covered the whole thing with dynomat. Mine is a 86 T.

The stuff is maybe asphalt soaked cardboard like roof underlayment or tarpaper - used to knock down vibration echo etc. I took a pic in case we decided to copy original stuff instead of the more commercial & costly heat/sound matting. I haven't gotten that far on roof yet but we did use spray-on pickup bed liner on the floors and trunk which works well.

 

[1quick6]

Interesting. I was thinking he was talking about a sheets of cardboard or something. My car did have that rubber stuff too. How quickly I forget

To the OP, do not glue the backing board to these sheets. Let the dome light and trim hold the headliner up.

 

[turbows6]

Cool, I wasn't planning on using the cardboard, but I didn't want to have any problems.

Yes, it's the factory board, but it's been re-upholstered.

Where do you get the plastic clips for the headliner trim at the front and back? I broke some of them when I removed the metal trim pieces.

 

[1quick6]

GBodyParts.com Online Headliner Clips Front & Rear

 

[LEGACY_GN]

I'm gettting ready to install new fiberglass headliner from kirbans and was wondering if anyone knew how thick I can go on dynomat. Will the half inch stuff fit or quarter inch or must I use the eighth inch basic stuff?

 

[dwall]

I am at the same point. I asked for samples of EZ Cool. It's 3/16" thick & very light weight with foil on both sides. Looks like its light enough to be held in place by the installed headliner & trim. The only thing, for the roof area, I would probably only need 1/2 of their smallest order (4'x10'). They also sell foil seam tape if you wanted to make contour cuts for custom fit.

http://www.lobucrod.com/index.html