I've put in quite a few headliners over the years and as stated above, it's a PITA. Putting it in isn't that hard...it's getting it wrinkle free. And I hate wrinkles!!! Here's a link from Mustang Monthly magazine that will take you thru the entire process with lots of good photos. http://www.mustangmonthly.com/proje...stang_hardtop_headliner_install/photo_01.html I couldn't have done it better myself
Sometimes a headliner will go in fairly easy, and sometimes they can be a royal PITA. When we installed the headliner in the Stallion, it went pretty easy. It was also a hot day, which made it easier to stretch the headliner to remove the wrinkles. I cut out the old headliner from the car without removing the bows first. That way I could color code the bows with different colored electrical tape ( the paint had worn off the bows) and mark the correct holes the bows came out of. It took about half a day to get it installed with Dale and me pulling and stretching the headliner to remove the wrinkles, and it turned out pretty nice. We did the same procedure with the headliner in our red and white Maverick, but we encountered a problem with that one. Even though we installed it the same way as the Stallion's headliner, we could not get the wrinkles out of the back of it. No mattered how we stretched it, the wrinkles stayed. After sitting there studying the headliner for a while, we discovered that one of the rear seams that hold the bow in place was sewed incorrectly. In stead of going straight across the ceiling of the roof, it went at a slight angle. Moving the bow to one of the other of the three holes did'nt help either. I think we may still be able to work out most of the wrinkles, but it will have to wait untill warmer weather comes around again. If you do decide to install your own headliner, really check it out to be sure it is sewn together correctly.
heres my version of a tech article (from my experience) 1. install bows * 2. put in car * 3. pull really hard * 4. glue in place with black sheet metal paper clips to hold all the way around * 5. let dry simple enough right hahahahahhahahaha *add throwing of tools and abused floor pans here
Aaaah, it's easy!! I ended up doing mine myself. Call me, I'll pop over. (Call me on my business number, I'm in the yellow pages under "Heating")
I made a headliner for my Falcon years ago. After removing the glass, I marked the center line of car and center line of headliner with chalk. Starting from the back and worked forward. You got 2 wire retainers that hooks to the back bow and body to keep the bow from rolling when pulling it tight. Glue and clamp the back of the headliner to the back glass channel. Roll each bow up in place, glue and clamp the front of the headliner to the glass channel. Then work the sides and trim. Reinstall thee glass. The last thing you want to do is cut the hole for dome light. My Maverick has material glued to the sheet metal and I don't like the looks. I got the bows from a Grabber parts car and wrote down the color code, (or what color it looks like to me) and noted what hole the bows go to. Starting from the front and going back the bow colors are: Black, Pink, Grey, Gold. The Yellow ends go on the passenger side/color on the drivers side. You will see 2 sets of holes in the roof rail for the bows next to each other. The bows go into the lower hole. http://1bad6t.com/Maverick/maverick_21.html
I used the upper holes on the drivers side of my car, just for a little more headroom, so my hairdo doesn't rub on the headliner.
You guys just had to remind me of this project that isn't done yet :16suspect. I have everything cept time. I promise I will spend time on my car tomorrow
