do-it-yourself headliner?

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:23 pm

my stock headliner is tan, i want to redo mine in black, nothing special just the same material (or as close to same) as stock, just black.

has anyone done this? if so, can you give me some directions on how i should go about doing it? im sure its quit simple, and if i can do it myself rather than pay someone $70 to do it, i will.

thanks

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:45 pm

I used 2 cans of fabric dye on mine and it looks OEM.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:04 pm

got any pics?

eVilcreations · Post by **eVilcreations** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:18 pm

I redid mine black with headliner material identical to OEM.......of course I put the Mopar M in foam, and deleted my dome light too.

Here's a link to the HOW-TO......

http://www.xtremeneons.com/how-tos/customheadliner.html

NOTE: The flash from the camera made the headliner look a little grey in the pic, but it is actually a very nice dark black.

UPDATE: the spray glue I used is NOT GOOD.....after it got hot in the summer it started to sag.....I would recommend something stronger for sure.....

Josh

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 3:05 pm

EvilCreations wrote:UPDATE: the spray glue I used is NOT GOOD.....after it got hot in the summer it started to sag.....I would recommend something stronger for sure.....

You may want to mention that on the how-to page.

dinetuner · Post by **dinetuner** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:06 pm

try the super 90 thats supposed to hold up to change in temps. also ive seen it go through 120+ degree summers here in phoenix so im sure it could hold up

MorrisPwdrCoatng · Post by **MorrisPwdrCoatng** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:41 am

Here is my version of the do-it-yourself headliner. I think I did mine a month or so after Evil....I also used foam for the MOPAR "M" and my material was black tweed. I left my dome light in though.

Kevin

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:36 pm

my headliner & pillars use to be tan. They are all black now. here's a shot of the headliner

Vernon · Post by **Vernon** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:54 pm

I dont have any pics of my headliner anymore but i used the super70 glue and it also started to sag. deffinately use soemthign better.The flames look real nice on the headliner dan.

Post by **Diablo0** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:02 pm

Dan... what type of adhesive did you use? 3M General Trim Adhesive?

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:37 am

to be honest i have no clue. I did it at my buddies shop & the adhesive he used he sprayed on with a paint gun. Never asked what kind it was

Neonsilver · Post by **Neonsilver** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:19 pm

ok guy's what about this. I bought a second headliner so I wouldn't have to tear mine out while I was redoing mine. The backing on it seems weak and if I try to pull it apart it gets like paper and is very maluable. What can I do to keep this from happening? I also need silver microsuede for this project, but I can't seem to find it, would a furniture upholstery shop be my best bet?

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:02 pm

ok ..i wanna redo my headliner but i have a sunroof..so how do i go about doing it with that..i dont wanna have the sunroof panel mismatched..

neon_chris · Post by **neon_chris** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:08 am

I just finished my headliner, i just took mine off and sprayed it black with fabric paint, it looks good I think , come take a look for yourself at my cardomain http://www.cardomain.com/ride/769980

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:29 pm

Here's mine experience with the fabric dye...

So much easier than playing with vinly...

Here's a shot of the dye doing its thing...

And here are the materials that was used...

Materials were from Joanns Fabrics... I used 2 bottles of the black dye but gonna go get another to make it darker... Pour the dye in a empty spray bottle to get in teh zone....The foam brushes are used to move the dye around but don't leave them in the same spot cuz they are foam and they will soak up some of the dye....

I did mines outside to let teh sun help me look for spots I missed and teh dry the headliner too.... Other than that it took no more than 20 mins. to do so..

Almost finished product...

So cost for project:
*Another Headliner from the Junk Yard: $50
*Rit Liquid Dye from Joann Fabrics: $3.79 each (bought 2 so far)
*2" Foam Brush Set: .50 each (bought 2)

So total for making my new Tan Headliner Black is $58.58....

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:59 pm

Just finished mine today

I dont have an installed pic taken just yet, but Ill update w/ the pics I do have when I get home tonight of the process. Looks really good black, alot better than it did tan.

very happy w/ how it turned out and didnt take very long to do

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:15 pm

scneonchic501 wrote:Just finished mine today

I dont have an installed pic taken just yet, but Ill update w/ the pics I do have when I get home tonight of the process. Looks really good black, alot better than it did tan. very happy w/ how it turned out and didnt take very long to do

Why no pics yet, lazy ass?

J/k but get some pictures up soon! This post is worthless without pictures.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:58 am

you mean......

?

uploading them now

ahh what would I do w/out CSRA motorsport's neat smilies

hahaha

Post by **Diablo0** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:59 am

I guess thats a hint huh?

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:32 am

okay..Picture time

after pulling the headliner from the car:

after pulling the tan headliner material from the backing board:

backing board:

underside of headliner:

Glue...

DONE

Installed pics tomorrow

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:38 am

that's awesome to see a girl work on her car

looks good

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:41 am

Thanks

im really happy w/ how it turned out, even though I didnt do anything too fancy w/ it

Post by **Diablo0** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:41 am

Wow... looks awesome! Can't wait to see it installed!

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:53 am

tiem to scrape up some money to do mine now

i think i might try and put the 2gn logo in it

Post by **Diablo0** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:57 am

You've gotta be kidding

Ifixyawata · Post by **Ifixyawata** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:08 am

This is a very helpful thread. I'll probably be doing mine in the near future (grey to black) because I burned a damn hole in mine with a cigarette, MAN was I pissed!

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:15 am

Diablo0 wrote:You've gotta be kidding

yea, i was kiddin about the headliner w/ logo...
im gonna put the logo on the visors

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:21 pm

well, looks like im gonna get to do this sooner now, i have a cupon for Jo-Anns 40% off ALL Fabric! so instead of 10.99 per sqft. its gonna be like 6.59 per sqft!!! so, this weekend, after i buy, it, im performing this lil modderoo and yes, I WILL add the 2gn logo to the visors

provided i find a way i like it done... toss me ideas!

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:25 pm

embroidery?

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:31 pm

well, i thought i would do what others did and jsut put extra foam behind the area i want raised up to stand out, im just not sure how the 2gn logo will look, i dont mean the letters, but the picture thingy