What type of material is the original headliner made from and what does it look like? The headliner in a coupe I just purchased was sagging so I took it out thinking I might be able to re-glue it. As it turned out I think the headliner is a repo headliner but I'm not sure what the originals looked like or what they were constructed from. The one I have has a foam backed vinyl glued to a molded plastic insert. Over the years the foam deteriorated turning to dust which resulted in my saggy headliner. I pulled everything apart, cleaning the foam from the vinyl and the glue from the molded plastic. My plan was to glue a new piece of 1/8" foam to the plastic then glue the old vinyl to the foam. Well the first part worked fine but when I put some glue on the vinyl it began to shrivel up and bubble. As I see it now I have two options; either buy a new headliner or try and find a piece of higher quality vinyl that matches what I took off. My problem is I don't know what an original headliner looked like. The piece of vinyl that I ruined was very smooth and not textured like the seats or door panels. Was the original smooth or textured? Does anyone sell just the vinyl? Thanks for any help.
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Re: c2 coupe headliner
John,
My original headliner backing was more of a cardboard like material. The repro I installed was plastic as you say, making it more difficult to put the clips through that attach the trim over it. I've been told that re-gluing the original headliner back together just won't hold, the foam backing on the vinyl being the problem. -
Re: c2 coupe headliner
John,
To be more accurate, the plastic backing has to be trimmed away where the molding clips attach. They won't go through the plastic like they did the original backing.Comment
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Re: c2 coupe headliner
John, since your sagging headliner is repo anyway. Save your self a lot of time & labor. All the supply catalogs have them. Not expensive.Comment
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