Getting ready to put my hardtop back together and I have a question. The headliner was already removed when I got the top, but there is another piece of material that looks like it went between the top and the vinyl headliner. It isn't glued to the top and I can easily remove it. It is in decent shape and I can re-use it if it should go under the vinyl. My question is should I re-use this material or remove it and just use the vinyl headliner alone?
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Re: '66 Aux Hardtop Question
Mark,
I don't ever recall anything except the head liner. Ones I removed were not glued in. Liner is held up by the trim moldings. -
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Mark,
I believe you will find that piece of material is what is left of the headliner! The vinyl easily fell of the backing leaving the backing in the hardtop. When your new headliner arrives it will be apparent as it is much thicker with the backing.
JRComment
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That is the conclusion I came to. It was obvious when I attempted to lay the new headliner over the remaining material that together it was too thick. Removed the old piece and easily laid in the new headliner.Comment
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Mark,
See this thread on disassembly of my 67 hardtop:
I think you came to the right conclusion.
In redoing my headliner to the Glassworks video, I remember putting some glue between the headliner and the top at the rear above the rear window.Jerry Fuccillo
1967 327/300 Convertible since 1968Comment
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Jerry, thanks for the info. I also put a little glue in the same spot you and Glassworks did. While watching the Glassworks video, I noticed they didn't use any dum dum caulking while putting everything back together. There was a ton of it used by the factory and is a mess to clean up. It is also a mess to use if adding back. Did you use any when you put all the chrome molding back together on your top?Comment
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Mark,
The first time I put the rear window back in the hardtop I used the black stuff out of a tube. What a mess when I had trouble with the clips holding and had to take it off.
The second time I used 3m caulking strips (black). Had to redo it a third time as the damn clips still would not hold the chrome in place.
For the third time, I got some chalking strips from Glassworks. They were a tan-gray, looked just like a plumbers putty in strips. Came out a lot cleaner.
Here's a trick I found through trial and error
Set your clips in place and dry fit the chrome before the window is in place.
Then glue the clips in place, so that they don't move and slide after the window and weatherstriping is in place.
Use the plumbers putty strips between the weatherstripping and the hardtop.
Worked for me.Last edited by Gerard F.; September 2, 2013, 03:06 PM.Jerry Fuccillo
1967 327/300 Convertible since 1968Comment
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Re: '66 Aux Hardtop Question
Mark,
Here's a thread on final third try with setting the rear window:
There are a number of preceding threads on my trials and tribulations with the reproduction clips and getting the chrome and clips to stay in place.
But I finally got it done. It is not as easy as the Glassworks video shows
Jerry Fuccillo
1967 327/300 Convertible since 1968Comment
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