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K15 Blazer

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after 20 years my headliner is falling down and looking like ....
does anyone know of anywhere that supplies headliners for 2-doors?

thanks!
 

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after 20 years my headliner is falling down and looking like ....
does anyone know of anywhere that supplies headliners for 2-doors?

thanks!

I have never seen new headliners for 2dr or 4dr, maybe a place near you that does car interiors could sell you the supplys

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The way I did mine, I took out the headliner because the fabric was falling off because the person who had the truck before me smoked, but anyway I peeled all of it off and then sprayed spray adhesive and put new fabric on it and smoothed it all out and looks great. i did it about 2 years ago and its still on and not falling yet. I just used the 15 dollar can of adhesive you can get at walmart or Meijer.
 

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yeah, I tried that... the glue soaked into the thin, light tan material and made dark spots everywhere... so it looks like diarrhea... not a classy vibe...
the whole thing just needs to come out and be thrown away, but NO-ONE makes a replacement....
 

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Seen them on ebay several times


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yeah, I tried that... the glue soaked into the thin, light tan material and made dark spots everywhere... so it looks like diarrhea... not a classy vibe...
the whole thing just needs to come out and be thrown away, but NO-ONE makes a replacement....

I'm pretty sure you're supposed to let the glue mostly dry before you put the material on.

Here's a thread by the interior expert, Al, on re-covering overhead consoles. I would imagine that headliners are somewhat similar, but he would be the one to ask. http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?14860-How-to-Overhead-console-recover
 

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If the hard panel under the fabric isn't broken, no need to throw the whole thing away.
Pull the panel & remove the fabric. Under that is 1/8" foam. That's what the fabric was originally bonded to, but the bond has deteriorated. Use a piece of 80 grit to lightly sand off that foam. Easy to do.
Then you'll need some headliner material with the foam on it. Some upholstery suppliers still call it 'Nyfoam'. That material is 54" wide, but can be stretched some.
Lay the fabric over the panel, with it about 3+ inches larger than the panel. Fold the material in 1/2 over itself & spray some spray glue (3M '90') on both exposed 1/2's. Do 2 coats, the first being a very light one. This is so that glue creates a bit of a 'skin', which stops the 2nd. coat of glue from soaking through the material.
Let dry between coatings of glue.
Fold the material back over the panel, then beginning from the center out, smooth the fabric down to the panel. The front corners where the visors go are usually a PITA, but because the glue was allowed to dry before bonding, a quick snap of the wrist while holding the edge of the fabric, will release it's bond. Repeat for the other side.
Flip the headliner over and glue the excess. Then wrap that over to hide the edges. Do not cut the fabric off with the edge of the panel. Don't worry about any bulk of the fabric or folds on the backside. Once you have all that outer edge done, go back with a razor blade and cut off that stuff.
From the backside, cut out all the required holes. Re-install back into the truck.
 

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sewlow is right, you cant re glue factory material to the board, you need new fabric with 1/8" foam backing, that's what glues to the board, it's rather easy, i've done a few, 3m spray adhesive

did mine a few month's ago. i forget exactly where i got the fabric, but shipping was just as much as the material i think it was under 25 total.

see picture here.

http://flic.kr/p/hb8wtM
 

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Not as cheap as completely doing it yourself, but I usually remove the sun visors and headliner and take them to an upholstery shop to have them done. I put them back in once done. Seems like my headliner, visors, and overhead console cost about $125 to have done, but they all look like new.
 

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