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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 775 Bondo Artiste | | Bondo Artiste Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 775 | Getting to the point of needing to get the headliner in the suburban. Out of all the vendors out there who's had good luck with one of the re-pop headliners? I'm looking to stay stock and don't mind the cardboard.
Weeds headliner looks good, but I can't seem to find where he got his from.
Thoughts?
~ Phillip
1949 GMC Suburban - 10 year project
1952 Pontiac Chieftain Convertible straight 8 hydramatic
1945 GMC half ton truck - Driver
1946 Chevy COE - Might restore one day...
1959 GMC Half ton long bed NAPCO
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 | Bought mine from classic parts this year and it fit good and installed pretty easy.
1953 Chevrolet 3100261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done In the DITY GalleryVideo of the 261 running1964 GMC 1000305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,168 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,168 | Weeds bought his from LMC. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | Bought mine from JC many years ago. It did not fit well at the corners/edges. There were gaps. http://www.1954advance-design.com/SubHeadliner/index.html (on the second page are some photos of the insulation I installed) ALSO, I suggest you seal the edges/back of the cardboard with epoxy/urethane paint to help to decrease moisture absorption and the resulting distortion of the cardboard. When the cardboard distorts, it drops out of the metal "divider" strips between headliner pieces. A member reported a few years ago on his project to make those panels out of plexiglas, so as to not worry about distortion after installation. I'll look for that post, and post a link here if I can find it. Here is the thread with Mark's nice work.Also, Here is a thread about metal "stays" to keep the cardboard flat. They usually "disappear" when the cardboard falls out (and/or is removed).
Last edited by tclederman; 11/16/2017 3:43 PM. Reason: added link to Mark's nice job, and parts from KC Mongo
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 775 Bondo Artiste | | Bondo Artiste Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 775 | Great info guys, thanks.
Is it best to install headliner first then the door opening seals? Or install the door opening seals and then the headliner?
~ Phillip
1949 GMC Suburban - 10 year project
1952 Pontiac Chieftain Convertible straight 8 hydramatic
1945 GMC half ton truck - Driver
1946 Chevy COE - Might restore one day...
1959 GMC Half ton long bed NAPCO
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