Headliner and Dash :]

[iluvmyVersa08]

Thanks for all of your help!
You have helped me out a lot I appreciate it.

And that is a good idea of printing out the design to test it out.

My cargo cover lifts automatically when the hatch is open.
Here is a pic to see what I mean.



It doesn't stay flat when the hatch is opened as the strings from the hatch to the cargo tray automatically make it tilt up, so I guess that means I should cover the underside as well.

And as for a design on the fabric. I am not too sure.
My car is named the "Pampered Princess" and everything inside is Hello Kitty, with a HK decal on the rear window also. I was thinking of something with pink. If I could find a Hello Kitty fabric I might get that ... but I'll have to test it out first.

[swift801]

well i'm finally done. besides wrapping visors. heres a couple of shots. i'm upset that after two days the headliner is starting to hang. i don't know if the cold had anything to do with it. i figured once it was dry, it was dry. could possibly be the cheap spray adhesive i used. going to pull it back off and reglue with 3M.





now i just need the gauges



thanks again robyn for your help!

i will be doing the door panels and dash next. possibly looking to buy door panels instead of painting. i've had previous cars that i painted and they scratched. but that was before they introduced plastic paint in aerosol. has anybody painted there door panels? how scratch resistant? i have two boys that get in and out. i don't want to see gray again

[mrchaotica]

Originally Posted by swift801

well i'm finally done.

Are you? Your hatch upper trim is still gray! (Not to mention the seat belt loop cover...)

Originally Posted by swift801

[swift801]

yes they are! i'm leaving the seat belt cover like that for now. only because the lower half is still gray. i'm looking for black door panels as we speak.

[iluvmyVersa08]

So I bought the 3 M Adhesive from Wal-Mart. I was in P.A. this weekend shopping and found the glue at a Wal-mart for $10. So my first step is done. Second step is finding the perfect fabric for my car. I still have no idea what fabric pattern I want to get :S

[swift801]

you're almost there! is there a jo ann's fabric in ontario? i'd just beware of how thin or loosely woven the material is, so that the glue doesn't seep through. other than that material really shouldn't matter. i have a motorcycle covered in fur that i used the same spray from my headliner to put on it. and it works perfect. all i did was trim areas and glue around edges. my headliner is a black micro suede. it comes in all types of patterns and colors and it feels really smooth.

[iluvmyVersa08]

I don't think we have Joann's Fabrics here, we do have Fabricland though, and multiple other fabric places. I'll have to pop into one and check out some fabrics. I'm guessing cotton would be the best material for my cargo tray?

[MichelleRoze]

Valodosta isn't terribly far from me....I'm near Atlanta and I love to travel. So when do ya'll want to go ahead and do that same kinda thing for Probie? lol!! Dang...the possibilities!

[smartchick2009]

Originally Posted by MichelleRoze

Valodosta isn't terribly far from me....I'm near Atlanta and I love to travel. So when do ya'll want to go ahead and do that same kinda thing for Probie? lol!! Dang...the possibilities!

OMGGGG Ray and I were in Atlanta yesterday!! :] lol traffic was crazy.. but my NB handled it. I actually let him take the wheel all day.. He loveeeessss my car. Turns out hes getting a NB this weekend in ATL...

But yeah! you should deff come down. we're having a gtg in albany tomorrow night at 7:30!! text me if you want :] 904-377-7884

[MichelleRoze]

I got school at nights Mon-Thurs But, you'll be in ATL this weekend? Maybe we could meet up. I'll help ya'll take a look at that NB that Ray is looking at

[robyn]

Originally Posted by swift801

well i'm finally done. besides wrapping visors. heres a couple of shots. i'm upset that after two days the headliner is starting to hang. i don't know if the cold had anything to do with it. i figured once it was dry, it was dry. could possibly be the cheap spray adhesive i used. going to pull it back off and reglue with 3M.





now i just need the gauges



thanks again robyn for your help!

i will be doing the door panels and dash next. possibly looking to buy door panels instead of painting. i've had previous cars that i painted and they scratched. but that was before they introduced plastic paint in aerosol. has anybody painted there door panels? how scratch resistant? i have two boys that get in and out. i don't want to see gray again

hey your car looks beautiful! i love the black headliner, i have to show this to my son, he wants to cover his headliner in black suede too. i read somewhere that the cold can make the adhesive lose its sticky-ness, i noticed one of my visors (of all things to fix ) was lifting. try parking your car in the sun and see if it doesn't go back. if you decide to re-do it definitely use the 3m, they have an adhesive just for headliners. do you have any junkyards near you, thats the cheapest place to find parts, sometimes it takes a while to find what you're looking for but its usually worth the wait price wise.

[SUPER M]

I was inspired also with all the head liner redo's heres some pics of mine...






















putting it back in was a bear..

[iluvmyVersa08]

Wow, that looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SUPER M]

thanks here is the finished product.

[Toad]

Originally Posted by SUPER M

I was inspired also with all the head liner redo's heres some pics of mine...

putting it back in was a bear..

super hot....

[robyn]

wow, that is amazing, so different!

[vibelife]

So wrapping all of the pillars is not that hard? I thought about painting mine, but I think wrapping in a suede like material will be much better looking. Thoughts?

[vibelife]

How did you get the Rear View Mirror off? Which direction does it come off?

[smartchick2009]

my rearview... the little thing around it snaps off and then the mirror you just pull reallllllllly hard.

[vibelife]

Originally Posted by smartchick2009

my rearview... the little thing around it snaps off and then the mirror you just pull reallllllllly hard.

Towards you, or the back ?