suede headliner

[Han_Boostedtc]

just did my suede headliner
i didnt know where else to post up something like this random topic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/ocrapitskay/DSCN1499.jpg
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here is a random pic of my car after taking pictures of the interior haha

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/ocrapitskay/DSCN1500.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/ocrapitskay/DSCN1493.jpg
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[PRPLHAZ]

Very nice, I'm doing mine in crushed velvet. Umm....sometime :bash:

[Han_Boostedtc]

haha awesome, just take your time and trust me, we all eventually get around to doing it, its jsut tough to take the first step

[toasterlovin976]

looks good, i did mine in Liz Claiborne black suede.Hey, it was on sale.lol:)

[PRPLHAZ]

The crushed velvet I found is 20.00 for a yard that's 44" wide, but I think I am going to need it to be wider, but they said they will special cut it so it's all good. I'm super excited about it.

[PRPLHAZ]

looks good, i did mine in Liz Claiborne black suede.Hey, it was on sale.lol:)
Do you have any pics of your headliner?

[Han_Boostedtc]

hey, as long as the headliner looks good, idc if its if joyce leslie or whatever. even though they dont make suede haha. i wanna see pics too =D

[strike69]

Love the rims. Take it you have the greddy turbo kit?

[xAchick]

nice ^-^

I just need to finish my pillars and I will get pictures up ^-^

[Han_Boostedtc]

well its the turbonetics kit hence the spearco fmic only comes with the turbonetics kit. And thanks, wheels i painted myself.

Oh and I would love to see pics of the pillars.

[dfl8lwer]

headliner looks good man keep it up and keep us updated

[Han_Boostedtc]

will do. i have TONS of more work to do on the car which makes it more fun.
time and money is all i need. the thoughts and ideas are there. im sure most of you know what im talking about.

[07tCbsp]

Dude that looks sick and clean as hell. Did you have to use spray adhesive like 3m stuff? I guess what Im asking is how it is attatched? I want to do something like that but I've never really done anytihng like that.

[Han_Boostedtc]

It was my first time too. Just take your time and I use spray 3m glue. You can also find some fabric glue to do like minor touch ups on the corners and stuff. Just be careful, some types of glue are white so it can seep through and show white through the suede.

[ladyscion]

Looks good....Good Job for the first time....my fabric is just sitting in the closet for a year waiting to become my headliner :rofl:

[Han_Boostedtc]

uh ohs better get working on it. like i said, first step is the hardest because your practically demolishing a brand new headliner but if done right, the after effect will be 10x's better. imo. so i hope everyone enjoys the car, i have so much more to do!

[SIR]

is there a DIY? I'd like to do this...

[toasterlovin976]

i actually talked to a guy her in the fort that does headliners for a living and he said that hes never used anything in an aerosol can, he recommended to me to get a cheap spray gun, which i got at harbor freight for 10.00 and Dap sprayable contact cement, i couldnt find the sprayable so i used the original.he said that anything in an aerosol can will fall with enough heat. i think my headliner took me and travis 3 hours but you have to count in he sprayed 1foot and i brushed a foot then we waited 10min,then he sprayed both and waited another 10min then smooth inside to outside leaving slack for the curved part on the end.ill get a pic of it inside the car
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z118/roni976/100_2208.jpg

[SIR]

thanks....wish someone could do a sep by step in the DIY forum...I'm wanding this now.

[toasterlovin976]

well it was really easy to do you just have to take your time, i know me and travis didnt do one till we did mine, and it seemed easy once we got it going i guess the key is to do it in small sections.the only thing we found out on a test piece is that once the cement starts to dry and you stick it to something its not comin off, and you cant spray alot or it will soak thru i have 2 spots on mine where it did but you cant tell where they are once they dry.

[SIR]

Nice, thanks

[Han_Boostedtc]

looks like you and your friend did a real good job and yes i've heard a few people complain about the headliner coming down due to the heat or winter actually. but to tell you the truth, im 90% gonna redo the headliner, every other piece is perfect just the headline was crap. soo hard to do. i'll save it for a rainy day i suppose.

[SHABBY3]

What are those of you that have a xB1 doing with your sun visors and seat belt things after doing you headliner and pillars? They would look dumb stock color and I can't imagine painting them. The paint would rub off easily after a few times putting on your seat belt.

[fightinsk8ers]

i think some of you should write up a diy for both xb's and tc's!

[Han_Boostedtc]

Word. I'll do one when I re-do my headliner. Woot

[low_wgn]

how exactly do you pull the headliner off of the xb1.....looking into doing this

[toasterlovin976]

What are those of you that have a xB1 doing with your sun visors and seat belt things after doing you headliner and pillars? They would look dumb stock color and I can't imagine painting them. The paint would rub off easily after a few times putting on your seat belt.

well my sunvisors still need to be put up but im going to cover them in suede too like a tight pillow case,and my seat belt harness was painted black, it wont peel off if you spray the adhesion promoter first to make sure it has a good stick then clear coat them, i havent had a problem.

[twiztid_juggalo]

Those all look really good. I will have to do that to mine one day, once I figure out what I am going to do.

[SalvageTC]

looks great dude. i`ll end up doing that to mine. esp. since i let someone loan the car for a day or too cuz theres broke down and they put 2 cigarrette burns in my headliner... yeah... PISSED! how much the fabric run you? and where can i find suede material?

[goodguy889]

yeah in my blue 05 i did my headliner blue crush velet and this is what it looked like.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/goodguy889/l_986f0643e277858470b30f8ef003ca6e.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/goodguy889/Picture477.jpg
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and it was easy because it streched but yeah my hole car was blue like no joke this is what i did look like.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/goodguy889/Picture015.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/goodguy889/Picture012.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/goodguy889/Picture008.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/goodguy889/sciontc.jpg

now i have an 08 with black suede and ill take pics of what it looks like.

[Han_Boostedtc]

ha dude that blue crush suede looks insane. like a freakin pool in there or something. and the suede cost me about 70 bucks including shipping. i bough 8 yards. i know a little extra but ya never know. it was from www.distinctivefabric.com..great site...great shipping. all different materials, i bought microsuede from the site

[goodguy889]

yeah mine was around that price too but i got mine from the best site in the world. EBAY!! lol

[SalvageTC]

thanks guys. that ain`t bad for the fabric. i`d like to get that done soon to hide the hideious burn in my liner. needless to say they will be paying for the fabric and materials to redo it. thanks alot. ya`lls look great. hope mine will come out to be that nice.

[Han_Boostedtc]

hope so too man. goodluck with your headliner. post pics when its done.

[toasterlovin976]

i think i paid 30.00 for my liz claiborne black suede,i got 3 yards which was perfect, i got it at joanns fabrics and had a 50% off coupon cause it was 20.00 a yard,i would just check local fabric stores but make sure its at least 54 inches wide

[Badger126]

Hey guys I have an 05 xb that I wanna do this on...I have no idea where to start. Thinigs I've got from this thread: fabric 54" wide & use 3m spray adhesive. What else do I need to know? how do you get it tight and contoured to all the curves in the headliner? how do you remove the other fabric?

[goodguy889]

just make sure u spray wait then with ur hand or something smooth it out in the curves. i just went over the old fabric. worked fine for me

[Badger126]

bump....any more instructions? I'm hesitant to do anything like this w/o a good knowledge of what I'm in for lol

[MurByrne]

dang, i want to do this.

i know people are explaining it, but i want a detailed DIY...

[toasterlovin976]

Hey guys I have an 05 xb that I wanna do this on...I have no idea where to start. Thinigs I've got from this thread: fabric 54" wide & use 3m spray adhesive. What else do I need to know? how do you get it tight and contoured to all the curves in the headliner? how do you remove the other fabric?

i wouldnt use 3m or anything in an aerosol can, use a paint spray gun and sprayable contact cement youll never have to deal with it again, with 3m ive had to redo mine 2 times and i put a chit load on, contact cement is what the pro shops around here use,and they dont have any problems.others might say its ok to use it(3m) but i went with my instinct this time cause if they say it wont, with me it always DOES.ayou can get a gun pretty cheap i paid 9.99 for mine at harbor freight and contact cement was like 10 a quart, i used 1 and 3/4 of a can.

[SHABBY3]

Someone wanna make a good guess on how many yards of material I'll need to do my headliner, all pillars, top of dash and rear hatch panel?

[CHPRBOX8]

nick you man need at least 20yard just incase you crew up to be safe

[trinben]

i ordered 6 yds to do my headliner, door panels, and hatch :up:

[Han_Boostedtc]

I used a good 5 1/2 yards for top, all pillars and seat-belt pillars as well. I ordered 8 haha.

[SHABBY3]

nick you man need at least 20yard just in case you crew up to be safe

So it needs to be at least 54" wide. I have been asking friends and co-workers if I should do black suede, black crushed velvet, or just die the headliner black and paint the rest. So far everyone is telling me to do crushed velvet.
Ether way, Adam you'll help my pull everything out and get it done right:icon_yes:

I'll look around for pricing and see what I can find.

[deflaytedwayz1]

The crushed velvet for sure! My bro had black crushed velvet and it look freakin sick! Just don't get the super wavy lowrider stuff. Unless that's what you're looking for then go for it.

[SINSTRxB]

Do the crushed velvet. We are going to do purple crushed velvet in PRPLHAZ's B. She got a sample of it and it's just gonna look freakin sweet. I'm thinking about doing mine in the crushed velvet also but in a wine color(BCP xB).

[1_kLEaN_tC]

Looks really good...this going to be my next upgrade along wit some other toys..but I want real alcantara..so right now, I'm trying to find a decent price for the material.

[SHABBY3]

So it needs to be at least 54" wide. I have been asking friends and co-workers if I should do black suede, black crushed velvet, or just die the headliner black and paint the rest. So far everyone is telling me to do crushed velvet.
Ether way, Adam you'll help my pull everything out and get it done right:icon_yes:

I'll look around for pricing and see what I can find.

After measuring everything out and not waisting fabric by just cutting anywhere I think I can make it work with 8 yards for $60 plus shipping. Next, I need to find some good glue.

[goodguy889]

alright this is my suede headliner. i finally had time to snap some pics.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/goodguy889/m_529b69ddd0cfa32ba77ad7c0c4b59bf7.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/goodguy889/m_5755a3e7a9fc21f174e18ceecfef1969.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/goodguy889/m_705080c74602334dd5507e1c4827e853.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/goodguy889/m_b726ba801d0f67aa10bd13de49e3de1a.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/goodguy889/m_da72c7fa35326b1450dddd78821714c8.jpg

[SHABBY3]

It's hard to tell from the small pics but it looks nice.

[CHPRBOX8]

So it needs to be at least 54" wide. I have been asking friends and co-workers if I should do black suede, black crushed velvet, or just die the headliner black and paint the rest. So far everyone is telling me to do crushed velvet.
Ether way, Adam you'll help my pull everything out and get it done right:icon_yes:

I'll look around for pricing and see what I can find.

hell yes i will help you and also i have the glue that you need and i will cut you a break on it cuz i'm not going to use it just hit me up in a pm nick:laser:

[Phlame217]

how wide does a tC's need to be?

[SHABBY3]

hell yes i will help you and also i have the glue that you need and i will cut you a break on it cuz i'm not going to use it just hit me up in a pm nick:laser:

Give me some time to get the material I need. I'm hopping to have it done by the Burnsville meat.

[goodguy889]

how wide does a tC's need to be?
mine came in 58 inches wide and it work perfect. it gave me room to work with.

[Saint]

looks awesome. I am plannin on doing this one day myself, but yours turned out awesome!!

[muzachead]

Ok how do u get the oh sh*t handles off in a tc.... And the mirrors out of the visors? And the air bag pillars out without f*king them up?