Custom interior oppinoins. Which fabric for headliner?

[eclipsh]

Please go check out my gallery for pics of my interior. I like what I have going so far but I don't know which material I want to use on the roofliner or what to do with my a-pillars. I am debating wrapping them in cloth as well. I am also not sure if I want to set up some sort of custom stuff in the roof. I have pulled all of the old roof materials and will be sticking the fabric up with only a thin layer of foam backing as I need as much headroom as I can get (I'm 6'4").

I am also unsure if I want to use silver accents along with the red and black motif I have going. If you look close you can see the silver around the center vent and stereo trim. I am not sure if it will look too busy or if it will just accent the silver embrodery on the seats and asian patterned fabric.

Any constructive criticism is appreciated!

 

[morbid_eclipse]

 

[eclipsh]

Yeah... that's slightly less than constructive, but thanks for the feedback. I'll be sure to take it under consideration.

 

[HighPsi92GST]

Not crazy about the...designs or whatever you have going there in the fabric, but its your car. At least it looks like your doing a clean job on it. Definitly...different.

 

[eclipsh]

Not crazy about the...designs or whatever you have going there in the fabric, but its your car. At least it looks like your doing a clean job on it. Definitly...different.

I was trying to go with a Japanese design. The silver & black designs on the fabric are bamboo and apple blossoms. I don't know what the circles are.

 

[JeffTSi924]

carbon fiber

j/k it's not for everyone

 

[eclipsh]

! Actually, the seats have a carbon fiber pattern and the shift nob is c/f. I might get some c/f wrap to put inside the guage surround... dunno. Maybe c/f accents instead of the sliver?

BTW, your car looks great! What does the interior look like?

 

[JeffTSi924]

BTW, your car looks great! What does the interior look like?

In the process of going from gray to black. black sparco tourino seats, rewrapped back seats and sun visors to match, paint matched green harness bar (dvdt ), some black painted panels that are getting replaced with factory black or repainted and....... a cf headliner

 

[super97gst]

i dont know what kind of material you used to cover everything in, but tweed is an excellent choice when covering interior panels. tweed will stretch pretty good to cover panels that have some hard curves in them. and you can get it in practically any shade of any color you wish. just a thought. also, i have done headliners on a few trucks at my shop where i would use foam and cut patterns in it. flames, circles, etc. then glue it to the roof. after that was finished i would then cover it all in tweed or leather, vinyl. as long as you use contact cement it can turn out to look pretty sweet. these were mostly for show vehicles though that wouldnt be driven everyday and get all dirty. good luck with it though.

 

[eclipsh]

I was actually thinking of using 1/8" foam to make some sort of pattern and then glue it to another piece of 1/8" foam and use that for the base to attatch the fabric to. I think gluing the foam to the fabric first and then gluing all of that to the roof will be easiest. I read using 3M spray adhesive was a good idea. Does that hold up well or would you reccomend something else?

I'd also like to match one of the fabrics I already have in the car. I like the idea of carbon fiber cloth but I don't have a clue where to get it. I just know it was used on my seats.

 

[Turbo Demon]

I've been professionally doing headliners for quite a few years now so I know a little bit about what I'm saying.

I wouldn't use any foam, as it is not really needed for anything but insulation. Car manufactures incorporate into the headliner design so it will wear out after a few years. That crap deteriorates after like 5 years on some cars.

You have to be careful when applying the fabric directly to the headliner board. It's easy to get wrinkles and defects if you're not. Use 3-M multi-purpose adhesive or real headliner glue if you can find it.

Fabric - just go to a sewing supply store or somewhere like Wal-Mart and get a household fabric. Something thick used for upholstery. Or go to an upholstery shop for it. Clean off the old headliner with a wire of plastic brush, and put the new one on. Wrap the edges and cut extra materiel with a razor blade.

 

[endlessMyk]

First, my opinion, the blossoms on your panels.... i don't even know what to say. Makes me wanna order some chinese food.

I used felt for my headliner, I might have posted pics in the gallery, if not I wrote up a how-to on the 1g headliner, you can find the pics there.

 

[airjordan56]

hey man,,, i was planning on wrapping my pillars and doin my headliner in the stuff that they use on the new gto's my buddy has one and its just awesome. Its like a thick mesh type material,, its hard to explain, maybe u can look it up and get it. Just an idea. Good luck. Oh and by the way LOVE the originality, keep it up. U can tell all the mustangs that they just got owned by a car with flowers .

 

[eclipsh]

Turbo Demon: I am not reusing the headliner panel. I am attateching straight to the metal of the roof. Would you still avoid using any kind of insulation? I am leaning towards using the same black fabric on my center console for the roof liner with a strip of the red down the center. What do you guys think?

 

[95-DSM-RS]

i dont know what kind of material you used to cover everything in, but tweed is an excellent choice when covering interior panels. tweed will stretch pretty good to cover panels that have some hard curves in them. and you can get it in practically any shade of any color you wish. just a thought. also, i have done headliners on a few trucks at my shop where i would use foam and cut patterns in it. flames, circles, etc. then glue it to the roof. after that was finished i would then cover it all in tweed or leather, vinyl. as long as you use contact cement it can turn out to look pretty sweet. these were mostly for show vehicles though that wouldnt be driven everyday and get all dirty. good luck with it though.

Yes tweed has to be the best I have ever seen used....I also like the door panels people cover in vinyl is has a race look to it....it kinda matches the vinyl racin seats they make...