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Offline Kevinb71

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Gran Coupe Headliner
« on: February 16, 2007 - 09:00:53 PM »
Does anyone know if anybody repops or sells Gran Coupe rigid headliner boards? How about the fabric that covers the board?
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Re: Gran Coupe Headliner
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2007 - 09:17:17 PM »
Nope. I searched for almost a year and couldn't find anything. I think the material might be available out of Canada. Last I checked Tonysparts.com had a used one, but I think it was warped and he wanted like 200 bucks for it. I hope you search yields better results than mine did.
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Re: Gran Coupe Headliner
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2007 - 09:21:57 PM »
I guess I'll just keep hoping for used then or try to mold some hardboard(like that will work). Thanks
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Re: Gran Coupe Headliner
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2007 - 12:56:25 PM »
the headliner was just glued to the board , mine hangs on my head requiring me to totally disaasemble it to reglue it  :pullinghair:

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Re: Gran Coupe Headliner
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2007 - 01:04:44 PM »
I know it WAS glued, but the board is broken and rotted as well as the material. Anyone have any other replacement ideas?
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Re: Gran Coupe Headliner
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2007 - 01:17:01 PM »
Did you try calling an upholstery shop :dunno:
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Re: Gran Coupe Headliner
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2007 - 11:41:10 PM »
  My R/T SE was missing it's headliner when i purchased it and although i've picked up the three cardboard pieces over the years, they are in rough shape. Recently i googled around for ideas on replacing the cardboard with something more durable and linked up with the page below...

http://www.moparchat.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-43007.html

I know the thread was dated 2001 but i figured why not? and emailed MY340 about Stratacore at the addy supplied and a few days later i received the following response...

Russ,
>     Check at any large art supply store for it or
> another suitable material
> to use as a backing. I had a template that a friend
> sent me to use in
> assisting me with the pattern. Then cover it with
> vinyl or cloth from a
> fabric shop. I used vinyl but either works fine. You
> might want to check
> with Dantes Mopar Parts as he may be reproducing an
> E-body ABS headliner.
> He's making them in ABS for A-bodies.
>
> Good luck, Brian

Googling stratacore yielded this as one of the listed links...

http://www.epartypaper.com/Coroplast-Outdoor-Board.html

That's as far as i've dug to this point. Maybe someone makes the stuff thicker than 4mm and it could be the answer to a lot of folks cardboard headliner issues or not but i can't say as i've yet to eyeball stratacore in person :dunno: Monday i plan to inquire at Dante's. Hope this may help some.

Russ
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Re: Gran Coupe Headliner
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2007 - 12:01:00 AM »
Coincidence?

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Re: Gran Coupe Headliner
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2007 - 12:04:13 AM »
I thought so too but there is no link to http://www.dantesparts.com/ in the profile...at least not yet :bigsmile:

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