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    Offline 6771plymouth

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    head liner
    « on: April 09, 2014 - 05:06:44 PM »
    ok this my first time doing a head liner since I dint take the car apart not sure. on a 71 cuda  1) is this were the bows go and what are the bow clips for ? 2) what are these two wire like hooks for at rear window im assuming they attach too last bow? 3) around the front window and rear window are a bunch off teeth ?
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #1 on: April 09, 2014 - 05:19:38 PM »
    You have the one bow installed correctly and your other assumptions are correct. :2thumbs:

    "Bow clips" are used in 1970, those bows don't have bent ends like the 71 bows do.
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #2 on: April 09, 2014 - 05:20:37 PM »
    1971 Cuda uses a seperate rear sail panel as well. I hope you have those too :dunno:
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #3 on: April 09, 2014 - 05:59:42 PM »
    Would the different sail panel for 71's apply to Gran Coupes too?
    Quote from: anlauto on April 09, 2014 - 05:20:37 PM
    1971 Cuda uses a seperate rear sail panel as well. I hope you have those too :dunno:
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #4 on: April 09, 2014 - 06:37:38 PM »
    The sail panel may be the same, just covered in different material obviously. :2cents:
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #5 on: April 09, 2014 - 08:44:25 PM »
    Quote from: anlauto on April 09, 2014 - 05:19:38 PM
    You have the one bow installed correctly and your other assumptions are correct. :2thumbs:

    "Bow clips" are used in 1970, those bows don't have bent ends like the 71 bows do.

    X2  Having recently done mine, I concur.
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #6 on: April 09, 2014 - 09:10:15 PM »
    I do have the sail panels  :bigsmile:
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #7 on: April 09, 2014 - 09:19:28 PM »
    Install all the screws for seat belt clips, sun visors, mirror etc as well as the shoulder belt bolts FIRST :pullinghair:
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #8 on: April 09, 2014 - 09:23:01 PM »
    Quote from: 6771plymouth on April 09, 2014 - 09:10:15 PM
    I do have the sail panels  :bigsmile:

    The 3M adhesive spray doesn't hold the material on very long on the interior sail panels.
    Tried twice and the material would separate off of them.

    If you buy new sail panels, they come flat.
    You'll need to massage them into a curved configuration.
    This can be tricky. The clip will have a tendency to rip out since it's not a steel fastener holding it like OEM did.
    Repro's are just a thick cardboard. OEM had a square metal piece teethed into the cardboard. Way better.

    My sail panel attaching clip ripped out. Ended up re inforcing the area on the inside with Fiberglass.
    That got it so they hugged up tight.
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #9 on: April 09, 2014 - 10:11:18 PM »
    This is good stuff.
    Will be doing this on my hardtop in the future.
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #10 on: April 09, 2014 - 10:17:31 PM »
    If you have OEM sail panels in decent shape; by all means re use them.
    They have memory fitment already and you won't be challenged to get placement right.
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #11 on: April 11, 2014 - 02:06:46 PM »
    thnx guys great tips and points sail panels are repops any thing better to hold padding on then 3m? sail panels before or after headliner

    « Last Edit: April 11, 2014 - 02:15:37 PM by 6771plymouth »
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #12 on: April 11, 2014 - 11:36:34 PM »
    I still don't have the secret (know) glue formula that withstands drying out and loosing it's adhesivity.

    I was thinking earlier to myself gorilla glue. I bought my sail panels from a place on Ebay from Seattle WA with the covers glued on already. Now I can't find them.

    3M spray glue isn't a type of spray glue that can support materials firmly (gravity) for a very long time.

    It has to be a glue that doesn't ooze thru the pores yet stay pliable over heat/cold differentations.

    « Last Edit: April 11, 2014 - 11:38:10 PM by Topcat »
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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #13 on: April 12, 2014 - 06:52:35 AM »
    fabric is alrdy on sail panels, let me look and see where they came from.
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    Offline 6771plymouth

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    Re: head liner
    « Reply #14 on: April 12, 2014 - 11:37:17 AM »
    sail panels came from r.e.m.
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