My '94 headliner is droppin from inside the top.

What's my options?

Thanks...

 

I would think to redo the headliner. Are they glued up on 94's? If so you could just re glue.

 

Headliners are usually a hard formed piece (particleboard most often), with 1/8" or 3/16" padding and a fabric attached with spray adhesive. Hairspray, pollution, lots of chemicals will degrade the adhesive.

You can order a new headliner assembly from the dealer that will just clip and snap in place. Yeah, you can guess how many zero's would be in that part number. You can also pay an upholstery or custom shop to recover it, or just do it yourself. If I were you, I'd try it myself, and if it gers too scary or screwed up, then look at the more expensive options.

Once you get it out, pull the fabric and padding loose. you can use a plastic scraper (cheap paint scraper) and a light solvent on a rag to get some of the old adhesive and leftover material off of the base. 3M makes some nice spray adhesives for upholstery work, I've used it in re-covering door panels and had good success. The foam padding can usually be found at craft stores or even walmart. Worst case, do some Googling and find a good source. Same for the fabric. Make sure you get a fabric with some good "stretch" characteristics on all angles. Some fabrics stretch on one direction, but are difficult on diagonals or across the grain.

good luck!
bill.

 

Is there an interior frame that separates from the whole assembly?

I popped out the half-dollar sized plastic caps, and no screws under that guy. Then I triedone of thosetriangular plates, into which the top holddown bolts screws, but that was no solution (it was almost a problem - be careful if you do this, because that triangular plate must be perfectly aligned with the windshield framescrewhole. If you have to do this, leave enough play (get some oil in the plate) for the plate to still slide back and forth. drop the top into place, get the plate screw hole aligned properly, remove the screw, raise the roof just a little, and tighten the triangular plate without moving it. If you move it out of alignment, you could cross-thread the screw!) ...

...where was I...

oh yeah - there was nary a screw there under the triangular plate either?!?!?!

How does it disassemble?

It's a fabric, chargedeuce, glued onto a fiberboard (of some sort), with tack still remaining. The fabric has to be laundered orreplaced. Previous owner was of the cloven-hoof ilk.[sm=smiley30.gif] The headliner is the last shred of [sm=smiley30.gif]stye.[:-]

 

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Has no one ever disassembled their painted top? Or even their glass top? Are they even breakdown-able???

 

This mean anything to anybody?

I went totwo dealers today for help on the top. They were ready to sell me a new vette - even after I told 'em I had nothing to trade. They didn't want to hear it. Sorry guys... I just need help on my broken box here. The first couldn't help AT ALL. The second was on a new GM database, that the service tech said they had to subscribe to, for $500/month.[sm=jawdrop.gif][sm=jawdrop.gif][sm=jawdrop.gif]

When I get to it, I'll try to add instruction/tips. Unless someone can help beforehand...

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I am very interested in this disassembly information as well. I have not attempted it yet but hope to soon as I am thinking of building a new carbon fiber lid. Mine was cracked when I received the car. I know all the hardware is removable but not sure of much else. It does seem to have some sort of structural frame but if it is like the rest of the car, it is probably glued together and that means chisel and hammer, LOL. I suppose the bottom structure could be molded though. I wonder if Eklers has any parts and pieces for these tops. good luck with it. cheers

Thanks for posting the diagram.