MKI headliners?

[nocones77-vw at yahoo.com (nocones77-vw@xxxxxxxxx)]

FYI...

We did the headliner on the '77 ourselves back in 2002-ish. It was one of the JC Whitney ones. Since it was a race car in a class that more or less requires a "full interior", I wasn't so concerned about it being absolutely stunning, so I figured I'd give the JC Whitney one a try.

It is black cloth (cotton, I think?). It took three people to put in: me inside the car getting it hung and working the spray adhesive, and one person on each side pulling it tight to the window channels. 

The result? Turned out so damn good,  I fully intend to  do it again on the '76 this winter.  And that car I intend to be as nice of a non-show, Sunday driver I can make it. Don't know if I've ever looked at a headliner when I got in a car myself, but I frequently get compliments on it from other people. We took our time, but it wasn't very hard. Getting the glass in and
out and working around the full 6-pt roll cage was far more difficult than
actually hanging the headliner. Still looks great five years later.

Only tip: don't pull TOO tight, or the stitching between the panels will look a little overly stretched out. One of the seams kinda turned out that way on my car, but I'm probably the only one who would ever notice it.

Neal

----- Original Message ----
From: C Boyko <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:  Mark F.  <mk1mark@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2007 5:54:40 AM
Subject: Re: MKI headliners?

Mark I can find out the name of the shop that does the work for
 Haldimand
Motors (my brother's employer). They should be both reasonable and
 good. I
also have the name of a fellow in Kitchener that does interior work but
 I'm
sure it won't be cheap. His work is really nice though. LMK.
Cathy

On 11:37 pm 11/03/07 "Mark F." <mk1mark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 11/3/07, Chuck Blue <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  Contact your local trim shop they should be able to install  look
> >  alike.The same shop that did the Rose's seats did the headliner.
> >  ole blue
>
>
> Hey Chuck, if you don't mind my asking - how much can I expect to pay
> for a shop to make/install a headliner?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark.
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