Headliner removal C6
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Le Mans Master
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Headliner removal C6
Has anyone EVER removed the headliner on a C6? I haven't, but I need to and have no advice or walk through to follow. Looking for a hand out. Bueller...Bueller.....Bueller. 
Melting Slicks
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Here is a pic of it just laying in place. It is not yet glued down.
Melting Slicks
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It may but the headliner is down fairly good and the material is not very sturdy and it will absorb a good bit of the heat.
I think you are going to be tugging at it anyway so I would try cutting it from underneath with floss or fishing line (or the like) and just be prepared to purchase another one.
I think you are going to be tugging at it anyway so I would try cutting it from underneath with floss or fishing line (or the like) and just be prepared to purchase another one.
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Le Mans Master
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If I can't re-install the factory headliner, then there's no point in removing it. Which irks me...because there is a decent amount of wind noise measured with my dB meter. Given, a 1000W worth of amplified sound will easily over power that wind noise.
Grady, how much insulation or what type of insulation is under there?
Grady, how much insulation or what type of insulation is under there?
Melting Slicks
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If I can't re-install the factory headliner, then there's no point in removing it. Which irks me...because there is a decent amount of wind noise measured with my dB meter. Given, a 1000W worth of amplified sound will easily over power that wind noise.
Grady, how much insulation or what type of insulation is under there?
Grady, how much insulation or what type of insulation is under there?
Here is a pic of my headliner after I tore it while removing it. I knew I was replacing it anyway so I was not overly gentle with pulling it off. I was more concerned about the actual roof being damaged while I was pulling the liner. That adhesive is pretty tacky.
The overall thickness of the headliner is maybe 1/4"
Melting Slicks
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The nylon type material you see/feel is glue to that little amount of foam you see in my pic. That foam has some type of adhesive on it which is covered in something like butcher paper when purchasing the headliner new.
You simply peel the butcher paper and stick the headliner down. The nylon material plus the foam is maybe 1/4" thick. I don't know how much that piece is to insulate versus just being decorative.
You simply peel the butcher paper and stick the headliner down. The nylon material plus the foam is maybe 1/4" thick. I don't know how much that piece is to insulate versus just being decorative.