Targa top headliner?
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Racer
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Targa top headliner?
Wondering does anyone make a prefab headliner for a 92 Targa top?.. Also can someone recommend a decent weatherstripping for the Targa ..
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
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I got my headliner done at a local shop done for around 75 bucks or so. W/S I got from GM parts counter. Fits like a glove
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Strip the headliner from the targa yourself and then like mentioned use a local shop. Either choose from their remnants or just let them use whatever they've got the most of in black.
If you wanted a completely DIY solution buy remnant from the shop and DIY. Measure your top and visit an automotive trimmer and ask for headliner material the size you need from them. Don't buy a kit from the Corvette online vendors. Shop "local"!!
If you wanted a completely DIY solution buy remnant from the shop and DIY. Measure your top and visit an automotive trimmer and ask for headliner material the size you need from them. Don't buy a kit from the Corvette online vendors. Shop "local"!!
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Racer
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I'm having the top shipped and its bare.. so not sure what is required for the headliner... Is there a backer board that the padding and headliner gets glued to.. or is the padding and headliner material glued directly to the top???
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I actualy got the old cloth off the cardboard in my `90. I then bought a roll of black carpeting at Pep Boys for around $20.00. Its pretty thin for carpeting, but it is perfect for headliner material. I then glued the carpeting to the cardboard, trimmed the edges with a razor knife, & reinstalled it.
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If the top is a fit you should only need headliner material that has a pad of sorts already attached to it. You can land some very nice material for a targa just using a shop's "remnants"!
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Racer
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I picked up the top from Shawn( corvettenutz).. He tells me it will be a correct fit... And from the picture he sent me the brackets look correct...
The top is minus headliner and weatherstripping... He offered to finish it for me.. But I have a time issue..so he is going to buff it out and send it as is...
Looks like first thing I would need to do is to trace and cut a backing board.. Then padding and headliner material....
Still looking for recommendations on the targas weather stripping.... Is latex the way to go??
The top is minus headliner and weatherstripping... He offered to finish it for me.. But I have a time issue..so he is going to buff it out and send it as is...
Looks like first thing I would need to do is to trace and cut a backing board.. Then padding and headliner material....
Still looking for recommendations on the targas weather stripping.... Is latex the way to go??
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From: fort smith ar
corvette parts worldwide sells new headliners and latex weather strip. everything works great on my 88. here is a link to their website.
http://www.corvettepartsworldwide.com/
http://www.corvettepartsworldwide.com/
