felt headliner sagging
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Here ya go man.....have fun watching the video. Ozz
Targa Top Headliner Repair - Corvette C4 - YouTube
Targa Top Headliner Repair - Corvette C4 - YouTube
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Here ya go man.....have fun watching the video. Ozz
Targa Top Headliner Repair - Corvette C4 - YouTube
Targa Top Headliner Repair - Corvette C4 - YouTube
Next. After ordering a replacement from one of the online Corvette specialty places, I installed it with the velcro, per instructions. There was probably TWICE the amount of velcro you used. After it fell off, I AGAIN installed it with INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH, HI TEMP velcro. It fell off AGAIN. I noticed you are in Delaware. In Delaware, velcro might be great, but in Texas, where we actually have some HEAT, velcro SUCKS. I still, at this time, have not RE-RE-Installed it, but I'm guessing that some sort of high-heat contact cement might be my only solution.
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Two issues. NOT ALL C4's HAVE that backing in them. My '96 had something that looked like a thick fiberglass substance. During the attempted removal, it completely DISINTEGRATED, leaving me with NOTHING except a mess on the top that was almost impossible to remove.
Next. After ordering a replacement from one of the online Corvette specialty places, I installed it with the velcro, per instructions. There was probably TWICE the amount of velcro you used. After it fell off, I AGAIN installed it with INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH, HI TEMP velcro. It fell off AGAIN. I noticed you are in Delaware. In Delaware, velcro might be great, but in Texas, where we actually have some HEAT, velcro SUCKS. I still, at this time, have not RE-RE-Installed it, but I'm guessing that some sort of high-heat contact cement might be my only solution.
Next. After ordering a replacement from one of the online Corvette specialty places, I installed it with the velcro, per instructions. There was probably TWICE the amount of velcro you used. After it fell off, I AGAIN installed it with INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH, HI TEMP velcro. It fell off AGAIN. I noticed you are in Delaware. In Delaware, velcro might be great, but in Texas, where we actually have some HEAT, velcro SUCKS. I still, at this time, have not RE-RE-Installed it, but I'm guessing that some sort of high-heat contact cement might be my only solution.
But if you want to use it contact cement the velcro.
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And then there's quick and dirty.
Here's a thought for this zombie thread.
I used foam safe CA (for R/C planes) to spot weld the fabric in place. Didn't remove anything. It wicked right in and stuck.
Still holding after a year, which I cannot say about the headlight fix.
When I get out ahead of all the other stuff that has failed or is about to, I might revisit the headliner. But now that it's out of my hair, I don't notice it at all.
I used foam safe CA (for R/C planes) to spot weld the fabric in place. Didn't remove anything. It wicked right in and stuck.
Still holding after a year, which I cannot say about the headlight fix.
When I get out ahead of all the other stuff that has failed or is about to, I might revisit the headliner. But now that it's out of my hair, I don't notice it at all.
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We will see how our repair holds up after sitting in the garage all winter. Here in Ohio, we have been having temperature swings, along with humidity swings. My garage is separate from the house. Dry but not heated. I do go start the car and let it run long enough to heat up inside and dry it out every once in awhile. It was the Ohio weather that caused it in the first place. Did the same to my 1991 truck we are redoing.
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This is on my to do list for my 92. It's top is just bare fiberglass underneath, and I'd like to build a headliner for it.
My plan has been to cut a big piece of cardboard to fit the opening, wrap that in the padded headliner fabric available at a fabric store, then attach the cardboard to the roof. Contact cement seems like a great idea for that.
My plan has been to cut a big piece of cardboard to fit the opening, wrap that in the padded headliner fabric available at a fabric store, then attach the cardboard to the roof. Contact cement seems like a great idea for that.