Charcoal colored headliner

[Kendal Coker]

This applies to Comp Prep optioned cars as well.

Two of m 85.5 comp preps have sunroofs with vinyl headliners.

[rodster]

This applies to Comp Prep optioned cars as well.

Didn't realize later sunroof cars and CP's got the vinyl....

[dagenham]

I contacted TMI and asked them to send me several samples of their silver gray tier grain material. Hopefully I can find some charcoal colored dye and dye the material the correct color and put back on the headliner panel.

[Raven855]

Matt at FMR is sending me the TMI samples also for the carpet and headliners. Should have them next week.

[SnakePlisskin]

Vinyl headliners,what is this the 70's?? haha. can someone post a pic, inquiring minds would like to see.

[dagenham]

I would love to, but some p/o put a light grey cloth one in it.

[escogt]

Vinyl headliners,what is this the 70's?? haha. can someone post a pic, inquiring minds would like to see.

[dagenham]

Vinyl headliner w/ cloth sunvisors ??
There seems to be a lot of inconsistencies in what these cars came with concerning what had vinyl and what had cloth.
I am more confused now than when I started this thread.

[Kendal Coker]

Vinyl headliner w/ cloth sunvisors ??
There seems to be a lot of inconsistencies in what these cars came with concerning what had vinyl and what had cloth.
I am more confused now than when I started this thread.

Here is the simple explanation, All sunroof 84-86 had vinyl, all 84's had vinyl. The rest had cloth.

[Chalky]

I may have mentioned this before, but my '93 LX had a sunroof, cloth interior, cloth visors and a vinyl headliner. Both of my t-top cars had vinyl laid over the cloth. My theory is that the vinyl is stronger than the cloth and easier to wrap around the sunroof/ t-top opening.

[dagenham]

The '88 LX that I have is a T-Top car with vinyl also.

[SnakePlisskin]

looks pretty good. Is it smooth or a textured vinyl?

[rodster]

I may have mentioned this before, but my '93 LX had a sunroof, cloth interior, cloth visors and a vinyl headliner. Both of my t-top cars had vinyl laid over the cloth. My theory is that the vinyl is stronger than the cloth and easier to wrap around the sunroof/ t-top opening.

Sounds like a good theory.

looks pretty good. Is it smooth or a textured vinyl?

Slightly textured.


84Headliner.JPG

[dagenham]

Rodster, is that the vinyl headliner material in your svo? If it is, it doesn't look anything like the swatch from TMI. They sent me "tier grain" vinyl.

[rodster]

Yes it is. What does "tier grain" look like?

[dagenham]

It looks like this.

[dagenham]

Obviously not the same texture. The sunvisors I got have the same texture as your headliner so it looks like I am back to square one in the hunt for the correct headliner.

[rodster]

Good luck on your hunt. I think it might made of unobtainium. I'm determined to reuse my original although everyone says it can't be done. Figure I'll get a new ABS backer board, some foam and give it a try.

Don't know if you checked this site out but they list some charcoal vinyl.

http://www.acmeautoheadlining.com/abshema.html

Keep us posted on your progress.

[dagenham]

All anyone lists is tier grain for vinyl. I don't know where they are that because I don't remember ever seeing that in any fox body mustang. So now the big question I guess I should have asked a long time ago is what is the name of the grain of vinyl that is used in our cars??

[rodster]

I don't ever recall it being called anything other than 'Impossible to Find' Will have to pull out the SVO book and see if anything is mentioned. I went to an auto upholstery shop awhile back and don't think their trim books even showed a sample of vinyl for 84's. You could check a local upholstery shop to see if you have better luck.