And I used T shirt fabric on mine. Looks good, held good. I used advance auto parts heavy duty high temp headliner adhesive. The original owner used a nylon type of fabric. Don't use that. I recommend a cotton fabric. Any cotton fabric and you will never have any issues with drooping.

 

has anyone bought suede online? i wanted to buy some to have the interior guy i went to for my door panels to recover the headliner and the rear deck for me

 

Nakaiya21, your Headliner looks good. IMO looks better then mine.

FasterIsBetter, I used fabric paint on my trim piece and i haven't had any issues with it. I'm sure its not the right paint to use but its what i had next to me at the time.

 

where did you get the high temp stuff i got 3m and when i lived in texas it would sag. maybe i have another lil project to do this spring. take it back out and redo it lol

 

I did the headliner in my parents old conversion van years ago.. Sprayed both the form and fabric with the adhesive, let it set up, then attached the new fabric to the form. Seemed to hold better that way... Also, the star bit bolts are size T25, in case anyone needs it..

 

Suede Headliner Kits


Thats the link that i got my Material from. It just came as a kit with the adhesive already in it.

 

that white headliner the last pic was badass looking was that leather?

 

sweeet! thanks. how much would i need for the headliner AND rear package tray

 

I went and bought the 108x60 and i ended up getting like 112x62 one on there. Wanted to make sure that if i messed up on something i might be able to fix it with some left overs. So far i have only done the headliner still need to do the sunroof. i don't think i will try doing the visors because i don't think i would have the talent to make them come out good looking. but i have a little under 4'x62 left of actual usable material.

 

Yeah I'm doing mine tomorrow and Monday. I'm not real sure about how to do the visors. I'll post pics of it turns out good lol.

 

Ok the material I used looks white but was actually the same color grey that matches the seats. I was actually surprised that I could find material that matched color and texture for the two-toned interior. I painted all of the trim and pillars with plastic fusion duplicolor and I used a special rubber paint for the rubber trim (can't remeber what you call it, but you can find it locally). The key to making paint last on plastic is very light sanding. Go too far and you will etch the texturing.

The color now is a deep charcoal grey suede. My upholstery guy gave me the info for a local place so I have no idea how to buy it bulk. If I get a chance later today I will pull the cover off the car and grab a pic for posting.

When I covered the headliner I also wrapped the rear deck as well. That is also a little more intense than I first imagined (the tabs on the piece are pretty fragile and trying to get it to fit once wrapped is a pita. I ended up having that redone as well.

All in all I learned a pretty good lesson. I have since gone on to replace Miata interiors and upholstery and I can say with certainty that in some respects this was a bit trickier. Fitment is something to be very aware of with wrapping. Also, I hate sunroofs.

Small word of caution on visors. I wrapped mine and they turned out pretty bad. To do them right you will need to take them apart which involves peeling them open (unless you find a better way). Don't wrap on top of what is there....remove the oem and padding. Also use a heavy duty epoxy when gluing them back together and let them dry overnight. Don't try to salvage the mirrors or pocket. They are more trouble than they are worth.

 

Im doing the headliner now. Im doing it in sections of four and that makes it a lot easier lol. Im also about to do the visors while the headliner is drying hopefully it turns out good lol.

 

Best of luck to you, I hope that the visors turn out well because i would like to do mine aswell.