Bow-Style Headliner Restoration - Heat Gun or Hair Dryer

Next, run to the back and stretch the headliner to the rear. You might need to unstick the front and re-stretch, but the idea is to get the center of the headliner nice and smooth from front to rear.
Next, run to the back and stretch the headliner to the rear. You might need to unstick the
This is probably what the area by the bows looks like. Don't worry, we'll be addressing that right now.
This is probably what the area by the bows looks like. Don't worry, we'll be addressing th
Get in there with your scissors and trim the listing just enough to let you stretch out the wrinkles. The bends in the bows are what create the smooth arc on the sides of the headliner. The listing is what holds the headliner to the bow, so trim a little at a time until it's smooth. Trim too much and you will lose that nice arch and end up with a sharp angle, which looks bad.
Get in there with your scissors and trim the listing just enough to let you stretch out th

This is what it should look like if done properly-a nice smooth arc. Trim, pull, and stick all the seams first, then come back and stick down the area between each seam. Fight the urge to pull down too much on the center areas, as this will create a weird looking bump between each seam.
This is what it should look like if done properly-a nice smooth arc. Trim, pull, and stick
If there is an area where the wrinkles won't come out easily, then break out the heat gun/hair drier. Keep the heat gun well away from the material and keep it moving at all times. If you apply too much heat in one spot for too long, it will definitely melt the headliner. The heat will soften the material and allow you to stretch it more with less force.
If there is an area where the wrinkles won't come out easily, then break out the heat gun/
That basically takes care of the hard part of the headliner install. Since the sun visors are already sewn up, all we needed to do was insert the plastic bushing into the bracket before sliding the assembly over the post on the sun visor.
That basically takes care of the hard part of the headliner install. Since the sun visors

There is a retaining screw provided that will hold things together and allow you to set the tension. If the visors don't stay up, then you will need to tighten this screw a little more.
There is a retaining screw provided that will hold things together and allow you to set th
Here is where the awl will become your friend. The new headliner has covered up all your mounting holes for things like the visors, trim, and dome light. To locate the visor holes, the best thing to do is use your finger to feel for the large hole. Once you have found it, cut an X in the material. Now you can put your finger in that hole and find the backside of the screw holes for the visor. Now use the awl to punch a small hole in the material-just remember to get your finger out of the way first.
Here is where the awl will become your friend. The new headliner has covered up all your m
The awl will also help reinstall all the trim. Just put the trim up in place, then use the awl to find the hole.
The awl will also help reinstall all the trim. Just put the trim up in place, then use the

The last thing to do was shed some light on the interior. The LED conversion from Classic Industries is a killer little product. Instead of having to wire up the LEDs, the unit is terminated into a dummy dome light bulb. All you need to do is pop in the dummy bulb and stick the bulb assembly to the housing with the preinstalled two-sided tape.
The last thing to do was shed some light on the interior. The LED conversion from Classic
With that, the job is done, and hopefully we have given you enough information to try and do the job yourself.
With that, the job is done, and hopefully we have given you enough information to try and