Posted by Willy-N [108.162.216.23] on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 00:37:34 :
In Reply to: Anybody Installed a Quiet Ride Solution Headliner Kit posted by Jim in Tucson [162.158.141.36] on Wednesday, March 09, 2016 at 22:02:26 :
Buy a 4'x 8' sheet of this at your local lumber yard for around $35.00 and try and make one. One sheet is enough to do the whole cab plus. Lay it on a flat table and set the front trim at one end. Make sure the trim is flush with the material edge. Use a making pen and trace the curved shape as you roll the trim on the material to make the line where it sticks up. Then take a tape measure and measure from the front point to the bottom of the rear window and mark that on the material. Then cut the sheet about 6 inches longer to go pass the window bottom. Drill holes in the material to match the windshield trim. Take the section inside the cab holding it above your head and screw the trim over the material using the pre/drilled holes. It will flex enough to do this. After you screw it down turn around and grab the end by the rear window and push up on it to form the curve. You can use a couple C-Clamps on the PWs ribs to keep it there to mark out the window. If you have help have another person go outside and mark the hole for the window. Remove the headliner and lay the rear window trim over the marked hole and mark the screw holes and cut the material to fit the trim just inside the edge. Ten figure how far down you want to go and cut it off. Use a Jig Saw with a fine blade for cutting the material. Then once you have done this you can test the fit and cover it with your choice of material. Spray 3M Super 77 Adhesive on the material and on the back side of the headliner cover. Wait about 30-40 seconds then put the cloth or vinyl on and smooth it out flat. Leave about 1 inch of excess cloth sticking out the edges to fold over later. Once dry enough flip the sheet over and cut "Vs" at the corner and glue it to the back side to form the edge. Then you have most of the headliner done and can put it on the top. Take some cardboard and cut a template to fit one side you can flip it for the other side. Use this to mark the wall board and cut your sides to go up against the top to help hold it in the curve. Use the trim to make the bottom edge and mark the holes and drill them out. If you try to drill thru the material you may wind it up in the drill. Use a AWL to make the holes in the cloth thru the trim. If you use 2 of them you can line it up while you put a few screws in to hold it in place. On the back of the cab you can use some of the wall board to do the back behind the seats. Put the smooth side out to glue to it will stick better. You can also glue some 1/4" headliner foam to the board first and then the material glued to that to give it a soft feel. You can also use some spray foam under it on the sides to help support the curves and make it more solid. It should take less then a day of messing around to finish the job and have a nice looking headliner!
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