Refinish headliner?

[Matthew Jeschke]

Those dumb coat hooks in the back lol Also the black plastic piece under the visor. I figured out what it was for, it's a washer, there's a screw in there that holds the headliner up on the driver side.

Also note, you don't necessarily have to remove the wiring harness. But it does need glued back onto the top of the headliner when you put it back in. It's a SOB to unplug, you have to disassmble much of the dash to do so.

I just removed a headliner at the junk yard (and reinstalled it, I'm nice). It took me all over about 15 minutes. I pulled the sun roof as mine has too many issues to repair.

Also I figured out, the foam sandwiched in-between the fabric and the headliner is the headliner. There's a thin film of fiberglass between it and the fabric. I didn't see that until closer inspection.

Hopefully I can finish all this work up. My next item on the list is a 6.0L and 4L65E swap - I have that in a separate post.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

BTW, where can I buy new coat hook hangers for my headliner? Or better yet, a gun rack that snaps in that spot?

 

[Sam Harris]

Not to mention, the foam is what breaks down and makes to original headline fall off and sag.
If you don't remove all of the old foam the new fabric will soon start sagging again.

I always got foam-backed fabric to do my headliners. If yours isn't, I imagine you're going to have to add that layer yourself.

I assumed the replacement fabric will be foam backed. And there’s another layer below that, attached to the headliner, no?

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

there is. i have to order the fabric yet. butnit comes with foam backing. i confused the foam structure of headliner with the fabric.

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[Matthew Jeschke]

hit a new snag. i got a ndifferent sunroof assembly from salvage yard. its all cleaned up and in the truck. however the motor is toast. gears are cracked in it. i need to find new gears or a new motor. however gm discontinued the part number

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[Sam Harris]

hit a new snag. i got a ndifferent sunroof assembly from salvage yard. its all cleaned up and in the truck. however the motor is toast. gears are cracked in it. i need to find new gears or a new motor. however gm discontinued the part number

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Do not like

 

[mountie]

RE: Headliner fabric color

I had a (sort of) custom molded dash cover ordered.... About 5 months ago.
What I wanted to caution you about is the "sample card / sample swatch"......

The sample was not the same color batch as the actual material they had in stock.

Have them send you a slice of the ACTUAL material they believe is your color.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

that would be very frustrating. I ordered samples from nelson's auto supply. frustrated as I have not seen them and want to finish the project. I may just order the closest color that stock interiors has and say the heck with searching for a closer match.

I ran into something new. I need to figure out where to order these clips. they are missing from my driver side and think maybe reason for intermittent rattle I have up there.

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[wjburken]

that would be very frustrating. I ordered samples from nelson's auto supply. frustrated as I have not seen them and want to finish the project. I just order the closest color that stock interiors had.

I ran into something new. I need to figure out where to order these clips. they are missing from my driver side and think maybe reason for intermittent rattle I have up there.

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This place might have what your looking for.
https://www.clipsandfasteners.com/G...minprice=11&maxprice=&brand=ClipsAndFasteners

 

[Rocket Man]

Probably find some at your local ace hardware or auto parts store too.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

This place might have what your looking for.
https://www.clipsandfasteners.com/G...minprice=11&maxprice=&brand=ClipsAndFasteners

laat clips I bought were from them. however on amazon. wow does their site have just about everything. too bad i dont know how to call them, i cannot seem to find them searching :/

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[wjburken]

laat clips I bought were from them. however on amazon. wow does their site have just about everything. too bad i dont know how to call them, i cannot seem to find them searching :/

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Yeah, they have a very wide ranging selection. Didn’t search, but figured if nothing else, if they don’t have these, they might have other things you might need.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

definately thanks for the referral...

I also have to figure out where to buy the coat hooks. gmpartsdirect says they are discontinued

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[wjburken]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-Chevy...lothing-Hanger-Hook-Replacement-/183591663529

 

[Sam Harris]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-Chevy...lothing-Hanger-Hook-Replacement-/183591663529

Is that the same as our NBS ones?

 

[wjburken]

Is that the same as our NBS ones?

I had the wrong year in my head. No. These are for the previous generation. The nbs hooks are a snap in design. Sorry for the bum suggestion.

 

[Sam Harris]

I had the wrong year in my head. No. These are for the previous generation. The nbs hooks are a snap in design. Sorry for the bum suggestion.

Bummer

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

The Wiring Harness Clip

I ended up going to the auto parts store, ClipsAndFasteners.com (called as well), and surfed GmPartsDirect.com I also called a buddy who built these trucks at GM factory. It looks and seems as though the wiring harness is the part number and GM doesn't source those fasteners. I'm sure somebody sells them however, no idea how to search for it without a part number or name.

The coat hook

The coat hooks are rivet style. The hook has a pin that comes down and separates the retention clips. I'd think GM has some other coat hooks that work in the same fashion. Just not sure what year make or model they would be on.

 

[iamdub]

What's wrong with yours and do you know how to remove them easily?

 

[Rocket Man]

The Wiring Harness Clip

I ended up going to the auto parts store, ClipsAndFasteners.com (called as well), and surfed GmPartsDirect.com I also called a buddy who built these trucks at GM factory. It looks and seems as though the wiring harness is the part number and GM doesn't source those fasteners. I'm sure somebody sells them however, no idea how to search for it without a part number or name.

The coat hook

The coat hooks are rivet style. The hook has a pin that comes down and separates the retention clips. I'd think GM has some other coat hooks that work in the same fashion. Just not sure what year make or model they would be on.

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If you go to an online GM parts dealer and look them up, the coat hangers for this are discontinued, pn 15760164. Looks like they’re a wrecking yard part. The ones for the newer models are completely different.