Installing a 67 headliner

robbz28

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This upcoming weekend I was planning on removing my back glass (coupe)and putting in a new gasket. There is NO headliner in my car, but I wasn't going to do that until I was ready to do the rest of the interior. Is it necessary to remove the front and rear glass to install a headliner? Or is there a good way of doing it by leaving it in there? I ask because my front windshield does NOT leak and I hate to remove it, but you gotta do what you gotta do right?

 

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2+2GT

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The headliner will never be right unless you also remove the front glass. Sorry.

On the other hand, getting a watertight seal is not that hard, you need to use nearly two tubes of glass bedding compound per glass, and most shops are too cheap to do this.

 

robbz28

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I was afraid of that. I ordered 2 tubes of 3M 8509 to install my back glass again, I guess I will order 2 more tubes and just go ahead and yank the front glass out too and get me a headliner on the way. I have never done either job of the glass or the headliner, but theres enough info online. I will just have to work on some other things and do this big job later....setbacks setbacks, hah

 

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There are some good threads on this site with tips.


Check out the cut up windlace here: http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/722595-67-coupe-headliner-installation.html

The blue painters tape trick here: http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/730838-windshield-install-specific-question.html

And the string/rope tip here: http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/724161-front-rear-window-installation.html

For the last one I thought I remembered a more detailed description, but I'm having to go quickly to get to work.

 

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robbz28 said:

I was afraid of that. I ordered 2 tubes of 3M 8509 to install my back glass again, I guess I will order 2 more tubes and just go ahead and yank the front glass out too and get me a headliner on the way. I have never done either job of the glass or the headliner, but theres enough info online. I will just have to work on some other things and do this big job later....setbacks setbacks, hah

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If the seals are not soft and new, you'll want to replace them, too.

 

robbz28

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Oh yeah, got an entire weatherstrip kit, all new rubber for my ride, my back seal has never been replaced as far as i can tell, has cracks in it 1/4" wide, terrible.