Head Liner and window install

[very fat and very dumb 40]

It's almost time to start on the interior on my 69 Mach, I'm wondering if I should have the head liner installed before or after the windshield and rear window.  Does it matter?

 

 

[RPM 1,190]

The headliner goes in before the front and rear glass.

[bigmal 225]

Love the colour . What is it?

[Shep69 149]

Yep before .  Trust me Ive just been through it.  

Nice Ride. 

[RPM 1,190]

Ya, forgot to mention, very nice ride. That looks like silver jade to me. Sexy. 

[very fat and very dumb 40]

Thanks for the info. So the first thing to do inside the car is the headliner? I've put in the lower dash, steering column etc.

Thanks for the kind words on the car, the color is Silver Jade.

[skidmarky 50]

yep, do the headliner next. Its really not hard. I installed mine and used binder clips to hold it in place and get it adjusted for a tight fit, then remove a clip or two, glue it, and put the clips back on. Let it sit for a day and you are done.

[ralt962 11]

Headliner before is a must.  There is a good series of Youtube videos on this.  They are working on a 67 but the process is the same.  Search on Mustang Headliner.  Looks like two guys in their garage but its still very good info.  

I used my old windless material and cut small pieces as shown in the video.  I was a bit slow.  Took a couple of days.  

[barnett468 418]

are you going to install it yourself?

have you ever installed one before?

are you using new sail panels?

[barnett468 418]

ok, what is the red car in the corner with the hood up hmmm?

[very fat and very dumb 40]

On ‎3‎/‎4‎/‎2018 at 8:26 PM, barnett468 said:

ok, what is the red car in the corner with the hood up hmmm?

What else would it be? 69 Convertible which I'm planning to sell this year. We never use it. 

I don't plan on doing the headliner myself. Everything has to be perfect, I can do a lot of things but I'm not willing to risk it.

Sail panels? Do I need to use new ones? Is that part of the headliner process?

 

[1969_Mach1 333]

12 hours ago, very fat and very dumb said:

I don't plan on doing the headliner myself. Everything has to be perfect, I can do a lot of things but I'm not willing to risk it.

Sail panels? Do I need to use new ones? Is that part of the headliner process?

 

 

I like the green color of the 69.  I've never seen it before.  The painter did nice work.  Are you going to install the Mach 1 decals on the sides and back of the car?

You can buy new sail panels with the same headliner material already glued in place.  Install them yourself.  Sail panels are separate from the headliner installation.

[very fat and very dumb 40]

Thanks, the Mach is Silver Jade which is a factory color. Thanks for the info on the sail panels.

 

[barnett468 418]

22 hours ago, 1969_Mach1 said:

I like the green color of the 69.  I've never seen it before.  The painter did nice work.  Are you going to install the Mach 1 decals on the sides and back of the car?

You can buy new sail panels with the same headliner material already glued in place.  Install them yourself.  Sail panels are separate from the headliner installation.

oops, i copied the wrong quote.

[barnett468 418]

1 hour ago, very fat and very dumb said:

Thanks for the info on the sail panels.

 

the repo sail panels don't always ft well and are often a major pita to install. if your originals are good, you should use them or if the material is bad but the cardboard backing is good, it is better to recover them. there is supposed to be a slight curve in them and the new ones are flat, so they need to be curved to make them look correct and this is a little hard, plus when you curve them, the material sometimes wrinkles then needs to be removed and re-glued to the new curved shape.

[1969_Mach1 333]

1 hour ago, barnett468 said:

the repo sail panels don't always ft well and are often a major pita to install.

I guess that could be.  I purchased mine so long ago, they might be different now.  Mine fit just fine and were easy to install.