If you put the drill in reverse it won’t tear the headliner, also wait till after you install the headliner in the truck before you trim the strings so none get pulled out when trying to put headliner in the truck
@@jimmycorbett4611 no problem man! Yeah when I did my first headliner all the videos I watched showed them clipping the strings before install and when I installed mine I lost about 10-15 strings because of that. I’ve done 3 headliners since and waited to clip them after install and they turned out perfect.
I have done about 20 of these installs to date.... I found using a brand new super sharp 135 degree drill bit it cuts super smoothly... Makes the install quite nice... Its very time consuming but very worth the time and effort
Hey man if you ever continue to do these upholstery T-pins are about the exact size of these fiber optics. They're super sharp so they push through easily, much faster than drilling and eliminates any tear out. Also a lot cheaper 👍 maybe check them out if you continue to do these installs
I started this project. Turns out the sunroof in my Sierra isn't factory and they had cut the old headliner around the sunroof and now I can either buy a $500 oem healdiner and make it work or try to rewrap the old one like it was... Oh joy!
Does the drill bit tear through the headliner fabric leaving little fuzzy spots everywhere? I use an exacto knife but i replace the blade with a sewing needle. I couldnt imagine having to drill out every hole
@@JWMontoya I think it will be one of those things that dates itself real quick. Definitely looks your guys' install went well. But there will be a ton of these out there that will look like ass.
