How to Install a Car Headliner - Part 2 (Bow-Type) 1970 Chevelle

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This video will show you how to stretch the headline from front to back and side to side. It also shows how to trim off the excess headliner and add the plastic molding to hold the headliner in place, install the dome light, coat hanger, seat belts, sun visors and rear view mirror.
Next step is installing new material on the old cardboard sail fins or rear back side panels, installing the roof rails, and rubber seal around the side windows.
The key thing with the installation is to fasten the headliner to the metal brackets that fasten it to the ceiling of the car, then go to the front, to the back, and the sides several times and keep on tightening it to remove the wrinkles. Be patient because when you tighten one area, another area develops a wrinkle so you have to continue to stretch the headliner.
Sorry this is a long video but I wanted to cover everything so that you would have the confidence to do it yourself. I did it in my driveway but it did take me several days. I also did not remove the front and rear windshields.

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@rickerwill2 2 года назад

Just a little tip from someone who has done a few. After pulling down the visors, dome light and rear view mirror, re-insert the mounting screws. The headliner fabric will still stretch over them, and it is a lot easier to feel screws under the material than to find the holes for the screws. Then just slit a little over the head, and the components will easily line up and mount. Save that "exploratory surgery!"

@Michaelgosnell 7 лет назад

I just did my first headliner in a 70 Nova, and the only reason it turned out well is because of this video! Thanks!

@davidlis6709 7 лет назад

You made my day. And to think I was not going to make this video.

@doublediamondgarage3031 7 лет назад

my headliner guy cancelled at the last minute. I tackled the job myself with the help of your videos and I can't say thank you enough for taking the time to make this video. my headliner turned out great. THANK YOU!!!

@davidlis6709 7 лет назад

It took me a long time to make this video but it was worth it because it helped people like you. Now you have bragging rights and the self satisfaction that you did it yourself.

@terrilperrine255 6 лет назад

Finally someone understands the details we first timers need. Just watched parts 1 and 2 and headed to garage to start my 69 Chevelle headliner.

@davidlis6709 6 лет назад

Some people complain because they are to long but I try to make them as short as possible but include everything I think is important so everyone can do the job. Plus get bragging rights.

@jerrycoon4504 7 лет назад

Nice job! Flawless result. I have to do one in my 70 chevelle too. It's always good to be able to watch the job before you tackle it yourself.

@Grokvids 7 лет назад

I feel a whole lot more confident after watching this now. Thanks for taking the time to make these two videos.

@DrShankenstein 5 лет назад

Well done, sir! Looks GREAT!

@davidlis6709 5 лет назад

You can do this. Take your time, measure 3 times and cut once.

@yz250edub 5 лет назад

Very detailed video. Plenty of videos about installation but this is great to see disassembly! The notes about marking items to be reinstalled is great advice. Thanks!

@davidlis6709 5 лет назад

Mark everything in case you can not finish it in a few days. also, take some pictures before you start.

@hansvige4590 5 лет назад

WOW!!! What a great job!!! Thank you for sharing, I will be trying to install mine after watching your excellent video!!!

@davidlis6709 5 лет назад

Take your time because it take a lot of time. I have looked at many of headliner at these car shows and mine came out just as good as the people that paid to have it done.

@Supanova70 2 года назад

What a job Fantastic thank You

@davidlis6709 2 года назад

Thanks I hope it helps you do yours

@78fenderPbass 7 лет назад

Great explanation! Not scared of trying it on my 71 Chevelle.

@davidlis6709 7 лет назад

Take you time and just follow the video and you will have bragging rights.

@douglasmalsbury3190 4 года назад

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! I’m going to do mine now :)

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

It is scary until you start, as you go along it get easier. When you are done, you say, why did I doubt myself?

@chevelle-pi1bn 4 года назад

Great video , thanks for taking the time to make these . 👍

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

I am a universe person. What goes around, comes around. If you help someone get what they want...someone, somewhere, somehow will help you get what you want.

@Nihilist_Scum 3 года назад

This was a very good instructional video I'm glad people take the time to make these videos, got a 70' impala I need to do the same thing to. Thanks 👍

@davidlis6709 3 года назад

Thanks Take your time, measure 3 times and cut once.

@benodell9675 7 лет назад

Nice job on car and a big help for a Father and son build Ben

@davidlis6709 7 лет назад

It is easier with 2 people. It is not as bad as the professionals tell you, take your time and go for it.

@briankelca1231 7 лет назад

Thanks for the two videos on the headliner. I actually used them to flawlessly put in shoulder belts and visors on a 69 GTO that already had a new headliner, but the previous goofball forgot to put these items in. Again, Thank you

@davidlis6709 7 лет назад

They probably didn't want to install them.

@michaelhardy5567 6 лет назад

thanks for the heads up ,nice video's , now i can do my 69 Camaro . with no second thoughts

@davidlis6709 6 лет назад

Just take your time and remember to measure twice and cut once.

@ShinyRedGrapple 4 года назад

I'm in the middle of doing my 70 Monte Carlo now, and I could not have fathomed taking this project on prior to this video. So far so good, I hope it looks somewhat as close to your perfect headliner when I'm done!

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

Take your time, measure 3 times and cut once. The hardest thing is getting started. I had a 70 Monte Carlo when I was in college. I loved that car. To bad, I sold it. It was the same color scheme as my Chevelle.

@MrGrandprix 2 года назад

Thanks for the video

@davidlis6709 2 года назад

You are welcome, I hoped it gave you confidence to do your project.

@72Z15SS 7 лет назад

Nice work!

@davidlis6709 7 лет назад

Thank you, It just takes a long time to get it right but when you do, it will be there for a long time.

@rhondawoods5804 4 года назад

THANK YOU for the videos David! I just put a new headliner in my 70 Chevelle, and your videos were a great guide. I'm amazed you were able to put the headliner in with the glass installed. Still struggling with the sail panels - my 'relief cuts' are giving me no relief.

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

Be careful with the relief cuts, go slow. If you are having troubles with the sail panels. Stop working and come back another day. I guessed you saved a lot of money, plus you have bragging rights.

@LetsTalkShop 5 лет назад

Great work.

@davidlis6709 5 лет назад

Thanks

@billwilliams8783 3 года назад

I just paid a guy almost 500 bucks he had my car (1971 Le mans)for a solid month..just for sail panels,package tray and headliner,still has wrinkles in headliner he says will come out with some sitting in the sun,I’m convinced in that amount of time I could’ve done a better job and saved some money,your video was awesome and I watched part 1 before I sent it off...dumb me🤷🏻‍♂️live and learn

@davidlis6709 3 года назад

Monday morning quarter backing. You were afraid, so was I the first time I did it. Remember for future projects, it they can do it, so can you. If you totally screwed it up, then you can bring it to someone. At least you tired.

@williambirnbaum1501 5 лет назад

Saw a previous Aussie install, where the guy screwed back in the screws, to later feel the heads of the fasteners, in order to trim the headliner for the holes...simple. Good idea...

@davidlis6709 5 лет назад

Everyone has a different way of doing things.

@traderz4788 3 года назад

turned out nice

@davidlis6709 3 года назад

Thanks, I go to a lot of car shows and it looks as good if not better than the ones I see. Just take your time. The hardest part is the back corners.

@kevinwilson8783 4 года назад

Great job thanks so much

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

You are welcome, now you can do one yourself

@williambirnbaum1501 5 лет назад

Been watching vids on installs...Find it hard to believe that the GM factory back in the day, did it this way...there must be a faster way...otherwise how many cars got off the assembly line each day??? ANY GM OLD TIMERS>>OUT THERE THAT CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION ???

@dedricbullock5567 7 лет назад

Thank you

@davidlis6709 7 лет назад

You can do it, just take your time.

@michaelcollins1899 5 лет назад

Thanks for the vid. Its the best on RU-vid. There are others and they are pros but yours is better because they edit out so much and u show pretty much whole thing...even the mistakes which is great. I just got mine in and it went well. Have done ear muffs yet but headliner looks like yours did b4 you finished so that gives me hope. Mine pretty flat but do have some pretty noticeable wrinkles back at the sail panel turn downs on both sides. My hope is ear muffs will pull and tighten and hide those a bit then i can steam or hair dryer the rest to minimize them more, possibly even get rid of them. I hope anyway, but without this video, id have taken to the shop and pd 400$

@davidlis6709 5 лет назад

The sail panel area is the hardest. I go to a lot of car shows and 95% of the cars have little wrinkles. That includes the cars professionally done. The hardest thing it getting started.

@michaelcollins1899 5 лет назад

@@davidlis6709 interesting. I will start paying attn at shows from now on. Thanks.

@davidlis6709 5 лет назад

My car has some kind of isolation material covered in black tar so it was hard to get the contact cement to stick. It did after a few applications but not that good. So it has a few wrinkles back there but it seem that no one looks. Why - my guess is that how many people do it themselves. The sail panel covers 95% of it. When I go to these car shows I look at all the little things. Like the window wipers - It seems like on my car and a lot of 70 Chevelles that the hood rubs on the top on the window wiper arm where it connects to the splined post that drives the wiper. There is not enough clearance. If I raise the hood, then it does not match the fender. I believe the factory did not design it for enough clearance. What do you want for 1970. So now you have 2 things to look for.

@michaelcollins1899 5 лет назад

@@davidlis6709 yeah my 72 also has black paper tar stuff. I ripped it all out and put all new hush matt to upgrade heat and sound. Also, my 72 rubbed the wiper lol in the past, its not back on car but my plan was to see if i can adjust it out.

@berrendo44 7 лет назад

Hi david these are the best videos i have seen so far and I have seen about 10 of them. Now with your video I feel like i can do the headliner for my 41 plymouth. Thanks again for the details where do you buy your material for the headliner?

@davidlis6709 7 лет назад

Yes you can. National Parts Depot Original Parts Group

@Mr572u 5 лет назад

I really wanted to see you install the A pillar moulding. Oh well...

@artbutler6785 Год назад

Very professional job! What is the brand/type caulking did you use?

@PolecatCreekGarage 6 лет назад

nice. Its a bit different than my 1970 elcamino but im going to try it.

@davidlis6709 6 лет назад

Take your time and remember to measure 3 times and cut once. What is the worst thing that could happy? Plus you will have bragging rights.

@PolecatCreekGarage 6 лет назад

its an old headlier. I cant afford a new one lol. Im also stripping the bondo because someone before me coated the whole car in 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick bondo. The car barely has dents or rust. Im not even joking the whole car is coated.They kind of tried to align the doors with bondo or something.... Il upload some pics to my channel later.

@davidlis6709 6 лет назад

I was lucky because it just had surface rust on the hood, and trunk. The car sat in a storage container for 22 years before I got it so it had no rust on the bottom and no one tried to do anything with it. I did not take the body off the frame because it still had all the original undercoating. It did not run because the motor spun 2 bearings and leaked oil from the motor, transmission, and rear end. It turned out to be a 4 year project but I did not work on it all the time. So now I just drive it. It also has A/C from the factory.

@PolecatCreekGarage 6 лет назад

the bondo is all gone and i found that the car is mostly fine except for i need a new right quarter. It was wrecked on that quarter at one point. I usually daily drive my elcamino because of the 5.3ls that we added. There is also a video i did of the elcamino less than a year ago in the "Misc" playlist if you want to see it. Il upload an update video sometime soon.

@davidlis6709 6 лет назад

Yes, upload the link. You can buy new body parts at: National Parts Depot or Original Parts Group

@PolecatCreekGarage 4 года назад

Im about to walk outside right now and start this job on my 1970 elcamino. Hopefully, it will turn out as well as yours

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

Yes it will. Stop doubting yourself. If I can do so can you. Take your time, measure 3 time cut once. If things are not working out, stop and do it again another day. And look at this video for sections you are having a hard time with. Tell me your results after you are done.

@PolecatCreekGarage 4 года назад

David Lis did my elcamino in about 4-5 hours. It looks almost perfect only 1 small wrinkle in the rear corner and that’s it. Looks professional I think.

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

@@PolecatCreekGarage Looks professional because it is. Who is going to tell? Now that my has been installed 3 years and it sits in the sun under a car cover (California), I noticed in the rear corner that the glue came undone and it has a little wrinkle. Not touching it. Next time you go to these classic car shows, look in the rear corners and you will see everyone has a hard time because of the way it was designed. Not good fastening methods. Then you look at yours and you will say it was professionally done. Outstanding job. And you were doubting yourself.

@PolecatCreekGarage 4 года назад

@@davidlis6709 I didnt want to take it to a shop, the only thing i didnt do on my truck was the exhaust. My truck is parked in a garage every night but it is daily driven so hopefully the glue wont come off.

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

@@PolecatCreekGarage Most likely, it will not

@michellewilkinson6741 4 года назад

Is there an insulation under the headliner for noise? Your Video is great!

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

Thanks There was insulation glued to the ceiling. I left it in place. There is room to add a little more.

@danielwatkins286 Год назад

I did my first headliner in a 68 roadrunner, my 69 GTX is in line next...

@davidlis6709 Год назад

You are a pro. It just takes time. Like I say, measure 3 times and cut once.

@brianwalker6794 2 года назад

It's probably obvious somewhere in the video and I missed it but, what kind of sealant was used for the upper window seals?

@davidlis6709 2 года назад

Material to metal was contract cement from Home Depot. The black rubber was windshield black glue from auto parts store.

@HILLBILLY231 4 года назад

What is the brand and product code for the adhesive you used. It seems to stay tacky for a good period of time to allow adjustment. I’d like to get the same adhesive.

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

I threw it out because it got hard over the years. Home Depot. In video 27:10

@4skully 10 месяцев назад

Hi David what was the brand of caulk you were using for the rubber?

@davidlis6709 10 месяцев назад

To glue the headliner, I used contact cement from Home Depot.

@davidlis6709 10 месяцев назад

At 37 minutes. That is window sealer from O Reilys Auto Parts but they all the auto parts stores have it.

@jeffdahl9780 6 лет назад

what is the black stuff behind the new sail panels how thick is it what is it made of thanks

@davidlis6709 6 лет назад

This panel is made of black tar paper about 1/2 inch thick. It is not sticky. It is some kind of filler material. The issue is trying to get the material to stick to the black tar material. It sticks but not good enough to stretch the material and get a good hold. After the hot summer, I noticed the headliner material has some slack in it. I talked to this upholstery shop that does headliners and he never heard of that before. He said that the ones he has seen have a clip that snaps to the sail panels. I know that I am the first one to change the headliner in this car. On day I will take the sail panels off and re due it with different glue. I go to a lot of car shows and look at all the 69 and 70 Chevelles, and I notice that they 90% of them have lose material around the sail panels. And I know that these people paid to have it done.

@CarlosLopez-ot6wk 6 лет назад

David Lis where did you buy your headliner and back speaker panel

@davidlis6709 6 лет назад

National Parts Depot or Original Parts Group

@CarlosLopez-ot6wk 6 лет назад

David Lis thank you 👍🏼

@dave5799 3 года назад

Hey, I can't get the rubber molding to stay up on the passenger side rear window... in the corner. My buddies dad did the roof headliner before I bought it from him. He could never get the headliner rubber molding to stay neither.... tips?

@davidlis6709 3 года назад

Join the club. I go to a lot of car shows and I look at the back corner headliners. Most of them sag. Suggestion, try some Gorilla glue. I have no idea how GM did it but in those days no one complained. Heat is your worst enemy. Let me know. I keep my car under a car cover so it is not that bad.

@dave5799 3 года назад

@@davidlis6709 hmmm.. I was considering double sided tape. I'll give it a shot. Great video!

@davidlis6709 3 года назад

@@dave5799 Until it get hot outside

@DALEWHITM 2 года назад

Hey David Do you want to make another video? I have 1970 Monte Carlo needing a headliner.

@davidlis6709 2 года назад

You can do it. Watch the video, step by step

@johnyoung9739 4 года назад

How many hours do you have in this project ?

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

I thing it took me 3 part time days to do it. But remember, I was filming this so it takes a long time to get the camera in the right right position and then do the work. Editing is another whole thing. 40 + hours each video.

@332ARA 4 года назад

@@davidlis6709 What would estimate it would take , working time continuous?

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

@@332ARA At least all day because you have to wait for some of the glue to dry.

@LetsTalkShop 5 лет назад

About relief cuts - so no science behind where to snip? It seemed like you just snipped away in the general area. Are we just evaluating where the wrinkles are and snipping in that area of the corners?

@davidlis6709 5 лет назад

Be careful. Cut a little and stretch it to see if that works. The back corners are the hardest. If yo go to car shows, you will see that everyone has problems in that area.

@LetsTalkShop 5 лет назад

Thanks. I’ve got it going on. My Mazda project headliner is remarkably similar (bow type) to Chavelle. Your video showing your techniques is super helpful.

@davidlis6709 4 года назад

@@LetsTalkShop Happy it helped. It is a slow process, just take your time.