hey i want to make my headliner for my tC black, where can i go around here for this? i live in southern RI, btw.. i dont care if i use a different material, change the color of my OEM headliner, or anything, but help please!

 

anyone...?

 

Jo Anns Fabric, black suede.......then hit Home Depot for the good glue....take the head liner out.......whip it down, spray it and the material for a strong bond....flatten out, cut access holes where need...reinstall TADA your done....pretty simple to do too

 

or you can just dye it with duplicolor vinyl & fabric spray paint.... you can find it at autozone/pepboys. i needed about 6 cans for an xB headliner but it came out really nice

 

i wanted to do the spray but i heard it rubs right off if u touch it... and heard it fades in less than a month anyway

 

well i did mine two months ago and it didnt fade, and it doesnt rub off. maybe it depends on how many coats you do? i did three coats... it's nice and black now. and i've touched the roof, i've rubbed against it when i'm working in the car - and nothing has changed since the first day i dyed it

 

hmmm... maybe ill try it out. would i have to take out my headliner to do it? or just cover up the windows and everything make sure it doesnt get on them? taking out headliner would be my biggest issue, whether i did fabric or spray paint (if i had to)... how did you do it?

 

well i have an xB... but all i had to do was take out the handles/visors/dome light etc... then pull down the rubber that goes alongside the doors when they're open, and you should be able to pull out the headliner. now of course that's for an xB so research b4 u do the tC but yeah - it was sooooooooooo easy for the xB to do and then i just painted my pillars black at the same time

 

hmmm... yeah ill see. i wouldnt want to really mess up anything just spraying with it in, so maybe id find someone that knows what theyre doing and have them take out the headliner with me. i have the front&rear side airbags and i could never tear out the headliner anyway. so ill find someone to help me out. well see.

 

yeah that's a good idea if you're not 100% of what you're doing... as for me - i'm all about cheap costs and i like doing things myself... LOL but good luck either way

 

ill be the first to admit i dont have a clue what im doing no matter what the mod is. so ill wait to find someone lol.

 

sorry no offense Sam or anyone else that has"dyed" the headliner....if you want a really nice look just rewrap it imo it looks better...removing stuff is easy...just becareful is all. If you have questions use the search here and chances are you will find it...This site is FULL and I mean FULL of useful info regarding DIY'ers.......but yeah either way, paint or wrapping...ya really need to pull it out to make it easier LOL best of luck to ya...if ya need help just hit us up....right Sam LOL

 

alright thanks! when i get around to doing it some time, ill see who i can get some help from around here! thanks guys.

 

yes you're right frank haha my services are available if need be. i'm all for the spray paint dye tho LOL tried and true

 

Do not try it while it's in the car.. baaaaaaad idea. The thread following the events if you were to do this would consist of..


"How to remove overspray from touchscreen nav device?"

"HELP PLEASE OVER SPRAY EVERYWHERE!!!"

"Wow, I wish I would have listened to that tmrepp kid..."

"Help, mineral spirits to remove overspray melting holes in dash, bondo?"

Haha, all jokes aside.. don't be lazy. Go slow, don't pull anything or push it to it's limits. Plastic is not very hard in our cars, but at the same time it will CREASE and turn white-ish before it breaks on you (most likely). Good luck to you, whenever you get around to it.

 

and from what I searched last night the headliner is a PIA to remove from a tC