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Car Forum / Saab Cars / February 2007Orca's Headlining Re-furbishment
Hi all - I've got the headlining out of my 1989 C900 Turbo, the C-pillar cover out, the speaker covers and the rear parcel shelf out ... All for re-covering. This project has been coming up for some time and finally come to a head. I had a good look at Alistair Dore's re-furbishment at the weekend and felt pretty confident going ahead with mine. Today, I recovered the parcel shelf, fixed the toolkit to the underside (rather than in the sub-floor because I have a boot lining which is a pain to get in and out) and re-covered the speaker covers in black vinyl. I had intended to cover the C-pillars and the headliner also with black vinyl, but after today's experience covering just the easy bits I'm afraid I'm going to have to chicken out and get some proper headlining material. I still hope to get black (coz I think it will look rude/pimp/wicked ... Delete as appropriate), but at least I know there is NO WAY I can get vinyl to stretch and fit onto our headliners :( I still think it will look okay, because the parcel shelf, speaker covers and door card insets are all in black vinyl now. The headliner and associated pillar covers will be okay in another material. I re-iterate ... THERE IS NO WAY TO GET BLACK VINYL TO WORK AS A HEADLINER MATERIAL :( So ... Those attending our next West Yorkshire mini-meet ... Let me know if you want some black vinyl to re-cover parts of your car, or whatever other kink you may have for black vinyl :) Shame ... Pictures to follow ... Paul Vart tog vägen vägen? SAAB : Nothing on earth comes close > Hi all - I've got the headlining out of my 1989 C900 Turbo, the C-pillar > cover out, the speaker covers and the rear parcel shelf out ... All for [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Shame ... Pictures to follow ... <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_LDC/DSCF4208> <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_LDC/DSCF4209> <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_LDC/DSCF4213> <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_LDC/DSCF4215> ... Speaker covers in all their glory tomorrow :) Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ >> Hi all - I've got the headlining out of my 1989 C900 Turbo, the C-pillar >> cover out, the speaker covers and the rear parcel shelf out ... All for [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > ... Speaker covers in all their glory tomorrow :) I won't bore you with more detail, because you can see the full album here: <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_LBT> ... But here's the finished job: <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_LBT/DSCF4263> <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_LBT/DSCF4264> <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_LBT/DSCF4266> Pimpalicious :) Just the headliner to do now, LOL. Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ >>> Hi all - I've got the headlining out of my 1989 C900 Turbo, the C-pillar >>> cover out, the speaker covers and the rear parcel shelf out ... All for [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > 1989 900 Turbo S > http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ Hey Paul, I like that look! Good job, look forward to seeing some headliner photos. Al >>>> Hi all - I've got the headlining out of my 1989 C900 Turbo, the C-pillar >>>> cover out, the speaker covers and the rear parcel shelf out ... All for [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > Hey Paul, > I like that look! Good job, look forward to seeing some headliner photos. I left the speaker grilles unstuck, with the intention of re-spraying them, but I think I'll just glue them in and colour over with a thick marker pen. That should do the trick. Looking at it, I'm quite glad I'm not going to use vinyl for the c-pillars and the roof. I need to contrast, somehow. The headliner is coming on ... Slow and steady. I hope to have it completed, sunroof and all, for the next West Yorkshire get-together. You know I decided to take the complicated route and NOT go with normal headliner material :) Today, I got the foam onto the headliner, picked it up and ... It snapped!!! Aaargh! So, strengthened again, I'm now on the hunt for a good material, given that vinyl simply will not work. I'm stuck on having it black and I've been looking at potential fabrics. Erm ... What about crushed velvet? I know it sounds extreme, but think about it. It's black (which is what I want), it's textured so will cover small sticking/tucking faux pas and contrast with the parcel shelf/speaker covers, it's unlikely to show when it gets dirty and it'll be quite in keeping with the direction I've taken the rest of the interior. I need to look at some fabric and test for stretchiness ... Which do you think would be best? Leeds or Dewsbury Market? I know Dewsbury used to be really good, but I've not been for some years now. Speaking of unique, how's this for a headliner job :o <http://www.uksaabs.co.uk/download.php?id=6034> <http://www.uksaabs.co.uk/download.php?id=6035> <http://www.uksaabs.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=14347> Today, when it snapped, I thought, "oh, fsck it! Paper mache, a can of black spray paint and a stack of old SAAB owners manuals would be good enough" :) Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/
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