I can't remember exactly how I got mine out but I do remember I cracked mine
in one place. Headliner dude said it's no problem. After the new material
was installed and I put everything back, you couldn't tell at all where the
crack/crease was, even if I tried to feel for it.
Mine's a ext cab too AND the seats were out!
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Bill Day
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 12:28 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Headliner Repair
Any tips for getting it out of ext cab without breaking it?
Mine's is saggin to beat all hell and looks like crap being I have charcola
interior and seat and the sun visors, "oh shit" bar and cieling are tan.
Sad part is my dads truck was same way...
On Friday September 30 2005 1:10 pm, Walt@Walt-n-Ingrid.Com wrote:
> It's just foam backed fabric glued to a formed cardboard backing.
> Remove a few screws and trim pieces and it'll come right out.
>
> Walt
>
> In article <dhh5fr$d3h$1@bent.twistedbits.net>, jon@dakota-truck.net
writes:
> > "Rick Barnes" <rascal@scrtc.com> wrote:
> > : My only experience was in a Ford Station Wagon that I had once and
> > : bought some 3M stuff that I just sprayed on it and stuck it back
> > up
> > : there. I cut the headliner open on one side and then sprayed the
> > : headliner and the board it stuck to and put it back up.
> >
> > That would be my first inclination as well. As long as the
> > fabric still looks OK, it'll probably be a lot easier and cheaper to
> > get access to the top side of the fabric, spray some adhesive in
> > there and stick it back in place. I have seen carpet/headliner
> > adhesive in spray cans at Autozone; I think its an orange can.
> > Getting access to the top side of the fabric is probably going to be
> > the tricky part; you might need to cut it as Rascal did, or it may
> > be possible to remove some trim on both sides so you don't need to cut
it.
> >
> > If sticking it back up doesn't work, you aren't really out any
> > money; you will have used up some spray adhesive, but you'd need to
> > buy a can anyway to put up a new headliner.
> >
> >
> > --
> > -Jon-
> >
> > .-- Jon Steiger --- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com --.
> >
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> >
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