Crew Cab Headliners in the making

[1967KaiserM715]

with the two piece it might make it easier to install and can go through the door instead of window. if it was a cheaper option, i would buy one of those just so i dont have to remove a window.

Would make it easier to ship as well, if the one piece headliner does well, maybe consider a two piece as a later option?


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[Captkaos]

May 5th, 2017 Talked to the company and we should have an update on the mold soon.  Fiberglass guy's wife is ill so it was slow for a little while until he found a helper.

I did pick these POC's up for the transition piece.  These are 3D printed, but thinking of having them vacuum formed in plastic instead of stamped with metal.  Opinions from Crew Cab owners?

[Irish_Alley]

um what are these?

[Captkaos]

They are the pieces that go between the headliner trim from the middle pillar to the rear pillar on a crew cab.
This is the metal ones:

[Irish_Alley]

ok, my mind was playing tricks on me. in my mind the scale made them look like the size of a glove box

[Captkaos]

LOL

[big_al273]

what was the original made out of stamped metal? or plastic? i'd like metal personally, no chance of it weathering badly and falling apart or becoming brittle

[Irish_Alley]

im almost certain the OEM is metal. but one issue was the metal wouldnt fade like the plastic trim so after some years they wouldnt match.

[LTZ C20]

Metal is always better.

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[RossVE]

Just wondering if their were any updates on the headliner yet? I'm not quite ready to do my interior just yet, but waiting for news is making me feel like a kid counting down the days until Christmas!

[Big Chip]

Any progress on the headliner?  I am taking my 79 GMC in for some repairs under the windshield and am hoping to replace the headliner while the window is out.  The other option is to recover the one in the truck.  It is the white perforated vinyl and I would like to replicate that if possible.  Does anyone know if there is a source for the headliner material?

[Captkaos]

They are finishing up the mold for the headliner.  Picture is of Oct 17th.  Hope to have them done and pulled by th 30th or sooner.

We have also recieved the follow pic of the crew cab pieces and hope to have the proofs next week.  These are metal like the originals.

As for headliner material.  We sell headliners and can possibly supply you with material, just email me webmaster@73-87chevytrucks.com

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[Big Chip]

It looks like it's really coming along!  I look forward to seeing these for sale in the near future.  Is the headliner blank the same for all the crew cabs with the early models being vinyl covered and later with the foam backed cloth?  Was there a cloth headliner available in the early trucks?

[Captkaos]

Update as of Wednesday November 3rd 2017.  Got the proof for the Crew Headliner trim and fitted it into a buddies Crew Cab project.

Factory on the Left, Replacement on the right.  I am having them fix the tooling for the screw inset to match the factory.  Should have these soon!


Test fitted into the truck: 

[Captkaos]

November 6th, 2017:  Got these pictures of the Headliner Mold.  They are getting the material to start pulling these soon.  Look for them in the catalog soon also.