How To Attach Roof Trnasit Headliner

Brush the contact cement on the underside of the headliner fabric and on the exposed headliner board.

How to attach roof trnasit headliner. Push the pins through the fabric to the foam backing board. Filmed 12 08 2016 note to mobile users. It creates a tight seal and will help prevent bubbles wrinkles or folds in the material. The a c ductwork was surprisingly sloppy the duct going across the top of the rear doors was misaligned to the other duct flanges see pic.

Remove the protective paper cover from the new foam gasket to expose the adhesive film. You will not be able to see all the notes i added to the video. Removing the headliner in my 2016 ford transit xlt 15 passage van. You can arrange the pins in a pattern to make the headliner looking visually pleasing.

With the adhesive facing the headliner substrate place the gasket along the contact area around the vent and press firmly for 15 seconds to make sure the adhesion between the gasket and the headliner is secure. To glue a headliner into place you will want to use a special type of adhesive designed for such application. Install hardware a in the holes provided on the bottom of the panel first working your way up the panel to the top. The method is quite effective and you can push back the headliner to its place even if half of it is coming off.

The adhesive will usually be clearly labeled as one that can be used on automotive interior applications. If you don t have contact cement use 3m spray to glue your headliner fabric to the board. You can find the proper adhesive made by several different popular brands available at almost any automotive parts store. Use sequin pins or anything that serves your purpose.

Install item 2 front driver side panel. The best adhesive to use for a headliner is contact cement.