How To Attach Roof Trnasit Headliner

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.

How to attach roof trnasit headliner.

The method is quite effective and you can push back the headliner to its place even if half of it is coming off. Align notch and edge of panel with the feature on the vehicle driver side front then align opposite side of panel edge with the contour features. Install hardware a in the holes provided on the bottom of the panel first working your way up the panel to the top. Remove the protective paper cover from the new foam gasket to expose the adhesive film.

Filmed 12 08 2016 note to mobile users. You can find the proper adhesive made by several different popular brands available at almost any automotive parts store. The adhesive will usually be clearly labeled as one that can be used on automotive interior applications. 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.

The best adhesive to use for a headliner is contact cement. Removing the headliner in my 2016 ford transit xlt 15 passage van. To glue a headliner into place you will want to use a special type of adhesive designed for such application. You can arrange the pins in a pattern to make the headliner looking visually pleasing.

You will not be able to see all the notes i added to the video. Brush the contact cement on the underside of the headliner fabric and on the exposed headliner board. It creates a tight seal and will help prevent bubbles wrinkles or folds in the material. Push the pins through the fabric to the foam backing board.

There are some funky clip brackets that hold the front edge of the headliner that were kind of hard to disengage they interface to these orange snap pins in the roof tried to take a pic of those. Use sequin pins or anything that serves your purpose.