[T3] Headliner install guy

[Mike Fisher]

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Bryon Garvin <spinningrooves at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, there's the stomach ache I was hoping to avoid today.
>
> I simply don't trust myself to do this right.  I had that feeling
> going into it and now with you, Jim, saying you had a tough
> time.....well, that doesn't bode well for how it might turn out if I
> tried it.
>
> I do have all new and correct rubber for the windows, I believe.  I
> did enough research and got the right front window seal with the right
> lip like Keith mentioned.
>
> I have a glass guy that can do the glass.  If I got someone to do the
> headliner, does the glass guy have to be right there to finish that
> job or can you install a headliner and then the next day the glass guy
> comes and does his part?
>
>  - Bryon
>
> On 10/13/11, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>> On 13 Oct 2011 at 0:00, Robert Rogers wrote:
>>
>>> Re-installing glass can be a little
>>> tricky and may require a knowledgeable installer.
>>
>> This is especially true of the windshields in '71 and later cars.
>> This can be a big enough headache that it ends up making the whole
>> process unbearable.
>>
>> I would suggest you try to think of a way to patch the tear you have
>> now. I've never done it, but there might be a way to do it somewhat
>> neatly, like using the tape that carpet layers use.
>>
>> If the tear is not near the windshield, how about removing the glass
>> near the tear, and using carpet tape on the top side of the
>> headliner. That might seem like a pain, but you probably don't
>> realize how much pain a new headliner can be.
>>
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>> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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