headlining questions

[gtrboyy]

Only difference can think of as mentioned is mirror section.

As for roofliner the go is to remove all traces of foam completely clean roofliner board then stick fabric to that no foam as that is what disintegrates on factory items...

First roofliner did myself....after that gladly let trimmers do the job for every vn-s lol

 

[91SS]

You can put headlining from VR. Just compare handles you may have to cut out extra handle position and you may need to cut out mirror position but easy done.

 

[VPRob]

Thanks again everyone for your responses. I've had a closer look around the mirror mount and can't see that as a problem other than working out where to make the hole(s) for mounting the rear view mirror. I'm assuming the handles will be in exactly the same spots. It's a VS headlining I've picked up, not a VR.
Any info on the clips that help to hold it up to the roof?

 

[91SS]

Tried for clips at GM 7 years ago but not available. Didn't use any. They are just a small square velcro thing. Suppose one could make something like that easy enough say with double sided tape and velcro.

 

[theburna57]

We had a local guy do the VS ute for $140. He says the best thing we did was change the door seals for the proper rubbers. It all fits like a glove now and looks really neat.

 

[Fu Manchu]

The VS roof liner might have the outline for the mirror pressed into it.

When I redid the liner in my VP, I added extra insulation to the roof. The roof had a dull thud. Didn’t heat up to fast in summer either.

 

[VPRob]

the VS roof liner does seem to be the same shape around the mirror mount area as the VP although it is not marked in any way so I am confident it will fit correctly. I guess I should measure the handle positions just to be safe but I'm sure they'll match up.
The VS uses velcro in the 5 mounting points across the roof and the velcro is glued to plastic clips that fit into a channel in the roof reinforcements. I can't remember if that's exactly the same on the VP

 

[Fu Manchu]

It’s the same. Same handles, same roof panels. My 93 VP had the Velcro clips.

 

[VPRob]

When I redid the liner in my VP, I added extra insulation to the roof. The roof had a dull thud. Didn’t heat up to fast in summer either.

Thanks Fu.
I've got 3 clips which I hope will hold so I'd like to score a couple more. Otherwise the roof sags behind the light in particular. The VS liner has a couple of sections of pretty thick deadener/insulation. I don't remember that being on the VN headliner I put in about 7 years ago. I guess that's the sort of up-grade that GM made over time. There was also some deadener behind the pillar covers on the VS which are not there on my VP Executive.
What material did you use as extra insulation and did that impact on the clips and velcro holding the liner up in place?

 

[Fu Manchu]

I used carpet underlay, then 10mm foam, then a layer of carpet under lay. Then wadding insulation on top.
Thats been in the last few cars.

In my VP ute, I used closed cell foil insulation, wadding insulation and felt carpet underlay. The roof had a dull thud to it, rather than a hollow tinny sound.