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Old 07-17-2014, 07:56 AM   #1
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Gap for the headliner retainer

Can someone please measure the gap where you put the rubber retainer to hold/finish the headliner ?

Mine is between 3mm (1/8) and 11mm (7/16), so I would like to know what it should be ...

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Old 07-17-2014, 04:56 PM   #2
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Re: Gap for the headliner retainer

Sounds about right if you are talking about between the lip for the rubber and cab roof. The are not on a parallel arc. I know I am installing fabric on a backer and tried a 1/4 board and it would not slide into some of the area. 1/8" will work, I am using door edge molding to trim it out after the fabric is in.
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Old 07-18-2014, 03:15 AM   #3
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Re: Gap for the headliner retainer

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Sounds about right if you are talking about between the lip for the rubber and cab roof. The are not on a parallel arc. I know I am installing fabric on a backer and tried a 1/4 board and it would not slide into some of the area. 1/8" will work, I am using door edge molding to trim it out after the fabric is in.
I'm indeed talking about that lip ... I'm still strugling a bit with translating all the terms ...

I thought it had to be parallel ... Thx for the feedback !
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Old 07-18-2014, 12:25 PM   #4
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Re: Gap for the headliner retainer

Back home, here are mine. Corner is about 3/16" , sides 1/4" front and back center about 3/8".
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Old 07-18-2014, 02:37 PM   #5
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Re: Gap for the headliner retainer

parallel not required the rubber hides all the imperfections.
i had similar gaps as orrieg's roof, by the time i glued 1/8'' foam and material on the roof i could not get the rubber in.
with the stock headliner you can use soapy water to lube the roof, headliner and lip
not so with ultrasuede, i destroyed a new rubber trying to get it in
i ended up using the above mentioned door edge trim



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Old 07-22-2014, 09:29 AM   #6
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Re: Gap for the headliner retainer

Many thanks OrrieG and _Ogre for the feedback !
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