KRB

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/dc/865w/0047.jpg

Highliner molded plastic with speakers, console etc.

I can find no aftermarket headliner for a club cab. Was wondering if I could start with this and then create something to fill the club space with.

But if this thing is junk to begin with I wouldn't bother.

Thanks,

Nughuffer

First I've seen of this. Try it out. I'm sure you would benefit from replacing the speakers with something higher quality.
If it were me I'd prob use the outer 2 speakers as rears in conjunction with the existing 6x9's in the door and use the inner 2 for the CB.

thrashingcows

I look at that and wonder how the heck your going to keep it up above your head? The OEM headliner is held in by a couple clips, and the plastic trim mouldings.

Angry Johnny

It says the speakers can handle 10 watts of power...
That isn't even going to cover the wind noise let alone the engine noise in the cab.

I recovered my CC headliner with a felt material. As for the radio, well, lets just say I'd rather listen to the engine then most of the crap that plays over the airwaves around here.

thrashingcows

I never listen to the radio...just the music of my truck is all I need. My radio doesn't work...I only keep it there for the time.

Angry Johnny

My radio works, I use it for traffic reports (traffic can really suck around here on the roads I have to drive) especially on the way home. But yeah, the engine is music to my ears and my inner thoughts? Well, that might scare some people so I keep them to myself.

KRB

Ha ha, I wondered the same thing myself!

I need to figure out something. My original is gone, the backerboard is trash otherwise I'd recover it. I've been driving around for a while now with bare metal, which aesthetically doesn't bother me but I figure a headliner will help with temperatures and noise - at least a little.

j_martin

My headliner is hanging. Looks like all the adhesive let go, so I need to do something.

I' m thinking making the backboard out of FiberLite FRP wall panel. It's available at building supply places. It's pretty pricey, but looks like just the kind of material needed for this.

The local fabric store has headliner cloth and adhesive in stock.

I also want an overhead console, for switches, train horn lanyard switch, and a CB radio. I have a wooden overhead console from my '90 Dodge conversion van that I can use for a pattern to make what I need.

'Nuther question I have is what's needed to get the headliner out in an extended cab? Windshield and metal around it needs work anyway, so maybe that's the best access.

KRB

That's where I screwed up. I tried taking my CC headliner out the door. Maybe with the seat out it would go but while trying, it folded. I thought I could save it by over-laying something on the crease so in the mean time I suspended it from the garage ceiling with twine. Apparently the cat thought that an ideal berth and finished it off for me.

That stuff looks like the material they use for certified kitchen walls etc. If its the stuff I'm thinking of it is thin and has no structural integrity. Meaning I think it would sag, unless you have some ideas up your sleeve.

maybe368

Why not use a piece of masonite from home depot? It is fairly light, but stout also. I used it to make a package tray for my 62 fairlane...Mark

j_martin

Quite a bit less expensive too. probably the material of choice. I keyed off on the FRP because of the fiberglass reinforcement.

What exactly is the original backer board made from?

mknittle

Yes Masonite works well. It also is quite common for pros to use on door panels.

maybe368

It seems to be something similar to the masonite that was molded in a press or something, but I don't really know what it is. IIRC, you can get the masonite in various thicknesses and should be fairly easy to shape. I would try spraying it with water, shape it and let it dry. You'd probably have to experiment a bit...Mark

Angry Johnny

I reclined the seat backs and got the headliner of my CC out the passenger door no problem. I had to turn it but it came right out.

bannerd

Cardboard or plastic board from joanne fabrics, some vyinl sheets and glue, cost you about $20

Four screws and some nice stainless steel washers right into the roof.