Front plastic clip for headliner

[cjbiv]

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[Tweetdriver63]

Mine has split on the driver’s side, and has recently started falling off on top of my head.

Here’s what I’m going to try.

There’s a 3M adhesive I got a while back for sticking the plastic behind the door panels on my old Lotus to the interior skin of the doors. I can’t recall off the top of my head what the stuff is actually called, but it is strips of black adhesive goo about a foot long and maybe 1/4 inch thick, and it’s pretty strong. That Lotus had carpet on the lower inside of the doors, and this stuff also worked well for that. It has a strong hold, can be squished to the form, and is removable, if with some effort. I’m going to try putting a bead of it along where the headliner clips to the top, then push the plastic headliner clip onto it and see how well that holds. I’ll try to remember to come back and report.

[cjbiv]

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[Tweetdriver63]

The stupid thing fell down on me on a drive home from Nashville a couple of weeks ago, and I couldn't get it to stay up again. I got off the interstate at the first exit where there was civilization and went to Walmart. I bought a small tube of clear trim adhesive for a couple of bucks and put a bead of it across the entire length of the metal piece the headliner's plastic clip clips onto. I put the clip in place and held it there for a couple of minutes, then I hit the road. I didn't put the top down until about an hour later.

That was almost three weeks ago now (19 days), and so far it's holding perfectly.:dance:

[BoxMann]

Originally Posted by Tweetdriver63

The stupid thing fell down on me on a drive home from Nashville a couple of weeks ago, and I couldn't get it to stay up again. I got off the interstate at the first exit where there was civilization and went to Walmart. I bought a small tube of clear trim adhesive for a couple of bucks and put a bead of it across the entire length of the metal piece the headliner's plastic clip clips onto. I put the clip in place and held it there for a couple of minutes, then I hit the road. I didn't put the top down until about an hour later.

That was almost three weeks ago now (19 days), and so far it's holding perfectly.:dance:

I'd like to hear a 1 year follow up on this from Tweet, or anything new from anyone else. My headliner decided to fall down on my head while I was driving up to a HPDE event a few days ago. Right now, I just have it taped up with heavy duty tape as a very temporary fix. The plastic is broken in numerous places.

Besides possibly gluing it back into place, doesn't seem that there's any decent fix. Can someone explain to me how it's supposed to attach. I can't quite figure it out from looking at it. It seems that the plastic clips onto the metal rib that runs along the top of the windshield, but I can't tell for sure.

[cjbiv]

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[BoxMann]

Originally Posted by cjbiv

I don't remember how it attached; I think it just "clips", that is, friction and pressure. (Is that what you are asking?)

Yep, that's what I'm asking. So, if the plastic is broken in numerous places, there's no way of fixing it short of replacing the entire headliner? I might try gluing it, probably worth a shot. Hopefully, Tweet responds so I can see how it worked out for him.