Soft Top head liner came loose

IMZ4N

Senior member
 Orange County CA
Cleaning the inside of the car today and the head liner was drooping on the drivers side at the shoulder. Looking a bit further and dropping the top half way, found the plastic rib that attaches to the metal to be loose. The plastic rib has a spot for the screw to mount has split and come off the screw head.

Upper right hand side is where the screw and the split hole are.

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Does anyone have a neat way to rebuild the mounting hole? The plastic flange that contains the hole is only 1/16 inch wide.
 
hmmmmm...
w/o seeing in person;

FWIW -
- I'd weld the plastic at the crack.
- Then weld another layer of plastic over it.
- drill a new hole
- Get a longer screw & use a larger flat washer to spread the load to prevent future cracking
 
I hope you meant seeing the car in person. The owner looks like this....HA!!
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Hey Bob, how ya doin?

:rofl:
 
It happened to me twice on the passenger side :headbang: . Both times were covered under warranty and the only fix is to replace the headliner. It's a big PITA -top has to be removed and you know what happens when the knowledgeable "stealer" staff try to accomplish such a task. Be prepared to return to the stealer at least a couple of more times to get the top working properly again. Good luck!
 
Ducks, you're a cruel, cruel man!! :rofl: IMZ4n...you gonna let him get away with that??
Bummer about your top. Looks to be a difficult place to weld work in without removed the fabric. Let us know how it turns out...
 
20ducks said:
I hope you meant seeing the car in person. The owner looks like this....HA!!
IMG_0386v2.jpg



Hey Bob, how ya doin?

:rofl:

Doing well Greg, Thanks for asking. You know darn well he was not asking what I looked like. Just wanted to pretend the need to post that specific pic.

F-N-I

It's amazing what friends can get away with. BTW, with friends like him, I need no enemies. :poke:
 
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