So here is my update on adding a headliner. First I read as much as I could find in this forum and others about different products. I considered many different products which I think are probably pretty good, however most were very expensive and not worth what I wanted to spend on a beat around jeep. If it was a luxury vehicle than I may have purchased an aftermarket headliner. So here is the situation. I have a hard top on for most of 7 months here in colder Wisconsin. I wanted some sound deadening as well as insulation as well as an improvement in looks. I realize that it is a jeep and inherently noisy etc. but what I did I believe made an improvement in all areas. As previously posted I removed all seats and carpeting and put Noico sound deadening material in whole tub area. I also added weather stripping to some pretty big air gaps along where the hardtop sits along the windshield. So now on to the headliner.
1. first I made card board templates of both the front and rear hardtop. I noticed that it slightly tapers towards the back and tried to account for this. Cutting the curves around the sound bar was a little challenge.
2. I used 1/2 pink insulation and layed the cardboard template out on it and traced out the pattern. I than held the pink insulation up to the roof and made some additional cuts because the thickness and curve of the roof and rear dome light.
3. I used two different glues to adhere the indoor/outdoor carpet to the pink insulation. First I used 3m spray glue on the first panel but used it all up so for the second panel I used foam board glue in a caulk tube. Both have there advantages and disadvantages. Both were really easy to work with. I should say I pre-cut the headliner material as close to what I needed. I also wanted to use one piece to cover the front and back all in one piece without a seam (meaning I wrapped the whole piece of pink insulation in headliner material). I wanted to do this so that I only had to apply velcro hooks to the top of the hardtop and none to the back of the headliner as most others do. make sure to use foam board glue not construction adhesive as the solvents may dissolve the pink insulation. Also you can use any thickness of insulation as it is really light. I felt 1/2 was the perfect strength and rigid yet flexible to make the slight curve of the hard top at the sides.
4. I cut some slits in the carpet to make it curve for the sound bar and to do neat corners. I also used 3/8 staples to help hold the headliner tight as I stretched it as I glued it so I would not get any wrinkles. I will have to see which will hold up the longest: 3m spray headliner glue or the foam board glue. Both seemed permanent.
5. I adhered several pieces of the Noico sound deadening material to the spaces in between the hard top roof. It took up some of the roof vibrations as well as took up some space if I needed to be more level with the ribs. I then used self-adhering velcro "hook" to the ribs.
6. I took the finished panels and lifted them in place and pushed them to the hard top and rubbed my hand along where I knew the ribs/velcro was. The carpet stuck instantly to the velcro. If I ever want to remove the headliner all I have to do is to grab the edge and pull the panels away from the velcro. It is all very simple and secure. And yes I did save money, but is was not about the money. It was getting sound deadening along with insulation as well as a nice matching headliner. So here are the pictures:
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