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Re: [Tigers] hardtop headliner extra material?

To: Dave Munroe <dave@munroe.ca>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] hardtop headliner extra material?
From: Jay Laifman <jay.laifman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 10:47:10 -0800
Cc: Tiger's Den <tigers@autox.team.net>
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Dang it!  I wish I knew that 18 years ago when I did mine.  Rick is great.
But where were the instructions in the package!


On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 6:22 AM, Dave Munroe <dave@munroe.ca> wrote:

> Alex:
>
> You aren't geting a lot of feedback, and I just saw your request. The
> headliner material is riveted to a metal strip at the front and then folded
> back to the rear and pulled tight. That metal edge has a sharp edge and
> could easily cut through the liner material in time, so this extra piece
> supplied by SS is to lay over that edge under the headliner to cushion and
> protect it from possible damage from that strip.
>
> I've attached a photo of that area...
>
> Also, the headliner does not cover the "C" pillars....it fold under itself
> just down past the top of the H'top window. Another photo is attached.
>
> Best of luck with your project..
>
> Dave
> B382000450
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Haugland" <ahauglan@gmail.com>
> To: "tiger list" <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 12:38 AM
> Subject: [Tigers] hardtop headliner extra material?
>
>
> > I'm in the process of restoring a hardtop for my Tiger.  The hardtop I
> > have
> > came to me stripped bare, along with some of the needed parts to
> > reassemble
> > it.  I've since tracked down all the missing bits, have had it painted am
> > now
> > putting it back together. I'm at the point where I'm looking at fitting
> > the
> > headliner, which, for the most part, is straightforward.  The only
> > question
> > that's come up for me, however, is that the headliner from Sunbeam
> > Specialties
> > came with an additional length of material which I'm unsure of the
> purpose
> > of.
> > Is it to cover the C pillars? (all the photos I've seen have had the C
> > Pillars
> > bare)  Sun visors?  Something else? I want to make sure that I'm not
> > missing
> > something before fitting the headliner itself.  Thanks!
> >
> > --Alex Haugland
> > Eugene, Oregon
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> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of
> em What a nicely fitted headliner looks like.jpg]
>
> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of
> em Corner HLiner front corner attachment.jpg]
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