I did it myself and never done it before and it was not that hard. The steel rods are important and not all the same. If you already have one in and replacing is easy after you take it out and see how it was connected. If not look for a youtube video and you will see if you can do it.

 

The shop I use does mine for $200 and comes to my house to install.

I supply the headliner and sail panels

 

It’s not that difficult. A lot of videos on YouTube. Trick is to trim the sleeves the rods go in because they are usually too long and cause it to wrinkle.

I like to install headliners when the car is upside down on a rotisserie.... :grin2:

Don

 

Keep the screws in the holes to find them easily. Get lots of binder clips. Trim the rod sleeves back. Check that the rod holders are not brittle, replace if needed. Let the headliner sit in the sun before you install to help get the wrinkles out.
My first one went in the trash...but the second one came out real nice, I stretched it over a couple of day's before I glued it.

 

I iron them with a steam iron to take out the wrinkles.

Don

 

Don...like this one?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Conair-...DyLPE0cSxFqSxbzkkY09aNlLVN2ai5JlQJSKRtLZtvjTOxHJqeov0aAkefEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

Lay the headliner in the sun to get nice and warm....it will help when you go to tighten it.

 

Insulate the underside of the roof before you put it in. I didn't and can't comfortably drive on a deep summer day.

 

All good advice. You could also put it in the cloths dryer for about 10 minutes on warm, not hot. I sprayed lizard skin on my roof first. I think it helped. Stiffened up the roof too. Going rate around here is around $250.00

 

There are a lot of threads about installing headlines on the site. Just use the small search box in the top center if you want info on doing the install yourself.

Roger

 

Roger I tried that but not much came up. Maybe I am doing it wrong. I am using the Advanced Search under the Tools drop down menu.

 

I'm too old to be on my knees long enough to install one

Last one I had fitted was $250, young bloke done a kickass job also

 

Thanks for all the input guys. I had actually saved my old headliner that I took out of the car about 18 years ago and had left the rods in it. Made it very easy to know where to put the rods into the new headliner, just switched them over. I actually have the headliner installed into the car, have all the windlass cut to size. My biggest issue is getting out all the wrinkles. The headliner I am using is from PUI and has been in a box for about 10 years, so there are fold lines in it. The glass is in the car and it's also in the 40's here right now in Michigan. I am thinking I may just do a loose install on it, no cutting or trimming, and just wait until June where the weather will hopefully be better. I like the idea of a steam iron though, but not sure where to pick one of those up. I also thought of maybe putting a small space heater inside the car, close the doors, and just keep an eye on it. Get the interior to about 85 degrees for 15 minutes then jump in and start stretching. I also have a good heat gun too. What do you guys think?

 

Sounds to me like those shops just don't want to do the job, so they jack up the price...
I've run into that before.

 

That was my thought as well.

 

Have you considered one of the TMI one piece headliners? You can put them in with help from a friend.

 

the installation will take about 4 hrs total shop time

If I recall I did mine in about 2-1/2 hours many years ago. BUT, the car was basically gutted so I could get around inside unimpeded by seats and other stuff.
Left the liner in the sun before starting and any wrinkles disappeared after a day or two. You can do it but a lot easier without seats and console.

 

I had mine done for $200 with full interior and glass in. One shop I called wanted $1600 bucks...wtf. Shop around, bet you can find it cheaper some where else.

 

Have you looked it up on You Tube to see if there are any videos that may help you?

 

Here's a thread on installation you may find helpful.
https://www.camaros.net/forums/23-interiors/160730-68-headliner-installation-part-1-a.html

 

Don't over think it. I did mine and it didn't end up being as hard as it seems. And yes, it looks great. The only place where it ended up being a little bit of a pain was estimating how much of the liner to cut on either end of the rod. If you cut them uneven, you'll get a wrinkle or it just won't look right.

 

Had mine done 2 years ago by my local upholsterer, he came to my garage and had it in in about 2 hours. Charge $150, I supplied everything but the glue. And I might add he didn't need much help from me. Hope this guy never moves away.

 

I know your front and rear glass is in place, so this won't be of any help for you. But I’m just adding a couple of pictures and comment for future “headliner install” searches.

If you install the headliner without front and rear glass in place … it’s a LOT easier. As others have already said, let the headliner lay in the sun to “loosen” it up and it'll be easier to stretch. Make sure that you put screws and bolts (mirror, sun visors, seatbelts, etc.) in before you start (much easier to find them later). Make sure that the bow/rods are in the right sleeves. Pick up several boxes of clips from the office supply store.

I started by clipping the front and rear at the centerline and making sure that there was no sag or distortion down the middle (front to rear). Then I worked across the windshield side-to-side. Then I moved from the front toward the rear going side-to-side until I was about halfway over the rear side windows. At that point I started working from the center of the back window going side-to-side while also working across the top of the sailpanel areas on each side toward the outside corners of the back window.

I didn’t really have any notable sags or wrinkles when I finished using this sequence.

 

Oh snap, didn’t realize the glass was installed. That might have something to do with the high estimates....

Don

 

Yep, I paid $495 back in 2014 to have a local 1 man shop do it. This was in a (nearly) finished car with seats and glass - by an older dude who seemed to know what his knees were going to be in for. Factor in Bay Area pricing and the fact that I had no interest in learning a skill I'd only do once in my life, it was what it was.
Came out great tho.