There are plenty of videos out there that show you how to install headliners. this is not one of those….
Basically I started down the middle like a normal headliner install, but instead of pulling it tight all the way to the windshield, I pulled it tight to the rear of the sunroof opening.
With the front to back tight and wrinkle free in the middle, I pulled the fabric tight along the listing rods to get the wrinkles out of them. Glue and the steel teeth on the inner panels helped hold the fabric in place. For the roof rails I used pieces of welting to hold things in place as I fought with the wrinkles.
probably the most important thing I did was to follow what Royce did and made these aluminum retainers to replace the flimsy factory cardboard ones. They hold the bottom of the sail panel portion of the headliner down to the package tray, where hooks/teeth in the sheet metal go through the slots and get bend down. They not only hold the fabric tight, but they help tuck the fabric underneath the sail panel insulation which helps make for a wrinkle free headliner.
Here it is all installed. You might spot some wrinkles near the edges, but they disappeared with the installation of the glass, opera lights and roof rail trim. I am very happy that it turned out this well. It took me about 5 hours spread out of 3 days to do the entire job.
