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Some early 60's Dodge and Chrysler Newports had this system to hold up the headliner. Perforated cardboard or perforated vinyl over the 4 individual pieces of cardboard , 7 pieces in case of a station wagon. They are held up by those plastic strips that clip
onto the specially made metal bows that are installed before the cardboard, bows fit under the cardboard and show only a portion in between the boards...where the plastic strips clip. After years and years the plastic strips become brittle and break by just
looking at them...
I wish these were available, once broken there's no way to hold the headliner up.
Jean-Yves.
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of dverity@xxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: October 4, 2019 11:13 PM To: John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] roof panel retention strips, Chrysler/Dodge Headliner panels? All the Chryslers I have worked on have stainless bows with a vinyl headliner. I think 58 300 and some Plymouth and Dodges used panels, but the biggest users were station wagons.
Don
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2019 1:58 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] roof panel retention strips, Chrysler/Dodge
Hi, First thanks to all for recent help by several in club on 67 Dart full nose parts, still looking (accident) ;
Now, I am looking for the snap in plastic strips that are often hardened by age and break easily when trying to remove, to repair 300 roof or headliner panels . They hold the perf cardboard style roof panels onto the hidden bows, and sometimes used with other roof designs too.
We were able to salvage 90 % of last car I did (strips), , 57 Dodge, came from Montana, cold weather may help preserve, but present car 62 Chrysler from southwest, they are baked solid, snap . After fighting this on 57, I vaguely remember accidentally finding a source for these somewhere, later?? . (or wishful thinking) .
Anyone know about that source? We should for sure add this to reproduction parts list, if not made somewhere, as you cannot put headliner back up without it? Some are metal finished and some are cream colored plastic. Latter is great if you have nothing otherwise. Also used in all mopar 57 up to XX?
By the way, you can reinforce warped panels with 2-3 thin oak strips ( about size of paint stirrer) glued to back, and then lightly spray front with rattle can. Comes out great. If you have strips to put it back up. __._,_.___ Posted by: Jean-Yves Chouinard <jymopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/all/manage/edit For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylang __,_._,___ |
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