Absolute dittoes on the headliner removal. Also have them try not to use
headliner material that's any thicker, if possible, than the original
stuff.Quoting Neil Thorpe <nt014b6628@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Phil,
>
> I can't help you with the rear shelf but please impress on your trim shop
> guys
> how delicate the headliner shell is, it takes a lot of time and patience to
> remove
> all the trim from inside the car so that the headliner can be removed.
>
> The best way i found to get the headliner out of the car is to lower the
> passenger door window fully then recline the passengers seat back all
> the way and gently coax the liner out, it's not easy and can't be rushed
> as if any pressure is put on the liner it will fall apart. Both front seat
> belts
> must be removed completely otherwise they will get in the way.
>
> I retrimmed my 82 a couple of months ago so i know how delicate the
> headliners can get after 20 years of life, my carpet is light grey in
> colour
> or quicksilver as Chrysler called it which being light hasn't shown much
> fading so still matches the carpet well enough.
>
> I found a cardboard tag on my carpet which says that the original carpet
> was made by J.P.Stephens & Co Inc. the location is illegible unfortunately.
>
> Neil 82 Imp
> London, England.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Brust" <pbrust@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 3:49 PM
> Subject: IML: 82 Imperial rear shelf
>
>
> > The rear shelf in my Imperial looks bad and I'm not sure how to fix it.
> It's
> > the same plush carpet as the floor but the sun has faded it and it
> appears
> > someone has attempted to dye it.
> >
> > I'm having a new headliner and some leather seat panels replaced and the
> > trim shop owner couldn't match the carpet texture. He showed me samples
> of
> > the same color in a "short-hair" pile.
> >
> > Has anyone had good results with dye on the long, plush fiber carpet
> found
> > in these Imperials?
> >
> > Does anyone know of a reliable source for exact replacement carpet
> (keeping
> > in mind I only need to replace the rear shelf and not the molded carpet
> on
> > the floor)?
> >
> > The trip to the trim shop was about sixty miles and it was pleasurable.
> Even
> > though the Imperial shares the same body with the Fifth Ave, there's a
> lot
> > of difference in ride and handling between it and my daily driver.
> >
> > Happy New Year
> >
> > Phil Brust
> > Jefferson GA
> > 73 & 82 Imperial
>
>
>
>
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