Hi Ed, The front headliner of my '86 syncro westy just happens to be out right now, I am sending you a seperate p-mail with three shots of a tape measure showing the distance between the metal support pieces and the inside of the roof. For the sake of the archives any anyone else who may be curious I thought I would also post the non visual response to the list. 1 1/2" MAY fit, but it is really really really close to the upper limit of that space, it would certainly touch the top of the inside of the roof, and may produce a slight bow inwards from stock. I say this because the measuring tape of the afformentioned photographs was preety much EXACTLY 1 1/2" between the metal support pieces, the rood, and where the headliner would be. There was a reasonably thick piece of yellow fibergalss insulation up there on mine which has been removed for the photos. That said, if the light were pretty close to the middle I doubt anyone would notice. In addition, I have not accounted for the width you will gain from cutting into the headliner. Albiet small, you will gain some depth just by virtue of the hole you have to make. This was in a Canadian '86 syncro westy, its likely most models would have a similar gap... but make your own measurments before cutting, I'd hate to be wrong. Stay tuned for the pics, any other listees that want them please p-mail me. They are nothing fancy, just a tape measure against the roof really. Chris On 8/9/05, Ed <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote: > I'd like to install some new lights in the front headliner, but I don't want to take it down unless I know what I want to put there will fit. I imagine that there is the most room in the center, and less room as you go out towards the edges. The light I want to put in is about 1 1/2" deep, but I want to leave some room for wires. Could someone please describe to me how much room I have to work with? > > Thanks, > Ed in CT > |
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