I'd leave the headliner alone, but this is a perment installation, and the sunroof will never see light again (as there's a poptop ontop of it). So if anyone needs a sunroof headliner in only "Good" shape, it can be theirs if they'd like to replace my roof completely with a real westy roof and headliner : ) In the meantime, it might need a hole or two..... : ( I don't think the overhead cabinet is going to be an easy thing to do.... -Craig -85GL
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 9:25 PM, mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The closet is way too tall because you have the MUCH thicker rear roof > assembly of the sliding roof (sunroof). Ordinary passenger vans don't have > that problem and the closet can be used with no trimming in those. There are > 2 small nubs that can be rounded off so it won't press into the headliner as > much but no real trimming for height for standard passenger van use. Your > sunroof situation is another matter. You have a double wall roof with a big > space between for the roof to slide back into. > > Leave the headliner alone! > > Mark > > > > craig cowan wrote: > >> So as some of you may know, i just picked up my first westy! It's a 1980, >> and it's in contention for "Rustiest Vanagon" in the world, but i'm only >> interested in the interior. If i can't afford a real working westy, but >> have >> a working vanagon, it's time to make my own dreams come true. So....i have >> some questions. >> >> I'm adding a westy interior into an '85 sunroof van that already has a >> poptop, but i guess most of the following would apply to any passanger van >> that you're adding an interior too. First and foremost, what to do about >> the >> headliner? Leave it in, take it out? >> Secondly, the rear cabinet will need to be trimmed in order to fit, as >> it's >> roughly 3 inches too tall to fit in a passanger van (with a curved roof). >> So, do yo guys trim off the top? If so, how does that effect the >> attachment >> of the overhead cabinet (Which i might not be able to use as well as a >> result in the curved roof, and the inability to send bolts THROUGH the >> sunroof). >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> -Craig >> '85GL (Half westy at this point) >> >> >> >> > > > |
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