Headliner questions again

[Ron of Chicago]

I'm fighting with the headliner in my 66 Coronet. It was never installed correctly and I think that when someone put it in they did not have the correct bows for the car and used other ones. I removed the headliner and marked the bows, then pulled them out of the headliner and put them up in the car.

What I need to know is if anyone has done a headliner before and how tight the bows are to fit against the roof. I have some bows that are way to tight and you can not swing the bow front to back. That will stop me from keeping the headliner tight I am sure. Once I know how they are supposed to sit, I can cut the one that will not fit correctly in any position and make it fit.

I called a place that sells the bows but they apparently do not know how tight they are supposed to be. Their bows are cut to fit also.

Thanks for any information.
Ron

 

[Bruzilla]

Mine fit pretty tightly. I was worried they wouldn't position right, but once I got the headliner in, and it was the headliner material sliding over insulation, they all went into position as soon as I pulled the headliner forward.

 

[67 coronet]

just pulled the headlinner from my 67 and the bows are pretty tight against the roof but i can slide them from front to rear and visa versa.hope that helps.:grin:

 

[Ron of Chicago]

Thank you both very much. This answers all my questions and I do appreciate the help. Maybe now if I get some time I can get this thing back together and drive it some.

Thanks
Ron