Thread: Tree Crushed 2500HD Silverado Crew Repair

Originally Posted by SuperDave336

I’d never be able to remember all the parts and order. I’d have to have a million pics to reference every step.

I started working in body shops at 13 years old and now I'm 64 so that's quite a bit of practice. You can't get in a hurry.

I’ve forgotten parts before on major repairs on my personal vehicles and vehicles at work before—fortunately, the lab technologists and repair technicians don’t ride me too hard since I’m one of the few engineers who actually can do this type of work and not just a desk jockey.

Originally Posted by SuperDave336

I’d never be able to remember all the parts and order. I’d have to have a million pics to reference every step.

I took a picture of the rest of the interior parts just for you.

Originally Posted by Rojo

I took a picture of the rest of the interior parts just for you.

All left over parts and not needed….lol

Well, well, guess what? If you change the roof from a 2001 Crew Cab to a 2006 Crew Cab the Molded Headliners are a bit different. I had to use the one that came with the roof. My original one is busted anyway but all the corners of the replacement are beat up a bit. I rolled with it and let the chips fall where they may.



This headliner has been recovered before, 2 layers of foam in spots. I tried all kinds of tools to remove the old foam but the cordless drill and wire wheel worked the best.



Beginning with rolling out the new fabric loosely over the Headliner once centered I folded 1/2 the fabric back over itself lining up the edges well so no glue gets on the topside. Once lined up I used a lot of glue, the first pictures I took before going back and spraying more. the coverage in the later pictures is what I went with. The glue I'm using has a little working time but not as much as they say on the can. 5 minutes of drying time and I started "Palming" the center outward. Don't use your fingers you can leave finger tracks in the fabric only your palm.



Once I was happy with the contours I glued the front and back well before flipping over.



First I trimmed back the excess fabric then glued the edges over onto the backside of the headliner. Like I said earlier these corners were kinda soft, rough handled for sure so I had to be careful not to stretch the fabric aggressive to prevent the corner from folding back.



I used the old Blue Jean quilt to protect the fabric while installing in the cab. Man it was a pain working such a large headliner by myself.



I still had that 3rd brake light wire hanging and decided to leave it for later if needed so I pushed it back up on top of the headliner. Installed the Visors and Overhead Console before calling it a day as I worked on the Blazer too.

Looks good, I’m not surprised though. You do good work. My wife’s Honda accord needs the headliner redone. Not going to worry about it currently.

I am enjoying following this!

ME TOO !!