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Old 06-27-2014, 06:01 PM
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Steve, you may be able to steam the headliner instead of replacing it. Check this, Larry from Ammonyc. Great detailer with tons of technique vids.

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Old 06-27-2014, 06:11 PM
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From what I have seen the adhesive on headliners in later model cars that were &quot;smoker owned&quot; ends up failing and the fabric comes loose from the foam eventually.

Steve - it looks like a great car - and a really nice way to spend time with your son.

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Default Re: A Newer Project!

The new bump stops arrived today from Hendrick Motors in NC. They had a pair on the shelf down there. You can see that they are made of some weird, yellow, hardened foam. The originals just crumbled away after 13 years.

At least the bolts loosened nicely with some PB Blaster. The aluminum spacers were part of the modifications done by ASC during the factory WS6 package upgrade. The WS6 cars came with 17 rims so the had to use the spacers to lower the bump stops, in order to prevent the tires from bottoming out in the wheel wells.

Here you can see how the original foam section is gone, leaving only the metal backing bolted to the spacer.



The new snubber next to the spacer.



And after the boy installed it. Another successful afternoon project.

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