Re: 1941 120 headliner installation

Posted by HH56 On 2021/8/25 10:26:37

A question I would have would be if there is any sign of cement on the windshield header or glass mounting flange under the rubber gasket.

Will admit to not working on a prewar conventional body car so it might be completely different but that area does look similar to the Clipper and postwar bodies which had the headliner cement to the underside of the windshield header -- sometimes over a thin layer of padding -- to hold fabric in place. That narrow cemented area was then covered with the garnish molding. On Clipper rear windows the headliner actually went under the rubber gasket holding the glass in the car and got cemented directly to the flange so maybe that was the method used on the front too.

Another question would be if there is a chance the headliner was made using an old and possibly shrunken or damaged headliner as a pattern. I noticed after taking mine out and storing it then comparing it to a repro that the old wool piece had shrunk considerably. If it was cut out of the car it might also have been shortened.