Re: Headliner

Posted by HH56 On 2021/3/7 12:04:51

Kanter outsources their headliners and his and most of those you find from the usual aftermarket suppliers will be a cotton material. I don't know if SMS offers wool headliners but worth a try. If not, when I did my 47 Custom Hirsch had the proper thin grade wool broadcloth in the proper tan color but the price for fabric only was almost 3 times the price of the ready to install Kanter item. At the time and maybe still Hirsch did not do the sewing. You needed to find an upholsterer to make the headliner so an additional cost.

I ordered the lower cost Kanter item because I knew I was going to cut extra holes for roof AC vents and did not want to do that to a very expensive wool item. While the color of the cotton material is good the texture is not the same and is noticeable to a purist.