Im picking up a 97 Civic EX sedan next weekend and 1 of the first things I wanna do is custom headliner. How much fabric should I get??? I only wanna do the headliner and sunroof. Im guessing 6 yards long but how wide???

 

6 yards long?? more like 2 yards. however wide the fabric comes its about 59 inches. started my own buisness doing this so n e more questions ffeel free to ask.

 

Word! Thanks for the info!!!!!!!!!!

 

how much fabric and backing or padding would I need for a 97 EX coupe with moonroof like that matters ?i am not even positive I need new backing just the original is coming down after 2 decades lol

 

Get a tape measure and go outside and measure

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Measure from hood to trunk and from mirror to mirror, and you’ll definitely have enough.

 

This also gives you enough extra in case you cut a piece wrong.

Same rule of thumb in construction.... Calculate what you need and bring in at least an extra 10%

 

Right, because you'll need at least an inch more to roll over to the back side.

 

What about the visors? I had gotten another set in decent shape when I did my headliner. How much of a pain are they to get redone? OP might could benefit from that info, too.

 

I would think they are a serious pain to redo... But I don't know vinyl. Need a vinyl expert.

Really, I think what would be really important information is what glue actually works to hold a headliner in place for 25 years of hot/cold dry/damp etc etc like OEM. This is the area I think I've seen the most complaints about with redoing headliners.

And to be fair to the OP. If OP is picking a custom material I can understand not wanting to get too much in a shot. When I was pricing out custom snake skin embossed (red and black) pleather and vinyl for my old red civic, the material alone was extremely expensive. Buying more than I would need would definitely be ill advised. The cost difference between plain black and the custom red/black snake skin was huge.

 

I have a 1997 4-door Honda Civic LX sedan, how much material would I need to buy to re-do my headliner?

 

I just re did my head liner and I picked up this roll of material! it was plenty enough for the head liner and I messed up but I did have just about enough material left for the sun visors but I made a wrong cut and ended up short but they will sell a extra yard if you ask them. If you want to see how it looks check my build thread, Im just going to use the left over material as a base under and use some basic black material from Walmart over it the same length 70" cost $4 at Walmart but the material does not have the nice foam backing like the Ebay one. Just make sure you use a good spray adhesive! the one I used was not good enough and a few spots are separating but I will re do it next week with better glue I'm going to try 3M Super 77.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Autom...72.m2749.l2649




Build thread for pics,


https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-...3343912/page5/