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Posted: Mon Jun 22nd, 2020 01:43 pm |
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bouncing back to the interior for a moment, I think I'm going to try recovering the visors and headliner myself. Headliner should be a piece of cake. The visors, at least the expo ones, have the fabric stretched over some foam, glued, then the two halves are sandwiched together. They open like a book. Now, arts and crafts aren't exactly my speed, but even I should be able to handle that. Visors aren't exactly as complicated as seats. The trick, however, I believe will be finding the absolute thinnest fabric/whatever possible. The headliner, I'd like to simply put a really thin layer of something overtop what I already have. Sort of like wood veneer, but in fabrics instead. If I go too thick, then things won't pop back together right, particularly my overhead console. I'm going to try to stick to a similar fabric to what's already there. The visors, I can be a little less picky on thickness. I'm thinking some kind of vinyl, like a bar stool or a "leather" wallet kind of stuff, on the visors. Still hunting for a center console section from a manual 02 expo. The lead I had in CA happened to crush that vehicle last weekend. So goes my luck. But, I did get some advice from another user (fellow Ranger enthusiast) from a neighboring forum. So, with that, I have another lead or two. I only need one, thankfully. Had I stuck with the 2nd gen console, this wouldn't be an issue. That said, no regrets. That 2nd gen console creaked like an antique bed in.... Well, I'll let your imagination finish that one. Still trying to decide on what color that muthco glass is gonna be. The simplest decisions.....
____________________ 1999 Ford Ranger XLT - 3.0 V6 4x4 - Loaded (Totaled) 143k. Rest in Peace, Gold Dust. |
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