Post your pics of non-stock headliners for your transporter

magnus0328 · Last edited by magnus0328 on Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:32 pm; edited 1 time in total

Good morning, can you post your pics of your non-stock headliners. I am looking to see what busses look like that have headliners that the owner did themselves.

Thanks in advance...

elstrom · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:48 am Post subject:

Here's a picture of the Landmark headliner. I know, it looks like the padding from an insane asylum...

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magnus0328 · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:07 am Post subject:

actually, I like it... something different for sure

davis911s · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

These are the panels the Po of my bus made. It is a thin foam lining and blue material over the stock wood. I have not installed them yet. I am going to put B-quiet sound deadener on the roof and then install them.

I actually like them, It matches the rest of my bus, and I think these combined with the sound b-quiet on the roof it will reduce the road noise in the bus.

Shawn
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Bay Window Steve · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject:

Does wood count?

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magnus0328 · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:55 am Post subject:

Bay Window Steve, did you do that yourself?

Bay Window Steve · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:59 am Post subject:

I did not do it myself. I did help the guy who I got the bus from do it though. I thought it was kinda fly actually. Its paneling. Laughing

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MikeHill · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject:

I covered masonite paneling with vinyl and screwed to wood stringers.

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magnus0328 · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject:

what did you bolt the stringers to?

gostros · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject:

MikeHill · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject:

Ataristyle · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject:

I was going to go with wood, but instead I went with the stuff that is used in bathrooms. Its a glossy white on one side and made of particle board. A BITCH to hang up because its so still and thicker, but I was able to manage!

simon66 · Samba Member Joined: February 09, 2005 Posts: 150

It's wood, but it is cool....Did this to my 70 deluxe. Ripped the old nasty vinyl out and in went a baltic birch. See link for a thread on it and my gallery for more pics.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1...mp;start=0

Ataristyle · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject:

simon66, your roof looks amazing! Looks like you got yourself a bowling alley on your roof! Good Job.

bubbarobe · Samba Member Joined: October 11, 2005 Posts: 115

I have a Martin Walter Dorm and would love to replace the ceiling, Has anyone found a place for the metal J channels, besides going to a junkyard? The dorm was fitted with a different type of channel but it is pretty worn on one side. I would need to replace the entire ceiling. I love the look of the Baltic headliner. You guys do some nice work.

Jeff Geisen · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:09 am Post subject:

Mine is 5mm PVC sheeeting.

This material is synthetic, available in many colors and will never de-laminate or curl from moisture. Great for door and kick panels as well.
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Klaussinator · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:34 am Post subject:

I used 1/8" Masonite and painted it gloss white. Screwed to bows & sides using pan head screws with decorative cup washers.

Can't see a lot of it in this pic, but you get the idea. Goes well with the rest of the interior - trying to keep it bright & fresh looking . . .

-Klauss

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djspn · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:10 am Post subject:

magnus0328 · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:43 am Post subject:

Since starting this thread in March, I redid my headliner, door panels etc in felt. Here are some pics of the headliner, door panel and speaker compartment that I added. The felt is durable and glues easily to whatever you want to put it on. It is also as thick as the vinyl headliner so you can fold it over the windor channel lip when installing the new rubber seals...

In the pic of the door panel, I used a piece of Lexan to protect the material if someone so happened to spill one of their soda's onto it.

Here are some before / after pics:

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4.B)

Jeff Geisen · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:04 am Post subject:

... I have had no issues with either toxicity or expansion.

The reason I installed PVC is because I use my Westy extensively for camping. The original paneling was de-laminating and the door cards were warped like most others. When one or two sleep overnight inside the moisture builds up, especially overnight in cold weather with windows all closed tightly and this material is not effected. As well, if doors are opened in rainy weather the panels are waterproof so there are no worries if they get wet. Nothing to cover or coat with the plastic either, just cut it out and attach.
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