What color is my headliner?

silver79

Weekend Racer
Jun 3, 2003
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whitewater, WI
So. I've owned this car since I was 17 and I'm 30 now. Finally time to replace the headliner. My freinds and I always called the interior of this thing "porno red." TIs much lighter than the maroon of the monte carlo's . Its a 79 malibu classic. The middle line of the cowl tag reads to the best of my abilities 74D 15L 15T A52.
IF anyone can help me identify color that would be awesome.

Also should I fork out the $150 for an abs headliner or find another option? My board is cracked to all heck and gone.
 

LS6 Tommy

MalibuRacing Junkie
May 15, 2004
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North Jersey
Some of the info seems out of sequence, but I could be wrong.
Does this sound like your car?

74D- Dark Carmine cloth interior trim
15L- Silver Poly lower paint (IIRC, for 78 & 79, when only the lower color is listed, that is the color of the entire car)
15T- Silver vinyl roof (15T can also designate accent stripe color)
A52- Bench seat

Tommy
 

JuniorJ

Frequent Racer
silver79 said:
So. I've owned this car since I was 17 and I'm 30 now. Finally time to replace the headliner. My freinds and I always called the interior of this thing "porno red." TIs much lighter than the maroon of the monte carlo's . Its a 79 malibu classic. The middle line of the cowl tag reads to the best of my abilities 74D 15L 15T A52.
IF anyone can help me identify color that would be awesome.

Also should I fork out the $150 for an abs headliner or find another option? My board is cracked to all heck and gone.



The ABS boards are total junk, they will sag any place it is not supported by anything.
 

silver79

Weekend Racer
Thread starter
Jun 3, 2003
88
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whitewater, WI
Tommy its like you gazed into your crystal ball and picked my car. You rock!

Junior, what is a better option and where can I purchase one?
 

melloelky

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Jul 1, 2009
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silver79 said:
Tommy its like you gazed into your crystal ball and picked my car. You rock!

Junior, what is a better option and where can I purchase one?
i bought a new foam backed headliner from this guy,nice piece he doesn't list a malibu but drop him a line see if he makes them.
http://www.smsheadliners.com/
 

JuniorJ

Frequent Racer
silver79 said:
Tommy its like you gazed into your crystal ball and picked my car. You rock!

Junior, what is a better option and where can I purchase one?



Repair your old board. Duck tape it on the back side, and then use some fiberglass mate and resin to make a skin over the repair.
 

JuniorJ

Frequent Racer
melloelky said:
silver79 said:
Tommy its like you gazed into your crystal ball and picked my car. You rock!

Junior, what is a better option and where can I purchase one?
i bought a new foam backed headliner from this guy,nice piece he doesn't list a malibu but drop him a line see if he makes them.
http://www.smsheadliners.com/



That is just the cloth and a can of glue, not the board.
 

melloelky

Top Fueler
Jul 1, 2009
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my mistake,maybe the link doesn't show it but he does sell headliners i got one in my car now.silver listen to junior i glassed one back together and it was sweet.i was looking for a used board but couldn't find one i'd fix my old one vs buying a new one.
 

silver79

Weekend Racer
Thread starter
Jun 3, 2003
88
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whitewater, WI
The old one is gone. Fixing it is not an option. I currently have the money to buy one and do not have the time to build one so I'm looking for the best options.
 

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