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Title: S1 Headliner Material
Post by: My S1 on Monday,February 27, 2023, 11:42:07 AM

It is my understanding that the original headliners for the S1 Europas were from the Hillman Imp?  Please see attached pix of my 460202 headliner.  Could anyone tell me if this is the original material?  It is about 1/4" thick and I do like the ribbed texture but I need to replace it and would like to be assured that I'm replacing it with the correct texture and color.

Title: Re: S1 Headliner Material
Post by: SwiftDB4 on Monday,February 27, 2023, 12:39:34 PM

Yes that is the original S1 headliner material.

Title: Re: S1 Headliner Material
Post by: My S1 on Monday,February 27, 2023, 01:09:50 PM

Thank you for the confirmation.  You don't by chance know of a source for it do you?  I will begin the search for the material and let you know if I can find something similar.

Title: Re: S1 Headliner Material
Post by: jbcollier on Monday,February 27, 2023, 06:17:15 PM

The original headlining material hasn’t been available for decades.

Title: Re: S1 Headliner Material
Post by: skippopotamus on Tuesday,March 21, 2023, 04:30:37 PM

My S1, I'm also in Northern California and I'm also working on my headliner.  It looks like people are using Whipcord from SMS Auto Fabrics.  https://smsautofabrics.com/pages/headliners
Do you know if the headliner tucks into the windshield seal?  My car didn't have a headliner when I got it and I've never done one before.

Title: Re: S1 Headliner Material
Post by: Pfreen on Tuesday,March 21, 2023, 04:59:07 PM

I used sms whipcord.  It's more difficult to install since you need to keep the lines straight.
And yes, It tucks under the windshield seal gasket.