this is why there's forum's,, to ask questions and weigh the options,, glad it all worked out,, as often the case there's more then one way to skin a cat

 

Great info in this thread....

Has anyone done this and taken pictures along the way?

 

I didn't take as many pictures as I should have,...I guess "I was caught up in the moment".... I started out by installing the insulation, then I measured the headliner, located and marked the center.I then threaded all bows into the sleeves.The headliner is wider than the bow, so I split the difference and slit the sleeve so the bow would stick out. Next I installed the rear bow.I pulled the bow forward and engaged the 2 wires the set the rear bow position. I checked to be sure the bow was straight. I then pulled the headliner towards the front. I centered the next bow in the sleeve and slit the same as the first bow. I positioned the bow in the holes and rotated it around into position, pulling steady and firm. I repeated this step for the final bow. The next step was to apply weathersrip adhesive to the rear window opening and on the headliner. I streched the headliner just a little and used windlace to hold into place. I went to the front and repeated, only I pulled fairly good on the headliner, and had my son install the windlace pieces. The stretch was good front-to-rear. I then started pulling the sides tight. I needed to cut the sleeves more to get the sides to pull tight. It wasn't difficult at all to access them. After the sides were stretched..it was just a little tinkering with the post section, which will wait until the windshield goes in.. here are a few pics!

 

The whole job took 3 hours, start to finish...

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Very well done.