Who is the best source for headliner material?

[SIMI BOB]

My '69S (April build 1070 out of 1492), that has been sitting in my garage since 1974 with it's original headliner, is definitely GREY.
Last year I ordered what I thought was the proper Ivory color from Andrea70 at NOSGRUPPE in Italy, and when I received it I took it out to the car and was not happy with myself when I realized my mistake.

See post #49 below.

Bob B

[BOYER73S]

Hmm another Porsche no correct answer deal it seems.

I owned 69S #24 delivered new to USA, it had what i believed to be it's original headliner and visors as they were
very stained and old and they were definately ivory, I have never seen a grey hood liner on a LWB car ever in Australia ......doesn't mean they don't exist as many attest that they do.

I have had lots of PMs since I raised the 68 headliner question again and some swear it is grey and some swear it is light ivory

Guess I could do either and still be OK but as I need to replace the visors too think I will do the light ivory as I have never seen a repro visor that is grey/black, Sierra have full grey
and ivory/black options

[StephenAcworth]

I think that my ‘66 coupe had a light grey headliner which I am replacing with a GAHH version...

[Kaleid]

Besides Southbound in the UK, can anyone confirm that Autos International or Stoddard have the right hex pattern headliner available? Realize some recent replies have been talking about earlier cars but am curious about early 70s cars.

Thanks!

[Boosted3s]

Besides Southbound in the UK, can anyone confirm that Autos International or Stoddard have the right hex pattern headliner available? Realize some recent replies have been talking about earlier cars but am curious about early 70s cars.

Thanks!

I am in need of one also and after much searching it appears that Southbound has possibly had the correct material made, if so I think they may be the only option at this point. Is there a reason you dont want to buy one from them?

[Kaleid]

I am in need of one also and after much searching it appears that Southbound has possibly had the correct material made, if so I think they may be the only option at this point. Is there a reason you dont want to buy one from them?

Boosted, I'm waiting to receive a sample from them- the initial picture that was sent showed the texture and color a bit off but will wait until I get the sample to compare to the original. Will report back with findings.

[Boosted3s]

Boosted, I'm waiting to receive a sample from them- the initial picture that was sent showed the texture and color a bit off but will wait until I get the sample to compare to the original. Will report back with findings.

Thanks, I would appreciate that.

[John912]

Reply from Southbound below -- Can we assume correct color, texture, pattern headliner for 65 911 is not available?

Dear sir :

Sorry I do not have the light grey see text below .

Please see attached Porsche original factory sample card from my office collection , I think the one you want is 000.551.652.05 code 600 sorry n/a , the perforation corresponds to MK1 ( A1 ) commonly used by Mercedes on seats & headliners for many years , perforation MK1 ( A1 )perf hole 1.1 to 1.2 mm widely available so no problem with perf , original headliner is approx 0.7 mm thick minimum production 700mtr too much for me to produce for my stock , most panel & seating vinyls are 1.1 to 1.3 mm so not really suitable for headliner 911 / 912 especially sunroof cars because of increased accumulated thickness around sunroof area .

I think this type / colour light grey may have only been used a few years 1965 to 1967 ? the next type = ivory actually listed as beige code 500 with diamond perf is the one I have .

[SIMI BOB]

Finally got out to the garage to take a pic of my grey headliner (see #41 above). This is a comparison of the original grey headliner to the one I got from Andrea a couple of years ago (I asked for and got Tan). As you can see, the holes in the original material are larger, and the spacing from hole to hole is 7.5mm in both directions. Very close to a square pattern all across the material. Andrea's hole pattern is longer (than 7.5mm) in the north-south direction in the pic below, and shorter in the east-west direction. Definitely diamond shape.
Also, the material is .5mm (.020") thick (or should I say thin), same as Andrea's material, except there is another layer of reinforcement material on his that doubles the thickness to 1mm.

Bob B

[Kaleid]

Received the Southbound UK headliner sample. Pics below show the comparison vs. an original headliner on my 71S. The "grid" seems smaller on the Southbound sample but let's allow some wiggle room because of decades of the material stretching. Pattern is correct and texture is pretty good but not spot on (nor would I expect it to be). Not the best pics but in natural light it's "ok"- I'm not thrilled about the shade- it's a bit too beige. I took a pic with a flash to show the difference. So the choices are: incorrect pattern but color more in line with where it should be or correct pattern with the shade just a bit off.