Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Prepping a Ford Bow Style Headliner for Installation | Step-by-Step Setup
Before you install a bow-style headliner in your classic Ford, there's some important prep work that makes the process smoother and ensures a clean, professional finish. In this video, we walk you through how to set up the headliner prior to installation — including identifying the correct bow positions, marking the rod pockets, checking fitment, and getting it ready to go into the car.
Whether you're restoring a vintage Ford or just replacing a sagging headliner, this step is crucial for a wrinkle-free, tight fit.
ehicle in the video: 1966 Falcon, 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Torino Fairlane Montego Comet
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Episode 284 Manic Mechainc
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Prepping a Ford Bow Style Headliner for Installation | Step-by-Step Setup
Before you install a bow-style headliner in your classic Ford, there's some important prep work that makes the process smoother and ensures a clean, professional finish. In this video, we walk you through how to set up the headliner prior to installation — including identifying the correct bow positions, marking the rod pockets, checking fitment, and getting it ready to go into the car.
Whether you're restoring a vintage Ford or just replacing a sagging headliner, this step is crucial for a wrinkle-free, tight fit.
ehicle in the video: 1966 Falcon, 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Torino Fairlane Montego Comet
Got questions or working on a similar project? Drop a comment below — we’re happy to help!
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon so you don’t miss the full installation video coming soon.
Episode 284 Manic Mechainc
Related Episodes
Get Ready For Your Two Door And Four Door Headliner Makeover!
youtu.be/0UB0M0EcgRU
Sponsors:
autokrafters.com
Jford@autorestomod.com
Insta: @autorestomod
patreon.com/gasolinemedia




![Are Tires Really Cheaper Online? Heres What I Actually Paid
When Jeff went hunting for a fresh set of tires for the 64 Falcon — 225/50-16 Falken ZE950s to replace the 225/45s he cant get anymore — the online price looked like a steal. Then he finished the checkout. What started around $380 for the set crept past $450 by the time it landed on his porch, and thats before finding somebody local to mount, balance, and install four bare rubber rings.
In this one, Jeff walks through the real math of online versus local: the backend handling fees that appear only after youve typed in your address, the extras that quietly arent included (road hazard, lifetime balancing, rotation, flat repair), and the one move that actually saved him money — taking the online quote to a national chain and having them match it, road hazard thrown in. All in, he drove out at $527, less than the online route wouldve cost him fully installed.
He also gets into when buying online genuinely makes sense — like the oddball 16 sizes local shops dont stock for a classic — and the comparison mistake almost everybody makes. Bottom line: caveat emptor, and always weigh four tires out-the-door and ready to drive, not the number in red letters on the landing page.
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