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Vintage-Nut
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DEC 19, 08:41 AM
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css9450
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DEC 19, 09:51 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
If you've watched any of my daughter's videos... her car (before we got it) had been repainted with the panels on. It seems like all they did was tape off the trim. Like Stingray said, there were many areas that got paint that shouldn't have. She's removed every panel on that car except the doors (which we'll get to). Every area you can imagine that air can get into, had silver paint on it. |
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Now that you mention it, one of the reasons I had to have my car repainted was because certain of the body panels had been repainted previously, and they generally weren't very well done. Besides the usual defects in the paint itself (occasional clear coat issues, peeling, and even runs in the paint!) there was lots of overspray on the underside of the car. The sheetmetal "box" that forms the bottom of the trunk had a lot of it, as did various areas along the pinch welds and coolant tubes on the sides of the car. Fortunately the areas which are more commonly visible (under the front and rear hoods, door jambs etc) are fine.
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cam-a-lot
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DEC 19, 05:08 PM
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Thanks everyone. so it looks like the headliner has to come out if I remove the rear clip on my 88 GT?
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Stingray92
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DEC 19, 06:36 PM
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On my 84 there are 3 studs that come through the roof, there recessed.
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cam-a-lot
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DEC 20, 06:27 AM
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Can someone please confirm? If I remove the rear clip on my 88 GT, the headliner has to come out? Yes or no? I am trying to understand why it would need to come out since it is entirely inside the car and the rear clip is outside the car. Is this necessary so that I can reach the fasteners holding down the rear clip?
thanks
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Vintage-Nut
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DEC 20, 07:54 AM
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| quote | | Can someone please confirm? If I remove the rear clip on my 88 GT, the headliner has to come out? Yes or no? I am trying to understand why it would need to come out since it is entirely inside the car and the rear clip is outside the car. Is this necessary so that I can reach the fasteners holding down the rear clip? |
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Did you watch the video I linked? 
The link shows a notchback, but it is very similar for a fastback.
So YES, to remove the rear clip / panel on a '88 GT, the headliner has to come out.
{Edit}
When I replaced my '88 GT headliner, I removed:
*Seats {to get more workspace}
*B-Pillars {buy 2 new ‘carrot’ type push fasteners}
*A-Pillars {buy 4 new clips}
*Headliner[This message has been edited by Vintage-Nut (edited 12-20-2025).]
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82-T/A [At Work]
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DEC 20, 09:21 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cam-a-lot:
Can someone please confirm? If I remove the rear clip on my 88 GT, the headliner has to come out? Yes or no? I am trying to understand why it would need to come out since it is entirely inside the car and the rear clip is outside the car. Is this necessary so that I can reach the fasteners holding down the rear clip?
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Yes, watch the video that Vintage Nut posted above. There's a lot that needs to be removed, but it's not complicated. A normal adult male can remove the entire rear fiberglass clip by himself too... but it's much easier with a friend so you don't scratch it or bang it.
One of the things you can do too while you have it off, is have the opportunity to replace all of the old weatherstripping that's underneath the rear quarter.
All of that weatherstripping can be bought cheap in rolls off Amazon.com, and it's one of the key things that can eliminate squeaks and rattles from the chassis. Well work going through that process.
Here's a video my daughter made... we remove the rear quarters at 4:20, and she goes through all the things you can (and should do) with the quarter panel removed.
She also links to the exact same video that Vintage Nut did ("It's a Steve Thing" removing the rear clip). But in her video, you'll see the foam padding and stuff that you can buy.
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cam-a-lot
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DEC 21, 04:55 AM
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Thanks everyone for the advice. I truly appreciate it
Have a great New Year!
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