White car with black interior -- What headliner?

Jrboulder · 02-17-2013, 12:00 PM

White 76 sunroof coupe with a black interior.

What color headliner would it originally have?

KNS · 02-17-2013, 12:16 PM

Most likely white. That's not to say you wouldn't find black headliners with that combo.

spuggy · 02-17-2013, 12:27 PM

My black coupe with black interior has a white headliner. My guess is also white

911oclock · 911oclock's Garage

Black. That's what I have

spuggy · 02-17-2013, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 911oclock

Black. That's what I have

What year? (you could put this in your sig to stop folks asking all the time

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I'm curious - if your car is the same era, and has a black interior with a black headliner - did it originally have the two-tone sunvisors (like mine), or were they all black?

I think that they were two-tone so they matched the headliner when folded back, but that's just a theory; be interested to know what visors were used on a black headliner car

roblav · roblav's Garage

"Paint it black."

timmy2 · timmy2's Garage

White will make it feel bigger and brighter inside. Black hides the dirt.

KiwiJohn · KiwiJohn's Garage

White 78 sunroof SC here.
Black interior. White headliner.
2-tone visors. White when up, black lowered.

javadog · 04:57 AM

Originally, white headliners were the only option. Around 1973, a black headliner became optional (on the Carrera RS at first, if I recall correctly). Anyway, I'm pretty sure by 1976 a standard 911 could be ordered with a black headliner. If so, it would have had all-black visors. I have a white '77 Carrera 3.0 that was built with a black interior and black headliner and it looks fine.

I think it's a bit of personal preference at this point. I always liked black headliners and ordered them when white was standard. Black became standard for cars ordered with a black interior, in 1985. Some people prefer the lighter color.

JR

Nickshu · Nickshu's Garage

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Originally Posted by KiwiJohn

White 78 sunroof SC here.
Black interior. White headliner.
2-tone visors. White when up, black lowered.

Exactly the same on my 82 sunroof coupe.

Jrboulder · 02-18-2013, 08:30 AM

Thanks for the input

I'm doing a windows out respray and I'm getting the dash recovered so I figure doing the headliner would probably be a logical thing to do while I'm in there. Years ago someone painted it grey and replaced the headliner with a black one.

I like the white headliner but I'm worried about it getting stained a few years down the road.