Holden Piazza grill and Headlining wanted please.

[sbs]

Hi there folks,
Has anyone out there got a spare grill, in excellent condition, for my 1986 Holden Piazza? My existing grill is the Isuzu version which will be available to swap/sell.
I am also in need of the complete headlining in good condition please. This last item might have to come from one of you Perth based members as I am located in W.A. as well.
Thanks guys, contact me on the personal messages option if you can help. sbs.

[Chris]

damn it I am after the isuzu front grill but I have already ribbed my holden badge off so it wont be use of you
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2009 | 1986 White Piazza 2.2L, Man, STi Turbo
2006 | 1986 Black Piazza Turbo Manual (SOLD)
2005 | 1986 White Piazza Turbo Auto (Pain in the ass)
2004 | 1986 White Piazza Manual Stock
2004 | 1986 Red Piazza Manual TO3, Haltech
2001 | 1986 Silver Piazza Manual Turbo

[Rodeobob]

I might be able to do you a swap on a grille if your still chasing one.


With the hood lining you are better off trying to fix yours.

I tried to keep one for a spare, now i have a scrunched up bunch of material on the ground below where the cardboard backing is hanging on the wall in the shed.

Talk to an upolsterer.

Cheers, Bob.
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[sbs]

Hi there Bob,
Thanks for the message and the advice on the hoodlining. I was able to pick up a grille out of Perth, which was handy, but I will look into your advice on the hoodlining.
For some reason the material of the hoodlining has sagged away from the backing in a couple of areas, each area is probably three or four inches across, I hope it can be fixed back without too much distortion being visible. I appreciate your help, cheers, sbs.

[wedgenut]

Re headlining, forget trying to fix existing lining. It is a foam back material and what happens in nearly all piazzas with the soft lining the foam stays stuck but the material separates and falls away. Go to a fabric shop (in disguise) buy a suitable fabric in the colour of your choice and a can of spray glue. Dead F,,,,,g easy. I have done several and once I actually went to a motor trimmer and bought some overpriced proper stuff from them but it is hard to tell the difference between what they sell and what you can buy cheaper from a womens shop. Don't worry about trying to clean evertything off the back board, just give it a rub over witrh a stiff brush to remove existing foam. It will leave a sticky surface ready for the new stuff.
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[Rodeobob]

The reason i said a upolsterer was because i tried such a repair once on a car with the hoodliner done the same way and it did not work so good.

When you put the glue on the material it sorta soaked through in spots and looks pretty crap. 2 days later it fell down again.


So then i pulled the liner out and brushed the cardboard up as clean as i could get it and just spraypainted it. Looked crap, but thats OK it was a crap car.



Cheers, Bob.
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[wedgenut]

Jeez Bob you are a hard shot, you gotta pick a material with a backing so the glue doesn't show through and with decent contact adhesive it aint moving. Here is a picture of my Nero one I did in Black



It is a velour and this was before it had been brushed and de linted. Looks great up[/img]
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[Rodeobob]

Hmmm furry.



Bob.
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[sbs]

Hey there Wedgie and Rodeo,
nice to see a bit of friendly banter going on. I will look at doing the repair myself using an aerosol adhesive. I have been chatting to a maye who has redone the back of a Ford courier van using the method you suggested Wedgie, and it worked just fine. Thanks guys, sbs.

[wedgenut]