HOW TO PROFESSIONALLY FIT A HEADLINER IN YOUR CAMPER (AND FIT LED LIGHTS)
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2024
- Learn how to fit a headliner in your camper and how to measure for the fitment of LED down-lighter lamps.
Using our instructional videos we want to teach you how to convert a van into a camper!
The van in this episode is a short wheel base VW T5.1 Transporter.
⏱ Time Stamps ⏱
0:00 HOW TO PROFESSIONALLY FIT A HEADLINER IN YOUR CAMPER (AND FIT LED LIGHTS)
4:00 Tools you will need
5:40Trim clips you will need 5:40
Modifying the ply and marking the lights 8:00
Mock fitting and test fitting the panels 9:16
Marking out where to fit lighting 14:40
cutting the holes for the lighting 20:42
How to mark and cut trim clip holes 22:30
Fitting trim clips 24:40
Fitting the headliner 28:00
Headliner Boards available here: www.customshopdesigns.com/
Headliner clips available here www.harrisonstrimsupplies.co.uk/
LED Lamps available here: www.combevalleycampers.co.uk/...
Roof support/ extending rod: amzn.to/36km9kw
This video has not been supported or sponsored by any of the above parts suppliers.
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🎥Filming and Editing: Ali Jassim / just_jassim
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Disclaimer:
Due to factors beyond the control of Combe Valley Campers Ltd, I cannot guarantee against improper use or unauthorized modifications of this information. Combe Valley Campers Ltd assumes no liability for property damage or injury incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Use this information at your own risk. Combe Valley Campers Ltd recommends safe practices when working on vehicles and or with tools seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of Combe Valley Campers Ltd, no information contained in this video shall create any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or from the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Combe Valley Campers. 
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Interesting video that happened to be recommended by RUclips.
One thing I noticed about the bigger clips was I needed to run a 10mm drill bit through the holes in the metal body. You made this look so easy and I like the tip about spray paint to mark the holes for the clips.
Your channel is amazing ! Just bout a t5.1 shuttle going to fit a leisure battery and still deciding to take rear interior out and carpet a line it with a headliner etc your channel is going to be my bible 🙏
You have no idea how helpful these videos are - thank you so much.
The level of detail in your videos is spot on!!! It makes it looks really easy! Best channel for Van conversions. :)
Thank yoi for the kind words
What a brilliant video 😀 If only I had your skills 🤔 If I ever do summon up enough courage to do this there can be no better video to refer to 😍. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the help the other day still in limbo with the kitchen unit for now however carpet went well good to speak on the phone , fridge now gone ha ha .
Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and skills
Great video, easy to follow, understand, an excellent tutorial. Look forward to more of them...
Thanks for your kind words :) Glad you enjoy the videos
Another fantastic video thanks
It's like art attack for campers!
very cool very helpful
Thankyou for sharing your knowledge
Thank you for watching
Very useful information, many thanks
You are very welcome. Thank you for your kind words
I don’t like I love it . Brilliant video and thank you for sharing supplier details as that is the hardest part finding where to get everything.
True pro thanks 👍👍
Hi! Thank you for your kind words. Glad you enjoy the videos
You are very welcome. Thank you for your kind words
Hi, great video again. I'm learning so much to work on my T4. My roof panels are bowing down so want to re-attach them. How do you mark up the clip holes if the panels are held in with little screws at the moment?
Well done 👍 Enjoyed every bit of this Tutorial thank you .
Hi Daniel, thank you for your kind words. We are glad you enjoyed it
@@CombeValleyCampers I Love how Cool you show everyone this is how it is no B.S. very smart Man we can all learn alot from you Sir thank you for your Videos I'm her in Central Coast Cali and love all you show your an amazing Person to watch you make it look so easy LOL
Super useful video. Quick question, is there any way to remove the headliner strip clips without breaking them once you've fitted them?
Great tutorial as always :)
Thanks guys! Any time you need parts reviewing or fitting just give me a shout :)
Hey man. What would the other method of fitting headliners be? Thanks! Great videos!
Really useful thanks! Got the Custom Shop Designs roof liner for my Vito and it's all you say it is, except not a single instruction on how to fit it & my Vito came with no liner, so nothing to go by.
Great vid cheers but any chance you could provide more detail on how to connect and wire up the lights?
Hey guys, great video as always! Couple of questions...
- why didn’t you put the middle trim clip up (between the two roof panels)?
- I’ve got my stuff from the exact same places :)! Should I carpet the panels, put the lights in and then put them up? Or do you guys just carpet over the entire roof in situ?
Cheers
What about putting a headliner in a van which did not have any factory fittings or trim?
Hi there have been getting some very good tips from your videos which I’m using on my own VW Caddy. One question tho the clips you are using on the factory fitted grey strips where do you get them from? Thanks again for the great videos
I going to have a bash myself! This video was great thank you :-D
top job as each time , a pleasure listening to you ! regards from CH
Great vid, do you have a link for the flush mount led lights please?
Have you done any work on a Subaru Sambar before? We are really struggling with fitting a new headliner! Love the videos xx
cheers for the vid! should definitely show the wiring process if you do it yourself!
Thank James, keep your eyes peeled for an up and coming video
Just wondered how thick the headliner board that you have put in is? Great videos by the way, really helpful for the newbie DIYer
3.6mm ply dude
Great video.
Is the principle the same for a T4?
What tools did you need to fish out the cables for the LED downlights once set in the ceiling lining ?
Another great video, on the subject of headliners could you do a video on recovering and modifying a pop top headliner adding lights etc? Thanks
Thanks Kevin, That's a difficult one to do as all pop tops are different, but we will see what we can do.
How would you finish off the join between the front cab and the new rear carpeted headliner, if you dont have that nice trim threshold? For a different van to one you showed, which recently had the bulkhead removed. I have looked online for a company that makes custom ones but cant find any. Cheers guys 👍🏼
I am from Switzerland and I wanted to by the trim clip used in This video. However, the Harrison shop does not deliver outside UK. Is there an alternatives to get these rivet ?
I mean amazing video as usual but holy shit. A Christmas tree bit I have never seen that before but what a sick tool.
Hi. I have an old T4 which i wanna do the roof lining in but have realized today that i have a sun roof. How do i get around this please.
Great vids, could you do a bespoke van roof one starting from scratch please?
If we do another bespoke dude, we will film it :)
I got fed up with the joining strip popping down so ended up screwing through them!
I also found the clips plastic receptacles rattle like mad
Hi there. My T4 has a sun roof in it and i want to change the roof lining as it's a total mess (as is the rest of it's interior) The company you recommended don't do cut out's for t4's with sunroofs so what would you recommend? Many thanks. Ivan.
We are about to convert our Vauxhall Vivaro LWB 2014 > Do you know if the VW CNC Headliner kit will fit this vehicle? Templating the headliner is the thing that fills me with dread.
Great video, are you doing one on carpeting the roof?
Hi Anthony. Thanks for your kind words. Carpeting the roof panels is exactly the same as carpeting the door panels which we have done a video on if you take a look in the How To playlist.
How thick is the roof ply please? Edit, Ah, 3.6mm as mentioned in the vid!
I’ve got the factory fitted roof liner in mint condition are they suit to use for a camper or is ply better? I’d be finish it in carpet
M thanks
Great video, very useful. What thickness ply do you go for?
Generally 3.6mm ply as its light enough to be held up by the clips and string enough to support the weight of carpet lining and lights etc
Have you got a link from where your buying the replacement trim clips.
Thanks
Do you spray-glue the reflectix to the roof?
What is the link for the Harrison trim clips (the white ones for the strip)?
What is the reason for not being able to carpet the original lining boards?
Hi, can you tell me how long these longer clips are you are using? Thank you
Do you offer a service to fit a starlight roof in my roller team motor home?
Hi
What thickness board do you use for the roof liner?
Great videos by the way.
Thanks for the kind words Gary. Ideally you want a 3.6mm board for headliner. Thick enough to have strength, but light enough to not a stress on the fastenings
Good way to lose an eye drilling out those clips. Please be safe so you can more great videos.
get a life
Do small vans like this not need any ventilation in the roof?
Hi, love your videos so much Combe Valley Campers 💗 One question, the LED light that can be directly screwed onto the headliner, what are they called?
Hi guys, thabks for the kind words. You ate looking for 12vdc LED downlighters. They come in many fifteenth forms and prices. But if you scour ebay and/amazon you should be able to find the right set. Alternatively, we use suppliers such as Rayne Automotive and Clearcut Conversions
great vid - burrs on wood? not having a pop, just had a little giggle to myself buddy. keep up the good work, your obviously use to working with metal and not wood.
Great videos!
I’m going a new ply roof and covering with a foam backed swede, would you cover in place or remove the ply and cover ?
Many thanks dean
Hi Dean, Id reccomend removing and lining everytime :)
Combe Valley Campers maybe a stupid question but if I’m removing and lining how do I apply the hidden clips? Followed your other video and and you’re fixing ply with clips, then carpeting over the top.
@@leetaylor8599 the 'hidden clips' can be found here: www.harrisonstrimsupplies.co.uk/120-HIDDEN-Trim-Panel-Fixing-Clips-to-fit--VW-Transporter-T4--T5-Lining-Carpet-1
A friend said to me he put veltrim over the existing carpet on his van roof headboard?? whats your opinion please anyone.
There is no trouble having the downlighers touching the carpet then? Thought this might be a little dangerous as they can heat up quite a lot..?
Is that an E150 next to the VW ? :)
Do you carpet over the clips in the roof so they are hidden or would you have to use a different type of clip if you want them hidden?
Hi Mark, We carpet the panels seperately then refit them by pushing the clips through the layers, therefore having them showing.
where can I buy these clips in Melbourne, Australia? Anyone know?
Lol you cocked up the front headliner didn't you! 😂 spotted it when you were banging on about marking holes with spray paint. That's why front trim wasn't covering and why you mysteriously ended the vid saying it's not quite finished (gap between panels was too tight to fit centre trim!). Best just to own up imo 😂
I've just found your vids in research to do my Vito. I've found head liner boards in 3.6 and 6mm. I see you used 3.6.......... I was going to order the 6mm as it's only £5.00 more. Would I be better with 3.6mm. Many thanks for all your vids
3.6 is lighter. If the headliner is too heavy the clips may fail.
@@CombeValleyCampers many thanks 😁
what trim tools do you use/recommend?
You can find then in our tool store www.combevalleycampers.co.uk
All that measuring between the lights and you didn't leave a gap between the pieces of ply where the roof bar is. Th distances will be wrong when you fit the panels. Also why is the front panel not long enough? It should tuck under that OEM Strip. Some good tips in the video.
Would you take it back down to carpet or carpet it while its on the roof? Cheers
Yes carpet it first before refitting
I though you need to cover all metal with insulation/vapour barrier? Sorry just bought van new to the game
will Harrisons hidden clips be strong enough to hold up 3mm ply roof panels?
Potentially. I would reinforce it with hidden screws
@@CombeValleyCampers thanks, I'll see how I go, worse comes to the worse I can always use the longer normal clips from Harrisons, but if they work then all good.
Is the original head-lining not good enough to be carpeted and re-fitted ?
We prefer to offer and fit new headliners as the original may well be old and damaged. When an existing headliner is carpeted and fitted with lights they droop and sag due to the increased weight.
@@CombeValleyCampers if you're not fitting extra lighting and carpeting/covering the original panels will you still need to use the longer clips?
@@bmxbeck1803 They could be reused, but depending on the age and condition of the existing clips, the overall finish may well be improved by using new clips
Hi where is the best place to buy the recessed led down lights?
www.rayneautomotive.co.uk
Hi, where can I get the insert type led lights from? cheers P
Hi Numheed, www.rayneautomotive.co.uk
@@CombeValleyCampers cheers
Is it this easy to do a T4 headliner too.
Yes it is, and the transit custom too :)
@@CombeValleyCampers Cool. thanks very much. Your youtube tutorials are a great help.
need to get some safety googles when drilling etc........
Please make a video on the next step of carpeting the roof id love to see how you do it...
Hi Tommy. Thanks for your kind words. Carpeting the roof panels is exactly the same as carpeting the door panels which we have done a video on if you take a look in the How To playlist.
Is it christmas already??..... oh no wait it the christmas tree bit ho ho ho
why use wood {heavy material } when there is much liter material avail .....and much more durable and cost effective
top banana
A viewer warning before the screaching feme next time please - had headphones on...
And it should be called a festive tree bit u cant say christmas anymore
700mm from here to here .... can’t see mate 😂😂
Dont worry mate dont think he knows what he doing this fella
And what the hell is a bloody xmas tree bit im sure us professional people call it a cone cutter
No one will notice clip orientation when it’s carpeted 🤷🏼
Was expecting to see how it’s actually made, not ordered from another company.
Great videos, BUT soooo long. Get on with dude !
Always cringe when people refer to themselves as professionals....
My Vito didn't come with a headlining, it is just the bare metal roof. Whats the easiest way to make up a template for the plywood headlining boards? Great video by the way!
Where can I find the trim clips that you are using other than Harrison, since they can't deliver to france. Thanks