The Upholstery Forum

I hav to install the entire interior in my 57 Chevy Wagon. What should I do first, second, and so on?

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Is the interior a redo and you have to put it back together. Did you take this out yourself?

It is a full redo. I have purchased a carpet kit and a headliner. planing to sew new door panels and seat covers. I am guessing I need to install my new wind-lace before the headliner? Should I do the carpet first? Wind-lace, headliner second? Then door cards and seats. I already have a ton of sound deadening material installed in the car.

I did remove the interior about 15 years ago.

I install depending on how mypieces are coming along. I would just wtart working from the bottom down.

It can change but the order I typically like to tackle a full interior is this order
1. Carpet and firewall. (I do this first to give me something nicer on my knees than sheet metal while working on the rest)
2. Headliner
3. door panels, kick panels, package tray
4. seats

Hope that helps!

Thanks to everyone who gave input