Our 16yo daughter just bought her first car. It's a 1981 Malibu 4Dr, she paid $600 for it. She is the 3rd owner (the car has less than 40k miles on it. Still has the AM radio in it, and original carpet and upholstery). The husband is happy because 1. She bought it herself 2. It's not what he refers to as a "POS plastic cookie cutter car" 3. It's something he can work on when things break (he had a '79 Malibu Classic when we 1st met), and 4. When/if she gets tired of it when she gets older he and the boy (who is 12yo now) can hot rod it. The side mirrors assemblies are messed up, and I'm not sure where to go about finding new ones (that look like the old ones). We also need to do something about the headliner (which is starting to get loose in a few places). Neither of us is terribly internet savvy, and the searches I've tried don't help me much. So here I am, asking you guys. If anyone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance for any information.
1981 Malibu 4dr
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Welcome to the forum.
Your daughter did very well scoring that Malibu for the meager sum of $600.00. What a great first car. She actually found it and bought it on her own? It appears to be in very nice original condition..according to the picture anyway.
For replacement mirrors, you can always find a pair of used sport mirrors and paint them the color of the car. They're a direct replacement to your existing mirrors.
As for the headliner, it would eventually have to come down and be recovered. I'm guessing that it has a tan interior. If so, you can go to your local Joann's Fabric and pick up about 2-yds of fabric, which might be more than enough. If your husband is pretty handy, he should be able to tackle that job easy enough.
If there's anymore questions, you should be able to get lots of support on this site.
Your daughter did very well scoring that Malibu for the meager sum of $600.00. What a great first car. She actually found it and bought it on her own? It appears to be in very nice original condition..according to the picture anyway.
For replacement mirrors, you can always find a pair of used sport mirrors and paint them the color of the car. They're a direct replacement to your existing mirrors.
As for the headliner, it would eventually have to come down and be recovered. I'm guessing that it has a tan interior. If so, you can go to your local Joann's Fabric and pick up about 2-yds of fabric, which might be more than enough. If your husband is pretty handy, he should be able to tackle that job easy enough.
If there's anymore questions, you should be able to get lots of support on this site.
BrokenArrow said:
I just put a set of GM sport mirrors on my 1980 Malibu 4 door... I still have the old drivers side chrome cast mirror that was on the car... we just took it off the car.. and tossed it in a box... I have a 1980 malibu 4 dr that was bought in Shelby, NC in 1979, for less than $7000 delivered... the woman that bought it, drove it until 2012, when she stopped driving... she gave it to her grandson, who sold it to me.. 66K original miles... we ripped out the V6 and put in a 355 V8 with a custom cam, performer RPM manifold, headers, and dual exhaust... replaced the 3 speed automatic the car came with, with a 700R4... four speed automatic.. and am slowly going through the car, fixing things, like rotten visors, and stuff.. If you want the mirror... $25 plus $15 USPS Priority Mail.
if you are on Facebook... look for Gm G body groups... If you are on Ebay... do a search for the parts you need.. its where I found the mirrors, the visors, the seat belts and the tail lamps.
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