Third Time's the Charm..?

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno) 05/27/2015 at 20:31 • Filed to: None

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I’m about sick and tired of gluing this damn headliner. I used a sloppy amount of glue this time to the point that I was having issues peeling it back to replace it.

I also glued it back up around my visor lights.

Hopefully this holds until we get the time to take the whole headliner down and put new fabric on it all nice and tight. Same with the fabric piece that sits under the moonroof which has some sag to it.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/27/2015 at 20:38

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The only thing that will fix it is a new headliner

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/27/2015 at 20:43

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Yeah, I know. Hopefully this will at least work temporarily.

yamahog > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/27/2015 at 20:53

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Or a staple gun.

#thereIfixedit

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > yamahog 05/27/2015 at 20:54

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#tucky

TheOnelectronic > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/27/2015 at 20:55

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Logansteno: Bought a VW? > TheOnelectronic 05/27/2015 at 20:58

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Genius!

FlimFlamMan > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/27/2015 at 21:02

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I attempted to do mine a couple of times and failed miserably. So I took it to an upholstery shop and threw down $80 to get it done right.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > FlimFlamMan 05/27/2015 at 21:04

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That's what going to happen eventually. Or well do it ourself.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/27/2015 at 21:11

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Just going to tell you that it’s a bitch and a half trying to get the headliner out without damaging it and the compacted fibers that it’s made from makes it impossible to glue on. I lucked out and found a gently used one that wasn’t sagging and put it in.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/27/2015 at 21:24

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My w123 mercedes has a bow looking thing that keeps the shape at the curve in the back. It apparently has rubber stoppers at each end to hold it. Mine is disconnected and I am scared to mess with the perfectness of the rest of it. So it sags a bit back there. Headliners are scary!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/27/2015 at 21:35

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Greeat. Maybe paying a shop to do it would be better.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/27/2015 at 21:36

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It takes a certain skill to not fuck them up for sure.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/27/2015 at 23:07

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In my area you can get it done for under $200. The bmw doesn’t like to be taken apart and the factory roof is a PITA to pull apart and put back together but all in all it’s probably easier to pay someone.

Otherwise you’ll have to get a few cans of 3M spray adhesive, a few abrasive wheels, and just spend the day stripping the old foam off. Luckily the fabric is super cheap. ~$4 a yard or so. We get big rolls of it for ~$80 wholesale at the shop and each is enough to re do about a dozen cars.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/28/2015 at 01:04

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Sagging headliners suck! I had a w202 a couple years ago that was only held up by a bungee cord across the grab handles (previous owner). Took it out and re-did the thing myself. Not fun, but not that bad either, and I’m TERRIBLE at upholstery. Found all of the materials online for about $100. Did it in charcoal suede, pillars included. I say go for it, you’ve already tackled everything else yourself!

BLCKSTRM > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/28/2015 at 03:04

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Same thing happened to mine after the first summer in Texas.

It’s really not THAT hard to get it out of the car, but you do need to be careful not to bend it too far and crease it.

I pulled the fabric off, scrapped/rubbed the foam off, and took it to a shop to get it recovered properly. Cheaper that way, but still professionally done.