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epair is around $100. The trickiest part of the procedure is removing the headliner
board from the vehicle without breaking it.
If you choose to have this job contracted out, expect a price range between $300 and
$450 for the entire job.
Materials:
IPD sells a complete headliner repair kit for about $175 including instructions and all
the materials you will need. If you do this yourself, you MUST use 1/8" headliner
EVERYWHERE, not just on the sunroof. Don't listen to what anyone else tells you...
ask for 1/8" material. If the fabric store you visit doesn't have it have them order a new
rol or go elsewhere. The reason for this is that the headliner must go under various
edges around the car (including under that plastic edge at the sunroof opening) and
the 1/4" material is too thick to fit. The 1/4" material is also much heavier and will pull
off the headliner backing board over time faster than the 1/8". For adhesive, 3M
makes a spray glue ("3M General Trim Adhesive - Clear Part No. 051135-08088")
made specifically for this purpose.
In addition to standard auto-mechanic's tools, some of the specialty tools that will be
needed for this project include glue gun, torx screwdrivers, wooden spatula for
prying trim panels, steamer or hot air gun, whisk broom, coarse sandpaper, duct
tape, and heavy-duty scissors. Safety equipment includes ear protection and eyegoggles
or protective glasses. Removing and installing the headliner board itself is a
two-person job.
Prep Work
● Begin by removing the front seats from the vehicle (figure A). This will make it
much easier to get the headliner board out of, and back into, the car. Removing
the rear seat in a sedan will make it easier to remove trim panels. Also
recommended is removal of the center console. With these out, you can remove
the headliner through the passenger door with only very slight bowing. In a
wagon of course, you can remove the headliner out the back hatch.
● It is possible to remove the headliner through the front or back window openings
by removing the glass. Because a rear window is more costly than a front
windshield and is held in place by tough urethane adhesives (and your
sandblasted front windshield may need to be replaced anyway), consider
removing the front glass instead. This clearly does not apply to a wagon/estate
in which you can open the rear hatch for headliner removal.
● With the seats removed (figure B), there is more room to work. In order to get