body and interior Headliner Install

[badblueheeler]

I'm just wondering if anyone out there can recommend a shop that can install a headliner in my 76 with a sunroof?

I'm in Victoria BC but I can travel to the right shop ie, Vancouver,Seattle.

I'm would also like to know what I should expect to pay for the installation labour.

Cheers

[dbmw2002]

Good Luch with your search, I am hoping to tackle this project myself and wondering if there is a article or vid for DIY? The whole interior is going to get gutted and hope to do it all at once. Now I need to juggle the budget to put estys awesome finishing touch on the cabin, salt and pepper on mine please.............

[nbcbird]

Earlier this week I saw a thorough headliner install article (posted by ClayW IIRC).  After searching for 15 minutes I'll be damned if I can find it again. Anyone know where it is???   There is no search category for "articles."

[jate]

I have the same question here in Salt Lake City. My car has a sunroof so it is slightly more complicated and I don't know how to go about finding the right shop.

[walkinfool]

_{I bought my headliner through Blunt several months ago and ultimately decided to pay to have it intalled. my guy was highly recommended by a friend with a 65 mustang. he did the install in a few hours and it looked amazing. all for $175.00.}

 

_{here's the link to clay's write up   http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/126157-headliner-installation/}

 

_{good luck!}

[jgerock]

C'mon folks, if I can install a new headliner in a bowl shaped VW Beetle, you can do a flat-roof BMW.  I'm going to install a new headliner eventually in my 69 (with sunroof) and even have the little binder clips saved up.

 

Clay Weiland, Mike Pugh and many others have showed us great pics and procedures. Get the material, lay it out in the sun, remove the interior stuff and have at it.

 

[Emyers]

All the DIYs I have read/seen indicate the front and rear glass has to be removed...am I understanding this correctly?  I will be replacing the headliner in my 02 in the near future....no sunroof. 

Earl

74 02Lux

02 M Roadster

72 Volvo 1800ES

[Mike_B]

Yes, glass needs to be out.

[mike472]

Here are a few pics of my sunroof headliner install. You can do this yourself. I used 3M spray 90 sprayed into a cup and brushed on. A sunroof car is actually easier in some ways. Not as many rods to deal with only two in the rear. The tricky part are the corners of the sunroof opening after cutting an "X" in the middle of the opening. A heat gun and some stretching of the material are required to get the corners right. The contact cement recommended by some people didn't work as well as the 3m stuff. The waiting for both sides to tack up with the contact cement takes too long. This glue sets fast and holds strong. You need some big file clips for the front and sides of the sunroof opening as the roof is much thicker here then at the edges. Thg rear part you can use the medium clips. The rest is about 200 medium clips and a couple of dozen small ones for the tight curves

[TobyB]

and yes, you DO need that many binder clips!

 

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[bob02]

Hey Mike,

 

  What the heck are you cutting on Staten Island with that Husky?

Hey Mike,

 

  What the heck are you cutting on Staten Island with that Husky?

[mike472]

We actually have trees that grow here even though we're in NYC.  After Sandy last year I had plenty of stuff to cut.  I have to tell you that Husky saw is tough. A lot of people like Stihl but makes a good saw. Nice to have some "implements of destruction" around the house.   Its a 450 model with an 18" blade.   After I got done here I went out to help the neighbors and the blade is still sharp.  Just can't get enough of the way that thing powers through a tree!  Talk about cheap thrills.

[turbophil]

A long time ago I had a place called Pacific Auto Trim in Vancouver do the headliner in my VW. They did a great job.  We used to send all our cars that needed any sort of upholstery or convertible top repair there and always had good results.  They have been in the business a very long time, I would call and talk to them and feel them out. 

Edited October 8, 2013 by turbophil

[BMW0299]

Two OEM headliners came apart during installation, they're not stitched. I ended up going with World Upholstery's. Worked perfectly.

[mike472]

Mine was OEM from Blunt and it's stitching was fine. The loops for the rods were stitched and they did not come apart. I had to slice open the loop on each side to get out some wrinkles but everything worked out fine. Having to cut it like this is normal and maybe if you didn't and you stretched it hard enough you could get it to come apart at the seam. I cut through the vinyl at the top of the loop not the bottom part with the stitching is. Also important.