DJSeth

Hi all,

Need some help. The headliner in our E320 wagon is sagging to put it lightly. SO I've read a whole bunch of posts, and got the headliner out for the most part. But, nobody seems to have a wagon tutorial. So my issue is this. There is a metal bracket that goes around the opening of the headliner (between the roof and the headliner) that seems to clip into the rear sunroof opening. It glues to the headliner, and like I said seems to clip into the roof rail on the back edge of the sunroof. But I can't figure out how to get it out. It's held in the really strong. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Plutoe

what is your VIN!!

DJSeth

Sorry, just realized I did not have the year or anything in my post. It's a 1998. VIN = WDBJH82F0WX011513

Plutoe

I wish I could be more help, I reviewed the factory headliner removal documentation, however based upon your description I was not able to determine what is required.

I suggest that you PM "konigstiger" in the W211 forum and ask him to provide you with document AR6830p4300FA and the six supporting documents for the removal of your head liner.

That way you will be able to see and feel the factory removal process and quickly determine what your issue is all about.

DJSeth

Hi All,

It was just stubborn. I got it out, but had to remove it and the headliner in 2 separate pieces. In the process of gluing it back now.

raymond g-

you may want to consider posting the answer to your question to help others,
seeing as how you had difficulty finding the answer in the beginning.

DJSeth

So the part that was hard to get out was a metal U shapes rail that was glued to the headliner and clips onto the roof at the rear edge of the sunroof opening. I thought, from reading other posts, if you pushed the headliner forward, it would "unclip". This was not the case. I ended up using a screw driver from the back, opened the U a little and pushed it forward and it came out.

E55 KEV

DJSeth, were you successful at glueing your sagging headliner? My W210 is sagging at two spots. I went to a local interior place that gave me a price of $600 for them to replace with their fabric. Told me that the original fabric can not be re-glued back or I would have to order the entire headliner from dealer. What type of fabric glue did you use.

Plutoe, where can I get/view the headliner removal instructions. Thanks.

vitovabo

just out of curiosity did you ever fix your headliner?

E55 KEV

Nah! Still sagging. It's not too annoying yet. Even the shop that gave me the $600 quote said "Can't you live with that? Come back when it's worse".