Any recommendation on fixing a sagging headliner?
10-23-2018, 01:38 PM
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Any recommendation on fixing a sagging headliner?
so of course wishing the first month of bringing my car to Florida, the rear section of the headliner is beginning to sag. Any recommendation?
10-23-2018, 05:21 PM
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I used some of those twisty fabric pins and covered them up with an SRS insert cap in each rear corner of my E500 where it was sagging. Helped a lot and hardly noticeable.
10-24-2018, 08:04 AM
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I would recommend finding an upholstery guy, and have him completely remove then reinstall your headliner, that way it will not fail in the near future. You want a fix, not a temporary one.
10-24-2018, 08:07 AM
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loved the above suggestion, might aswell take it to the swap shop and have them glue it.
10-24-2018, 08:15 AM
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I'm only being realistic, and this is exactly what I would do to my on car.
Why look at a temporary fix, find a permanent solution.
Spend the money and have it done right the first time.
Why look at a temporary fix, find a permanent solution.
Spend the money and have it done right the first time.
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10-24-2018, 08:38 AM
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i agree. I just didn’t know if there was simple, permanent
solution that is DIY friendly that’s not the adhesive spray.
Im assuming if one were to attempt a diy, is best to take out the headliner so you’re not fighting gravity or working above your head. If I were to take it to an upholstery shop, I would take the headliner out myself. I’m sure they’d charge me $100+ Just to Remove and reinstall it. I don’t mind paying for them to fix the headliner, bc I’ll admit - that’s not my forte.
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10-24-2018, 08:48 AM
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i agree. I just didn’t know if there was simple, permanent
solution that is DIY friendly that’s not the adhesive spray.
Im assuming if one were to attempt a diy, is best to take out the headliner so you’re not fighting gravity or working above your head. If I were to take it to an upholstery shop, I would take the headliner out myself. I’m sure they’d charge me $100+ Just to Remove and reinstall it. I don’t mind paying for them to fix the headliner, bc I’ll admit - that’s not my forte.
10-24-2018, 09:22 AM
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i agree. I just didn’t know if there was simple, permanent
solution that is DIY friendly that’s not the adhesive spray.
Im assuming if one were to attempt a diy, is best to take out the headliner so you’re not fighting gravity or working above your head. If I were to take it to an upholstery shop, I would take the headliner out myself. I’m sure they’d charge me $100+ Just to Remove and reinstall it. I don’t mind paying for them to fix the headliner, bc I’ll admit - that’s not my forte.
10-24-2018, 09:41 AM
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I'd remove it and or replace it.
10-24-2018, 09:56 AM
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I believe there are some threads on MB forum for removing the headliner. From what I remember the windshield would have to be removed and then the headliner removed through the windshield opening. I think there was another way mentioned of removing a front seat and one of the side doors and getting it out that way also without having to remove the windshield.
Talk to an upholstery guy......someone that knows what they’re doing. They may tell you they can re-glue it. Or re-cover it in the car.
Talk to an upholstery guy......someone that knows what they’re doing. They may tell you they can re-glue it. Or re-cover it in the car.
10-24-2018, 10:06 AM
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It's going to cost way more than $100 to have an upholstery shop fix a sagging headliner. Lots of man hours to remove all the assorted trim pieces before accessing the liner, then the gluing and reassembly. That's why I went the route I did - maybe not a perfect solution but it looks much better than before with minimal cost and effort. Just my two cents.
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10-24-2018, 11:53 AM
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I pulled the headliner from my W210. Major PITA since I had to take it out through the door. Remove seats, remove lots of interior trim pieces that tend to break (at least I installed quite a few nice and new plastic parts). I ended up getting the A, B, and C pillars re-covered to match the new fabric. The vents in the sunroof shade were brittle and also broke; located replacements in Germany. Not a trivial task. Removing the windshield would have made it much easier but I wasn't going to do that by myself.
Do it professionally if you do it at all but let them know to notify you if plastic parts break so you can obtain replacements. If not, a staple gun and 1/8" staples will work for the short term.
Start here for an idea of what needs to be done:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showpost....5&postcount=75
Do it professionally if you do it at all but let them know to notify you if plastic parts break so you can obtain replacements. If not, a staple gun and 1/8" staples will work for the short term.
Start here for an idea of what needs to be done:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showpost....5&postcount=75
10-24-2018, 02:19 PM
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Mine was sagging in the back, I removed the headliner out the passenger front door, sanded the yellow foam off, sprayed 3m headliner adhesive, reinstalled, and it fell back off. I may have kicked something, said some bad words.
I then used contact cement applied to both sides instead, worked fine.
2 years later still holding up fine.
I then used contact cement applied to both sides instead, worked fine.
2 years later still holding up fine.
