All about Auto Headliners

Your car or vehicle can be

the most expensive one that

you can afford, but if it sports

a sagging headliner then there

is nothing more unattractive

and hazardous than that.

There comes a situation in

ever car which has a drooping

headliner where the headliner will rip and fall thereby blocking the view of

the road for the driver completely. Auto headliners that have started to sag

give an uneasy noise when breeze flows into the car.

Auto headliners are made up of fabric or any vinyl material. They

completely cover the ceiling in the inside of the car. The fabric is stuck

firmly onto a board that shapely fits the ceiling. As time passes by, the fabric

on the board may stat flaccid due to the weakening of the glue. This serves

to be so unappealing and unsafe for the passengers and the driver. To repair

a headliner it costs several hundred dollars. It is a great idea to fix a

drooping headliner yourself and save the whole lot of money with just some

effort and time.

There is already a revolution taking place in the variety of materials that are

used to shape up car interiors. When mishaps like headliner sags happen

just be confident and change the fabric of the headliner yourself. Times like

these can be really a wonderful opportunity to showcase your innovativeness

and personality. After all it also is cost effective to do your headliner

yourself than going in for a repair. Here are a few steps which will lead to

replacement of your vehicle’s headliner.

You have got to make a one time purchase of a handful of things and then

rest in peace. Things like a headliner repair kit, screwdrivers, sandpaper and

sparkplug wrench are the essentials to fix or replace a troubling headliner.

◘ Firstly lower the trim of the car interior. This can be done easily by

utilizing screwdrivers. Lower the trim so much so that there is

enough space to remove the board of the headliner.

◘ Get rid of the things that are connected to the headliner. They are

hardware such as seatbelt, rear view mirror etc. They are all

interconnected to keep the structure of the vehicle. Removing their

contact with the headliner will result in its easy removal. In most

cases the front dome light is also connected to the headliner.

Carefully remove all the fixtures with little effort.

◘ Try getting help from another person. Both of you can pull the

headliner board once the screws and the hardware parts are

removed from it.

◘ Pull out the old and floppy fabric from the board. Remove the

dried up glue that has become weak with time. Then apply strong

glue and paste new fabric that you have chosen. Fix it firmly on the

board and let it dry in shade for sometime. After which your new

headliner will be ready to be fixed.