Anyone wrapped their headliners?
 

Anyone here wrapped their headliner before?
If so, what material did you use and where did you buy it.
ex: type of fabric closest to OEM feel, adhesive etc.

pictures/info on how you did it? :D

Yeah, I did a replacement years ago. There was an upholstery shop on Clarke Drive that had an exact match for me.

Removed old headliner board...which involved removing pretty much the entire upper half of my interior.

Repaired breaks in headliner board after breaking the 20 yr old piece upon removal. Realize that large sunroof in small roof means 2 inches of support on either side.

Scrape old material and adhesive off.

Used a 3m spray adhesive made for the purpose, started in the center and worked my way out a little piece at a time.

After its dried, trim out any holes, openings and such.

Re-install.

Curse, because you can't break it to put it back in.

Put all the interior back

Admire your work.

Look in the back window and see that the support you glued to the back of the board is visible. Curse some more. Say fuck it.

Move on with life :)

I think it was like $100 all in?

do you know what the upholstery store is called?

i thought Velocity Upholstery was on Clarke drive but looking it up they are in Langley. Here is the link to their site.

Velocity Upholstery - Automotive and Custom Upholstery Based in Langley, B.C.

not sure if they'd sell just the material but doesn't hurt to give them a call

ASC Vancouver - heated leather seats, sunroofs, moonroofs, convertible soft tops, Auto upholstery, car truck van seat covers, This is the place on Clark.
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Fabricland.
3M spray adhesive.

Soak it. Lay it on. Crease it with original contours. Cut/Trim where needed. Heat to cure.

Either get something thick so it won't "stain" the fabric. Or get a plastic liner.
I used fleece. It had a nice red cotton backing, which you see here.
I don't recommend suede or anything hard to clean if you go with a bright colour.

http://i41.tinypic.com/nlzhc9.jpg

Took me all of... 2 hours total? With trim removal and whatnot. Rushed it somewhat. I have bubbles behind the headrest. Not really an issue, but would probably do it again.

Also not entirely finished. I still haven't put the visors back on. Still figuring out how to wrap them to match.
Stock ugly grey is...ugh
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^looks good!:thumbsup:

It's pretty easy to do yourself. Find a fabric you like - it doesn't matter if it's from a high-end leather shop or Fabricland - and use 3M Super 77 spray. Spray a section, pull the fabric tight to make sure you're not creating bubbles, and repeat.

The hardest part is often getting the headliner in and out of the vehicle to begin with. It's one thing if you've got a hatchback or a nice small t-top like Spugen's, but a sedan or coupe is another thing entirely.

Yeah. Full size headliners are easier :lol
Way less trimming and waste.

If you can't figure out how much you need, pull the headliner "out" so you can just pop it off in the parking lot of fabricland. Bring it inside, and ask the lady to cut to size with 1/2 Inch extra on all edges. That way you can wrap it to the backing, and staple if you really wanted to.

Interior trim will fit a little more snug. Might eliminate rattling. Depending on cloth thickness and if you pulled the original headliner out or not. If you go with a thick cloth, pull the old stuff out. If you go thin, you can leave it.

It all depends on the thickness of the OEM cover.

Boom. done.

thanks brothas :D
looking to wrap my headliner to an OEM fabric (black) this winter.
after having a black headliner in my IS250, i hate all the greyish ones.. looks so ghetto :P

where do you buy the 3M spray?

Any self respecting fabric shop will carry it, as well as places like Lordco (I believe).

NOT 77. 77 is for general use only. That's like using copper tube, pipe clamps and all round strapping from HD in your car! REALLY!? :facepalm:

You want 82 Amazon.com: 3M 82-06RV Headliner Spray Adhesive 4.93-Ounce: Explore similar items

or http://3mauto.com/products/adhesives...ive-38808.html

82 is specifically made for headliner.

Ah shit, you're right. :lol It's been almost a decade since I've actually redone a headliner. I've got half a dozen different 3M sprays in my garage... I hope I haven't actually used the wrong one for an application it wasn't designed for now... lol