[s-cars] Headliner repair LAC

[Douglas Landaeta]

Arghy matey, you've got the Seinfeld 'puffy pirate shirt' look. Will  
be more valuable at resale- almost as much as Jon Voight's car!

On Nov 10, 2009, at 8:54 AM, mike claire <mike.claire at gmail.com> wrote:

> I had my headliner done last year.  I estimate I was without the car  
> for 3
> days.  Maybe it could have been done in 2 days, not sure.  I don't  
> think
> it's a 1 day job.
>
> I can guarantee that the glass does not need to come out.  I wasn't  
> there,
> but I'm sure he folded the front seats down, and removed the rear  
> headrests
> - that's a clue.
>
> This was done at a professional aftermarket accessory/pimp-my-ride  
> type
> place - all work done to a high standard.  Not bashful about  
> charging for
> it.  He did a great job, and afterwards said he wished he'd never  
> accepted
> the job.  He was a pro and dealt with it - I'd be worried about a  
> "lesser"
> guy walking from it 1/2 way into the job.
>
> I don't remember what I paid - the owner's a friend of my father in  
> law and
> I got a break.  I might have paid $250, but it might have been  
> more.  To me,
> just from looking at it - I'd say it's a $400+ job in the Boston area.
>
> One consideration - he found a "good" color replacement, which did NOT
> exactly match the A-pillars.  So he recovered them too - a nice  
> touch.  One
> minor issue is that he did not strip the A-pillar covering before  
> going over
> it with the new material.  It looks slightly puffy.  Not enough to  
> complain
> about, but I'd try to avoid that.
>
>
>
> Mike
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Kevin Barnett <bluevr6 at yahoo.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> Just so I am clear in this...., The $150 is just the redoing the  
>> headliner
>> itself.  I have to pay to r&r the windsheild, and remove the piller  
>> trim,
>> and remove the headliner on my own dime, and he will just strip and  
>> recover
>> the headliner for the $150.
>>
>> The $150 is not causing me concern, its the being without my dail  
>> driver
>> for 3 days and the unknown cost of the windshiels R&R.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: mike claire <mike.claire at gmail.com>
>> To: Kevin Barnett <bluevr6 at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Mon, November 9, 2009 2:52:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Headliner repair
>>
>> 2 things - if he knew what he was in for he'd be quoting way over  
>> $150.
>> The second thing is that it's NOT necessary to take out the glass  
>> to do this
>> job.  But from what I hear, it's a challenge getting it out in one  
>> piece.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Kevin Barnett <bluevr6 at yahoo.com>  
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Kids:
>>>
>>> My headline in my 94 S4 has started to sag in a few discrete  
>>> locations (in
>> the very back and above the sunvisors).
>>>
>>> Has anyone had any luck with spot repairs?  Repair in place?
>>>
>>> The shop wants $150 for the headline repair itself, But I have to
>> coordinate a front windshield removal and reinstallation so they  
>> can take
>> the headliner out the window opening.  Not real excited about this  
>> prospect.
>>>
>>> Any experiences?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>>
>>>
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