[V8] Headliner poll

[NIck Miller]

I had a tan headliner with grey interior and it looked great.  I used
material I found at an upholster shop.  Did the pillars down to the sills
and the rear package tray and it looked great really.  I put photos in the
list if you searchback for the email.

I would get a better grade cloth than headliner crap.  Make sure your
material has some depth, like padding ofr foam to it because its hard to
match the contours well.  Use 3m spry glue to attatch it and it'll never
come off again.  The good strong upholstery stuff they sell.   Work from the
middle out is the easiest, and once its all glued down you cut it to fit the
little nooks and crannies.

Pretty easy but time consuming.  Gl
On Nov 12, 2010 10:34 AM, "John Bysinger" <doog at bysinger.net> wrote:
> Our '90's headliner gave up this year, quickly becoming a rear privacy
> curtain. So last night I started the process of fixing it. I removed all
> of the various bits and panels holding it in place and was able to get it
> out of the V8 in one piece without damage. Then things got ugly. I don't
> know what Audi was thinking but that orange foam is evil. Sticks to
> everything, refuses to come off the panel, yet falls apart at the
slightest
> touch. After an hour of scraping, brushing and wiping I got most of it off
> of the head liner support panel. Now it's time to re-cover it.
>
> So here's the question to folks that have been through this before: Did
you
> re-use the original fabric, try to match the color with a replacement
> fabric, or replace with a different color? If you did replace it, did you
> replace the sunroof cloth as well?
>
> Our car is the dark blue/grey interior combination, and I'm curious about
> going with a darker grey or black color. Any success/failure stories here?
>
> --
> john at bysinger.net
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