[V8] Headliner poll

[Seamus O'Carey]

Fabric that can stretch a little bit is also a good idea.

Seamus

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:35 AM, NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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