93_cherokee

Where, or what can I get the supplys to fix it? all that is up there at the moment is the strofome looking stuff, not cloth at all

89eliminator

posted in fab section, and that was wrong.

CAEMI

Buy a headliner kit online for $60 OR buy some headliner fabric at the fabric store and buy some headliner glue from auto parts store. The Permatex headliner glue is identical (in my experience) to the 3M stuff. Make sure the can says headliner.

Roll the farbric out, trim so you have six inches of overhang. Fold the stuff back 1/2 so you're doing 1/2 at a time. Spray the glue on the fabric and on the substrate. Wait a while (read the can) the put the fabric in place. The glue will grab immediately. Smooth with your clean hands. Resist the urge to crawl on the substrate with your hands and knees while doing this and it'll turn out nicer.

Last tip - you fold the edge over the substrate at the front because there is no trim there. Leave enough fabric to roll over the edge and glue down.

It's pretty easy, actually...

I didn't like WLS Headliners. They shipped the kit with the fabric folded. I had a clothing steamer and it took me forty minutes to get the creases out. If all you had is a steaming iron, you'd be there for two hours fooling with it. Otherwise their stuff is good...just the sloppiest, most careless shipping I've ever seen, bar none.

One other thing...the substrate must be clean - no glue residue. And don't peel away the clear plastic...it is heat laminated to the substrate and must be there to get a good glue job.

easttnrubi

Tons of videos on how to do this on youtube.

90xj,99xj,92mj

or go to your local jy and pick up a good one for 12 bucks on half off day like i did

GreenClassic

How else are they supposed to ship it? That would be one big *** box if they didn't fold the fabric.

cj's99xjsport

http://www.4x4xplor.com/headliner.html

worked for me

cj's99xjsport

Mine was shipped in a big roll

Caish

We just buy the material at the fabric store, like Hancock Fabrics, the material comes with a foam backing.
Its cheap too, no need to give $60 to someone on fleabay because you don't know where to buy it.

redmuck

yep i got mine from joann fabrics and the printed fabric and headliner glue from auto parts store, it all cost about 60 bucks or so. (pics below) one of the guys mentioned about folding the fabric up front by windshield, which i didnt do, because dumbazz me was thinking i had trim up there. but you cant learn unless you do it.

89whiteXJ

Just run to the JY and find a good one out of a newer XJ thats what I did and it worked Great.

Bluemax

awsome head liner

KC10Chief

Fabric store is the way to go. Pull it out and do it on a nice, sunny day. Get all of the old fabric off, and then use a scrub brush to get rid of the rest of the foam that's left on the headliner backing. It should come off pretty easily if your headliner is already falling down. Then, use some 3M 77 spray glue to glue it back on. Take your time. When you spray the glue on, I'd suggest doing it in sections. Start in the middle and work your way out. With the 3M glue, spray it on both surfaces to be glued. Wait about a minute before you lay it down. Be sure you're doing it right because you'll never get it off again. You can find 3M 77 at Wal-Mart. It's a pretty easy job.

rockx502

i agree. that headliner is kickass!

but its simple. go to the fabric store. costs about 60-70 bucks. im about to do mine in the next week.

CAEMI

Try to find a way to hang the headliner so it doesn't get dirty...in a garage...and spend two hours with a steamer and you won't care. If Joanne fabrics can do it...so can WLS.