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One of the things that I wish I knew about before I replaced my headliner was the use and location of metal clips that are part of the trim molding over the rear hatch and over the front doors and along the windshield. These clips use spring tension to hold the trim piece to the frame of the vehicle. Because the trim pieces have been there for at least 15 years, the plastic is brittle and it breaks away from the metal clips easily. I would recommend using a pry tool and pry down on the metal clips. There are two clips on the trim over the rear hatch and I believe three on the trim over the doors and along side the windshield.
Other than that, the most tedious part was cleaning the old foam off of the board.
Good luck!
I did use the pry tool and busted one clip. Used the J.B. Weld. Part # 8276. Seemed to dry really solid and did not bust when I popped it back in. Now will it hold if I have to remove the molding again? Hope to never find out.
I did use the pry tool and busted one clip. Used the J.B. Weld. Part # 8276. Seemed to dry really solid and did not bust when I popped it back in. Now will it hold if I have to remove the molding again? Hope to never find out.
I tried epoxy but it did not hold the clip when I pushed the trim into place. If I get tired of the rattling, I'll try the J.B. Weld. Thanks!
If I had to re-do mine again, I would go with a fleece fabric next time....
I used actual headliner material from a fabric store and although it looks great and feels like actual headliner, it was a pain in the butt. I would get fleece, which stretches and adheres much better. I helped my buddy do fleece on his and it came out great
If the current foam backing of the headliner is still mostly intact, just take it out and peel of the fabric, install with a nice thick foam backed cloth from Joann's. I was definitely not gentle taking it out, the thing was bashed, ripped, and bent. I glued the fabric on and threw it back in there, a little more carefully, and it looks great. Added bonus the cab seems a bit quieter.
I bought a 99 Sport and the headliner fabric was falling off. There are a couple good youtube videos on how to refurbish so I gave it a try…to remove the trim and seat belts you will need a torx wrench, phillips, and a small dental pick tool to pry it apart without damage. Everything has to come out, speakers, dome lights, sun visors. I had good luck starting at the back and working forward. I taped the screws from each piece to the piece of trim, labeled where it came from and it's orientation. Once I got the headliner out I was able to clean all the old foam glue off with a stiff deck brush and a green scrubby. I used 2 cans of Permatex heavy duty headliner adhesive and a nice piece of stretchy grey suede. It went back together pretty easily. Gluing the fabric on a large surface was the hardest part. Extra set of hands would be good. The whole project took about 5 hours, with 24 hrs in between for glue to dry…and cost me about 60$.
I saw this on the internet and was wanting to do somrthing similar but with a pirate flag. Anyone know what the measurements are for the headliner are?
I saw this on the internet and was wanting to do somrthing similar but with a pirate flag. Anyone know what the measurements are for the headliner are?
What year Jeep? I have an overhead console headliner from a '99 that I can measure for you. The picture looks like up to '96 maybe '97. I get a little confused with '97's. New body style on the outside but I am under the impression the dome light set up is similar to '96. Doubt there is much difference in the size, if any, but don't know for sure. Plus then there is the separate sound bar and am not sure if how that would effect things. '99 had a built in sound bar. Let me know.
I did mine a few years ago and i don't care what people say here it was a royal PITA especially with no helper.
No flashy headliner colors or patterns for me.
I bought the fabric locally from one of those women's fabric stores. Yeah i was surprised they carried headliner fabric.
It was a dark gray, a little darker than the original OEM headliner color.
After all the #$^&'ing and beer, it came out better than expected.
Mighta been easier without the beer? Naah!
To the OPer, if you're leary about doing it yourself and have the money, i found out when i had my windshield replaced last year that the shop also does headliners too.
Might want to check out a local auto window replacement shop.
LOL, I used an extendible snow scraper to hold one end up when I removed mine.
Didn't actually re-wrap the headliner because I am a cheap ***. When I do I am going with this fleece headliner-specific desert tan marpat. Should match my "spice" tan interior. I wonder if standard fleece would be more resistant to degrading like the foam-backed headliner is...
Keep in mind that MANY XJs don't have that fiberglass pan thing in the headliner, rather it's just molded foam backed cloth. This was the case in both our 95 and 96 XJs. I went out to our local Jeep junkyard and looked at the headliners in 10 or so old XJs. A few of them were the fiberglass pan, but most were the foam backed cloth. Matei, from your description it sounds like yours may have the foam backed cloth and not the fiberglass pan. If this is the case, you may need to get a pan from a junkyard and re-cover that.
I need a headliner board for my '97 jeep Cherokee sport and the local upholster can not find one - does a '97 jeep grand Cherokee fit? can a board be "created"? Is there a aftermarket maker I can use? The local Jeep dealer does not have the part any longer as well.
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