I see on the XF site that this (sagging headliner) is turning out to be a fairly common problem. Mine too, is sagging. What is considered a fair price by an upholstery shop to repair or replace the headliner. Mine is sagging right above my head on the drivers side.

Any input will be appreciated.

Jim
jpmlholian@aol.com

 

Join the club, mine has been slowly dropping for a couple of months now.
I used thumbtacks on the vertical face at the top of the hatch area and short self tapping screws over the passengers head and my head as thumb tacks come out too easily in those areas.

 

Probably in the range of $100-$175, depending on workmanship quality of upholstery shop and whether they remove/install headliner or you do. In my case, I had the headliner recovered last year after putting up with the sagging for about 18 months. Shop I used is probably the best shop in my area (all the custom street rodders use his upholstery service) and he only recovered the headliner. Wife & I removed it and then re-installed it. Tedious but straightforward. Cost me $150.

If you DIY, maybe $50 in materials, depending on quality of new covering. Biggest effort is getting the old adhesive completely removed from support backing.

 

THis should get you a bunch of info, enjoy, Woody

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...headliner.html

 

Thanks Woody.

Jim

 

Try this Jim (Props to 180 for creating the .pdf)!

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You Tube video on headliner removal from the car. The first video is the best one.

Headliner removal

Headliner removal #2

 

Gonna happen to me , making sure where to find my info...lol

 

I have to do this again as I obviously did not use enough glue as both areas toward the windows above the driver and passenger heads has dropped again. In these areas the material is stretched the most and slowly pulled away from the headliner.
I now find I should have used 3M Headliner and Fabric Adhesive and not 3M Super 77.
Live and learn.

 

While I didn't actually replace the headliner material in my Coupe (just the removal & installation of the headliner itself), the shop I used in town took considerable pains to make sure there was sufficient material to wrap over all the edges of the support board. They claimed that was the only way to keep the headliner material from slipping out & "sagging" along the edges. (Note: They showed me how the OEM headliner material barely went to the edge of the support board.) Probably kept them from having to "stretch" the material much, as you've reference in your comments above. And if they didn't have to create tension from stretching, maybe that's how they achieve some success with the headliners they re-cover. Just guessing!! My $0.02 - FWIW.

Good luck with your headliner re-work. It really is a pain just taking it out & back in!!

 

Mine was wrapped around the edges and glued to the top face, it was just the tension i the material that slowly pulled it away. I am hoping that I can free the edges enough to get the can between the material and liner backing board and spray some more glue in and do it properly.
I may have to soften the glue areas with contact cement cleaner or acetone.
Otherwise the whole cloth liner will have to come off.
It looked a good job when I first did it. 🙄
I sagged more than it when I felt it on my head again.

 

Contact adhesives can usually be reactivated with heat. You might try a heat gun or hair dryer heating as you press the fabric back into place. If there is enough adhesive in there it should work.

 

Did you use contact cement or headliner adhesive?

 

I used the 3M Super 77 adhesive in an aerosol can. I should have used 3M Headliner and Fabric Adhesive or the equivalent.

 

I used headliner adhesive but don't know if it is any better.

 

I see now that what I used is not recommended for foam backed material.
It was recommended in some posts on this forum though.
Knowing what I know now I would not recommend the 3M Super 77.
3M makes the stuff that should be used.
3M Headliner and Fabric Adhesive
Edit
I used Permatex Heavy Duty Spray Adhesive when it came down to doing the job as it was easier to find. It is recommended for headliners on the cans label, we will see how it does over time. Once in place you can hardly move the material so you basically have just one go at material placement.

 

Before I had to change the headliner in my crossfire last Fall, I got these 2 different products highly recommended by 2 local headliner specialist . . . one of them was the Owner where I bought the new material an the other was the Owner of another place where the new material was glued . He told me he prefer to work with the Pro Form PF 528

3M™ Super Trim Adhesive, 08090, 19 oz. (538.6 g) (3mcanada.ca)

PRO FORM - Products (proformproducts.com)

Daniel

 

Mine was awful. Sagging to the point it was obstructing rear view. I pulled it myself, took it to a local upholstery shop, and 3 days later picked it up. 150$ total to recover. Getting it in/out is tricky, but doable. Seats all the way back/down, steering wheel retracted and a cup or two of patience. An extra hand doesn't hurt either.

 

I've done 3 and it's not too bad just remove from pass side with seat all the way back and tilt it down into front foot well. then once out take material off then scrape off old foam remaining and prep with glue and reset new material. Just make sure to leave 2-3 inches extra on all edges for good fit. Material w/foam backing aprox $40 on ebay .....can of spray adhesive 3m fabric specific for purpose aprox $12.........2 hrs of work and done. No special skills required. I've done mine and 2 other xfire owners and they all turned out very good.

 

Definitely use 3M 1 38808 Headliner and Fabric Adhesive or Permatex 27829 Heavy Duty Spray Adhesive, I used the Permatex as it is sold for headliners and I could not find the 3M product.
Do not use 3M Super 77 Adhesive, it failed on my car after 18 months.