I replaced the headliner in my car over the weekend, ended up with a few small wrinkles, but generally happy with the results. Being able to use the sunshade without fabric hanging down was worth the effort!

Need to do my B pillars, though. I have enough material to recover them both, but when I had them out for the headliner I noticed the plastic slide for the seatbelt adjust appears to be plastic riveted on to the pillar after the cloth is glued on. Is there any way to get this off so I can replace the fabric? I'm not sure I want to try tucking the new material between the two pieces of plastic.

Thanks,
-Michael

 

Good question. I haven't attempted the headliner or a/b pillars myself yet. Did you decide to match the previous fabric as closely as possible? I'm considering changing it to something more modern

 

I got light gray fabric that is as close as possible without going to the dealer. This is the same color the trim shop was using on a 2004 VDP with the same color interior when I went to look. You wouldn't know it was a different shade unless I pointed it out. Even with the original headliner, the pillars were always a slightly different shade.

I certainly didn't miss my calling as an auto upholsterer though. Getting the fabric into those handle recesses without wrinkling and stretching was nearly impossible for me. I've done a few simpler headliners before, but I'm not sure how the pros get those deep contours done smoothly. I'd worry going with something like alcantara or simulated suede would be so thin that it would be even harder to get right (whereas the foam backed fabric allows some error). I'd probably take it to a pro for that.

 

I'll certainly take pictures to share when I get around to some of my projects.. Unfortunately jaguar projects are not on my wife's pintrest feed.