Hi
The recent unusual hot weather in the UK has hastened the demise of my headlining.
Is there anywhere online to show how to remove and replace this? I was looking at Myrtle Ltd but am not getting much info back from my email.
Whilst in there I thought it would be a good time to look at my rear parcel shelf sun blind as the mesh doesn't wind into place. Are these easy to take out at the same time or can I get to it from below??

 

The best place IMO is this forum.

Search using google eg: jaguar x350 headlining renewal

https://www.google.com/search?q=jagu...hrome&ie=UTF-8

 

I just replaced headliner last weekend. It was a 6 hours job.



1. Remove rear bottom and rest seat. four clips for bottom. bend down and push seat upward little bit and you will see the four clips. The back rest is easy. Just pull two back harnesses below seat. Pull one at a time and put a block behind it so it won't clip back. Then pull the second harness.

2. remove the two front rubber door trims.

3, used panel removal tool and remove plastic trim covers left to and right of dash and windshield.

4. used trim panel removal tool to remove bottom plastic covers directly below seat belts.

5. trim removal tool remove top plastic panels where seat belts located.

6. Remove front left and right handles on headliner.

7a. remove center top dome light. used trim removal tool. there are harnesses that easily to be disconnected.

7b. remove rear mirror and harness

7. remove rear left and right handles with over dome light on headliner. These two handles have two electrical connectors on each. remove protective tape first.

8. Remove left and light sun shade. these also have one electrical connection each. Let them hang till you pop the head line since harnesses are hidden.

9. remove rear brake light. used panel removal tool. be careful with harness.

9A. remove left and right covers of rear pillars , directly behind the rear windows.

10. now you can fry off the head liner. start at front. There are two harnesses on the left and the right side. follow the wires to the front left and right pillars.

11. Pop the four tap surround the roof door.

12. pop the center tap at rear potion of head liner.

13 . now remove left and right connectors . just follow the wires and you will see connectors. One belongs to side airbags. I would advise to disconnect battery first. I die not.

14. does it hurt to bend headliner to get it out from rear door? No. I did several and did not damage headliner. I suggested to used couple old sheet and cover all flooring

area due to lose foam.

14a. remove sunroof roof cover.

15. Peel off old liner. used wire brush to remove loose foam. five to ten minutes.

15A, The are two types of sensor look like microphone. You can fry it out and disconnect.

16. I used 2 bottle of 3M rated 80 for high temp spray adhesive . specific for headliner .

17. I rolled the new fabric and glued approximately 15 to 20 cm section at a time. wait 4 mins after spray glue on fabric and cleaned headliner. Take your time.

18. There are four depressions. from the ceiling handles. no worries of glues these four area.

19. Once all glued. you now can trim the excess. Be Careful not to trim too much .



You can bend the headline with new fabric to put back in car. AT this time, it's good to have a second person to help holding the panel.



Everything in reserve order.

 

I need to do this but I am having trouble finding a suitable oatmeal liner. All the samples are almost the right shade but not quite. Anyone had any success finding a good match the best I found was a good colour match but the texture was wrong and it was shiny.

 

I recently did the headliner in an S-Type R and found a very close color match from Your Auto Trim.

YourAutoTrim.com

I ordered their sampler board, which made it easy to match to the car's original fabric:

YourAutoTrim Cloth Headliner Sample Card

Cheers,

Don

 

Thanks for all the replies, has anyone just recovered the original headlining bit with new material?
Is it possible to get the old headlining out without damaging it?
I've found a company AS Trim in the UK, that sells the Oatmeal foam and glue in one package, they have two widths 1.6 Metres and 1.4 Metres, is the 1.4 wide enough?

Ian

 

Hi Ian,

It is possible to remove the old headliner board by gently curving it into a "taco" shape and removing it via the right rear door. Any damage can be repaired with fiberglass cloth and resin. You may need to remove the front right seat for clearance.

The old fabric will usually just peel off. Take photos of how the fabric is folded over edges, especially at the sunroof opening.

To remove the remaining foam crumbs and adhesive I use a plastic- or brass-bristle brush and a commercial adhesive remover or Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK). Follow the safety precautions on the label of whichever solvent you use.

I can't tell you what width you need off the top of my head, but it should be easy to figure it out by measuring your headliner along its curvature. The fabric will be cut flush with the side edges of the headliner board, but it is folded over the ends. It's good to have at least two inches (5 cm) of excess around all edges.

The sunroof opening should be cut last and the edges folded over and reinforced with the original corner strips.

The job isn't difficult, it's just tedious. If you are uncertain about applying the new fabric, any local auto upholstery shop can do it for you, and you'll save a lot of money by doing the removal, board prep and re-installation yourself.

Cheers,

Don

 

Hi Don
thanks for that no sunroof so that’s one less bit to worry about!!
ian

 

I'll be interested to know how you get on with AS Trim in terms of the colour match. I'm trying to source some fabric to re-do my headlining in my Super V8 and want it to match the original as close as possible. Myrtle replied to my enquiry and said their fabric would match my original, which was £50 for just the fabric or £80 for a set including the adhesive (sounds a bit expensive for a can of spray glue to me). I have heard a few stories about their pre-made replacement headlining boards failing, but really just want to find some material that matches the original so I can do it myself, along with probably the door pillars too.

Ben

 

I have the AS trim sample set they do and I found that the oatmeal colour is OK but the material was quite shiney and not as brushed as the original.
So far I have not found a good match.

 

Here’s another thread with pictures.
https://www.jaguarforum.com/showthread.php?t=107774

 

Thanks Joe that's good to know. I might ask Myrtle for a sample of theirs in that case. There is also https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/ who I've not yet asked about Jag headlinings but they do all sorts of other trim. Seems to be a lot of info around about actually replacing the material and refitting the liner, but not a definitive source of identical replacement material.

Cheers,
Ben

 

I had forgotten about woollies, I've just had a look and the beige headliner looks promising. I have asked if they do samples.