I think that it makes it a lot noisier inside if you do that.

 

The new headliner is very easy to install, and as Steve said, without the insulation board, and headliner material, the noise will be considerably louder. As I've had a car or 2 without a headliner and it's a definite difference. Hope it helps

Jack

 

 

Just had mine professionally replaced

i simply popped the rear quarter panels and side panels and removed the passenger seat and he did the rest

looked like new and only cost me $280

at that price Your Jag deserves a pro job!

 

 

I was going to suggest lowering the seats, but since the seats basically sit on the floor, or damn close to it, thats not a real option. Sounds like you are SOL!

 

 

Thats amazing, every car I was ever in without it. The noise level was raised considerably. Maybe the Jag has a little more sound deadening in it? Now if you can cover it and make it look good??? Go for it.

 

You may want to try it in the rain before making a decision - I'd expect that to be where you hear a real difference.

 

If you are doing it yourself make sure that you disconnect the battery or pull the fuse to the interior lights; that way the fuse won't blow when you remove the roof light.
You don't need to take seats out or remove the steering wheel; just slide the seat forward and fold the backs right down.
There is enough bend in the panels to get them through the passenger door.
It took me longer to drill out the rusty mirror screw than it did to remove and replace the panel.

 

Gluing to the roof the car would be a disaster using regular headliner. Headliner usually fails between the material and foam where the factory glued it, not where it was actually glued to the board. So this would eventually go bad and removal would involve scraping all the foam from the roof on the inside and have it go all over the interior. If you just used a quilted leather or vinyl, the car would be a lot louder inside and gain difficult to undo/repair.

More significantly the board provides shape in different areas. The fit and finish of the mirrors, lights, and sun visors will look bad, and you will have glued over wiring going to the rear. You are also talking about spraying glue down onto the material and then trying to hold it above you and place it on the roof in the proper place, without it falling, while you are blanketed with it, trying to make it conform to all the sheet metal without looking like material over sheetmetal. I would really just go with the factory board and do any repairs necessary to it.

 

 

Can headliner be removed from the car just with the door or the glass has to come out also to prevent any damages to the headliner?