Hey all,
I'm enjoying buzzing around in my '89 XJS Convertible this year again, and heading to another province (PEI) for a car show this weekend, expecting to put on approx. 1000 kms.
My problem, I tried to remove a stain on the head liner with a foaming upholstry cleaner and a vacuum cleaner, and I obviously held the hose too close and sucked the top to the hose, traring the beige(tan) interior top liner.
Can it be bought, and how hard is it to replace? -From the inside, it does appear as if it is almost snapped/clipped in place.
-Any advice or direction would be much appreciated.

Thanks

 

Greg,

There are a number of companies that sell original material-type headliners.

I'm pretty sure the pre-facelift cars are the same as the facelift, in which case you have to cut out the old liner and stitch in the new one. A specialist good trimmer will have no problems doing it. Whilst the old one is out, check for the straps / cables that provide the tension on the top cover. They are prone to snapping.

Good luck

Paul

 

Ouch, not the answer I was hoping for. -I can't see anyone stitching in a new liner with the top in place, only hand-stitching? I must ponder this for awhile.

 

I recently replaced my Convertible Top from Tan to Black with:
Jaguar XJS Convertible Top Hood Black German 1989 1996 | eBay
the head liner:
Jaguar XJS Material Convertible Top Headliner Tan 1989 1996 | eBay
I had the work done professionally in Houston. They replaced cables and the blanket between the sonnenland canvas and the headliner.
My car has always been garaged with little over 30,200mi. I thought it was in excellent condition, however the blanket was totally rotted out. The upholsterer sewed me a new one. He told me it was better than anything Jaguar puts in their cars.
I was happy I never tackled this job. There is a great deal of skill to make it Perfect.
good luck fixing your headliner.

 

I replaced mine myself WITHOUT replacing the exterior top.

It was a real pain. The result for me was acceptable (my previous headliner was horrible) but if I was going to do it again, I would do both at the same time and get a pro to do it.

There was a very good post on this forum with a member who did both exterior top and headliner himself with lots and lots of pictures...... try searching for it

(found it, from Buddyluv) https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...acement-91725/