I have the ivory leather and light grey alcantara/suede headliner. I need to source matching material as I dont want to redo all the pillars and sun visors. Is Tberg still the go to guy? If I did have to redo everything, I would go with an ivory color but dont know if the sun visors can be done to a level that looks factory.

 

I took a different path. Much less than a 1/2 day job….
Dropped the headliner
Pulled off the fabric
Cleaned the foam from the headliner
Used 3M spray on adhesive
Laid the original fabric back on
Reinstalled the headliner.

 

To do this you need the right 3M spray, as only one of their sprays works on headliners. The others all let go in short order. I disremember which one specifically.

 

. I also used my original headliner when repairing mine a number of years ago. I did have the foam replaced. I believe that with or without foam, the trim pieces need to be removed to do the headliner properly. I was lucky enough to have the visors ( which most installers don’t want to touch) redone with the existing material. The trim pieces were also cleaned and reglued as they get droopy. It was still time consuming. Although not perfect, everything did match.

 

deleted pic as I don't want to be responsible if someone purchases it and is unhappy.

 

NNOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
That will not hold! It even states such on the can. "Not for headliners".
You need the best you can get for under too much $$$...


90 would probably work also.

 

I know... but there is no foam and its held for more than a year... fine.
If it didn't hold I was going to change all the cloth as opposed to reglue the original. OK, 94 for next time!

 

Dis say's it's headliner glooo:

https://www.autozone.com/sealants-gl...8oz/110464_0_0

 

I have some Willwood adheasive in the garage. Gotta read the directions to see if it works well. If not thanks for the options. My interior guy said he is out for 3 months....so looks like Im gonna tackle this myself. Its not the difficulty but a time management issue as there are other (cars/boat) that need attention more.

 

Sailboats?!?

 

Guy:
I did a thread on replacing my headliner and it's in the "STICKY" section, (8. INTERIOR). Titled: Headliner Refurbishment. I reside in the wacko state of California where the above-mentioned 3M spray is not an option, but I found another good adhesive that holds.

Tberg resides close in Los Angeles, so he recommended a place in San Diego, CA, that had a perfect match and various shades of headliner material. UFO Upholstery Factory Outlet in National City, CA.

I included lots of pics and step-by-step instructions in the Sticky. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions. Rick D

 

I had the alcantara headliner replaced in my XFR by a local independent trim shop for less than $350, and the match is nearly perfect. The same shop installed a new top on my XK.

 

I decided to replace mine with a new headliner. The only unit available was a grey/ebony XKR-S headliner) took about 3 hours in and out. My intention is at some time to remove the foam from the old headliner and re-glue the Alcantara as I'm not sure how long the new unit will hold up.

Just after the install - purrfect match:

 

I have twice been pleased with my local auto upholstery shop. Matched fabric, couple hours later it was done.