2007 XKR coupe. Headliner is sagging like its 30+ years old. Any tips on removing the headliner? I've replaced headliners in an 82 K5 Blazer and 85 Monte Carlo so the actual replacement part is easy, just not sure how to remove the headliner on the Jag and I don't want to break anything. Any help is greatly appreciated.


Very surprised the headliner needs replaced so soon on a high end car like this.

 

Mine is starting to sag to right where I poked it with a sunshade. Someone on here replaced theirs with a suede one looked good cant remember who.

 

I recently replaced mine this year

Its a pretty straight forward removal just take your time pulling free the trim that holds the headliner up these run along the side of the roof lining of both sides (these just pop out), be sure to remove the sun visors (star bit required) , the housing that holds the lighting (this just pops out) and the you'll need a screw driver to remove the shirt hangers in the rear .

Once I got it out thats when the fun started I just a good 2hrs scrapping all the glue off then took it into the trimmers the benefit of scrapping all the glue off was the fact he only charged me $130 to trim the headlining

 

Chadly,
The synthetic suede such as the one on my 2010 XKR, which goes by the fancy name of Alcantara, is available in over 100 colors for under $10 per running yard. It is 60" wide. I have used thousands of yards of it for upholstery, etc. for many of my customers. The last time I bought it a few months ago, I paid about $4.00/yd. wholesale, so if you can't find it for under $10, let me know, and I'll pick it up for you and ship it. What color are you thinking about?

 

I had it done last month. It was just under $700 for the entire job. It wasn't cheap and I didn't want to pay it.. But I only have a parking garage.. And it's 150 degrees in FL). I couldn't stand the sagging headliner.

Since I switched to suede, I had to also have the visors redone. I've heard they are difficult to reupholster for the average person.

He also said the rear part of the car was a tad difficult.

It turned out great. It took them 1.5 days

to complete.
Looks like a 92 Chevy Lumina.

 

I just acquired a 2014 XKR-S. The headliner is called suede cloth and of course it is drooping. Jaguar dealer says it s $1300 to replace the entire piece and no guarantees as they probably made the replacement one just like the one that is in there, and it is backordered a year out.

So, how do I remove the one that is in there and I will figure out how to just reglue it using better contact glue? A previous post talked about the star screw and other items, but do the smaller upholstery items over the door windows need to come out and how do they do that? Are items just push-snapped in place?

 

Steve in Denver,
It's not a "a better contact glue" that will keep your headliner from sagging. The reason for headliner sagging is that the foam on the foam- backed suede cloth that is used has deteriorated and turn to powder so that the adhesive is no longer holding on to a solid piece of foam. There are many microfiber suedes available on the market that are thicker than the Alcantara or Alston knitted suedes that were used on the X150. One such suede called Passion Suede is one which over many years I have used thousands of yards of for upholstery for customers of mine. I have gotten it for many Jaguar forum members in the past at my cost which is about $5.10/running yd. X60" width. In other words, you need between $15-20 worth of materials to complete the job. If you do a forum search on sagging headliners for the X150, you can find examples of members who have done it themselves or had it done very reasonably with this Passion Suede. The colors don't exactly match the Jaguar colors but are very close. For instance, the black Passion Suede is slightly darker than the Warm Charcoal but if you're doing the 'A' pillars and the rear deck anyway in the new suede, everything will match anyways. Whatever you do, don't use a foam backed product or the same thing will happen again in the future. If I can help you in any way, let me know.

 

If you look at an old thread called "Replacement Suede for headliner," the second post on the thread from forum member Big Otter, shows his DIY headliner replacement with the Passion Suede. You might want to read his experiences.

 

S Typer. Looks like a really nice job. May I ask the name of the shop that did the job as we both live in Florida. Thanks very much. BTY... You can get the seat belt labels for the sunvisors, if you would like everything to look original.

 

this is alot of work, the plastics are very brittle on your A and C pillars as well.
be careful removing them, you will need a tool.