Thread: Headlining repairs

I was investigating getting the car roof lining of my D3 replaced,the guy below quoted around $1000.00 for roof and A pillars.
I spoke to Sydney car roof linings, if he was willing to come to me he may go to you.
Mobile Car Roof Linings Repair Sydney | Car Trimming

Originally Posted by chunk

The headlining in my disco 2 needs replacing, I have tried every upholster in the Wollongong area and no one wants to do it. I’m now looking for recommendations for someone in the southern Sydney area to do the job, preferably someone that’s actually done a disco before. Any help would be appreciated.

Ever considered having a go yourself? If you get the right material and glue (very important) it's relatively easy. And if you muck it up its not overly expensive to have another go. Ive done at least 10 cars now and the found the disco one of the easier ones to get the headlining out of, most important part is the glue to get the material to stick on the curved edges.
Another option is to remove and install the liner yourself and get a trimmer to re-cover it. I reckon that removing and installing is their biggest concern and time killer considering how many trim pieces there are to remove and install. If you DIY it's a good opportunity to install some round deadener on the roof, made a big difference for me with the V8
Good luck
Cheers jim

Its' a DIY world out there at the moment (too much free money around... no workers)

As LRJim said a pretty easy job. I ripped / cut the back Half of my head lining and substrate out - no way will I put it back in.
without the side trims in the back and minus headlining the amount of extra room is astonishing. Head linings are for girls.

My d2 is a basher / workhorse though... YMMV

There used to be a place in Auburn that sold headlining material.
I was lucky with mine as upholstery bloke in Gosford was retiring and had some Commodore liner same colour (almost) as D2 left over.
I removed the headlining at his shop and he did it professionally for AFAIR $200 or so.
Note that the D2 headlining is wider than most material and there are only some selections that fit.
I have no sunroof and had the drop down screens removed and covered.
Regards PhilipA

You need 2m wide lining to fit the rear and avoid a join.

here’s an option I looked at a while back

Montana Felt - Daley's auto, marine & upholstery supplies

Had mine done recently, bloke didn't want to touch it until I told him I was taking it out, then he was perfectly happy to do it, apparently they are a pain the remove and refit but if you do it yourself is easier to find someone, though they did use a felt material because the regular material roll is too narrow and the wider one is hard to come by, might be worth the ask before going to far from home.

Originally Posted by LRJim

If you get the right material and glue (very important) it's relatively easy. And if you muck it up its not overly expensive to have another go. Ive done at least 10 cars now and the found the disco one of the easier ones to get the headlining out of, most important part is the glue to get the material to stick on the curved edges.

So what's the right brand/type glue to get? I will only be doing mine so if you can suggest a quantity for 1 disco lining as well that would be nice. cheers

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