How to Change Your Car's Headliner at Home

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When you get in your car, do you have to shove the headliner up off your head? Have you ever pushed thumb tacks into it just to hold it up? Then when you sit down, you find out that one has come loose and you just sat on it?
Have you taken your car in to have the headliner replaced and found out
that you couldn't afford it? Then you are back to using thumb tacks again?

I can tell you how to fix it yourself at home!! Usually for around $50!!

Materials you will need:
*Headliner material
*3M Spray Adhesive
*A couple of screwdrivers
*A broom
*Scissors

Where to find the materials:
*Headliner material can be bought from most Hancock Fabrics stores. You'll want to get one piece that is a little longer than the original headliner in your car. I usually get at least 1 extra foot added to it. REMEMBER: You want it all in 1 piece!

*You can find the 3M spray adhesive at Hancock Fabrics, Wal-mart, or any automotive parts store. I find that the one in the orange and black can works best for me, but any of them will do. One can will be enough.

*Screwdrivers can be bought almost anywhere. You will need a flat tip one. The other screwdriver will depend on what type of screws are in the moulding that holds your headliner up. It might be a phillips or it could be the torx head which looks a little like a star. You might even have both of these kinds of screws in it, in which case, you might need all 3 screwdrivers.
*You can use your regular house broom that you sweep your floors with.
*Any scissors will do to trim the headliner before installing it.

After you gather all your materials, follow the simple steps below:

Step 1
Remove all the screws.

 
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I was looking for an average price for someone else to fix the headliner in my Saturn (the corner is torn and tearing even more). But if I can save that much money by doing it my self, compared to the amount of someone else doing the work, I'll choose to save the money! I just didn't know it was that easy until I read your article. I've read several of your other posts, and believe you to be a great asset to AC!

Posted on 04/07/2007 at 10:04:00 AM

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