Saggy, Ripped Headliner? How to Replace the Headliner on Any Car or Truck!

If you have a saggy, loose, or falling headliner in your car or truck, chances are its from the foam layer deteriorating. This usually means just gluing it back in place either won't work, or will be awfully ugly! In this video, Andy shows you how to remove your existing headliner fabric and gross foam, and how easy it is to install a new foam backed headliner!

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[dawnrobbins]

Very time consuming job, but glad for the demonstration. I'm going to be needing this soon. Now that I see how it's done, I have a bit more respect for those who do this professionally.

[jerryjones]

As a 47 year trimmer I like how you guys pick the easy ones for these vids. You and the other guy both picked hard styrofoam headliners to recover. I have yet to see a DIYer pick a later GM with the soft fiberboard headliner. Those are far trickier to clean and keep smooth. You.cannot use a wire brush to remove the old foam, you have to use a mild scrubber or even just a rag on your hand. Also it's important to use a good glue, contact adheaive is best, or heat will make your new liner drop.

[luislozada]

Why cant all tutorials be like this, straight to the point and informative. 10/10

[chass]

Note: Things look easier than they really are on YouTube projects.

[OhTorch]

Did one on a 1991 Mustang 17 years ago. I used 3M headliner glue. Still on there. I used a straight blade to scrape the foam and later a scotch rite pad to remove the remaining foam. That hard plastic brush looks like way to go. Doing a 2000 f150 tomorrow. Glad I ran into your video. Thanks for sharing!!!

[ahamilton]

I took it out and cleaned it myself, paid a pro to do the gluing, then I reinstalled it. The few hundred dollars extra is worth it to me because I can screw it up and that’s too much of a hassle. He supplied the material and labor. Thanks for the video.

[joannek]

You simplified it, and I'm way more confident moving forward. Thanks😜🤘

[RPGHouseFabricator]

So glad I found this video. Your wire brush technique was just what I needed to see. Gonna reinforce my decomposing 30 year old headliner with starch paper and fiberglass before putting new fabric on. Thank you for your help!

[gregdenman]

Love this guy. Really puts it towards the average person understand

[affordabledesertliving]

Very helpful. I havent seen anyone use the small clamps before. Also if I have this correct you only glued about 4" at a time as you proceeded to cover the new material to the headboard.

[McPerrius]

Great.

I have a Mk 4 vauxhall (Opel) Astra that is 20 years old. It's a great car and one of the few this old that you still commonly see on the road here in the UK.

There is a bunch that needs doing to keep it in good condition, but I think this little job is within my ability range after your helpful video.

Some funny gaffes with your cameraman made it enjoyable to watch. Thanks for the instruction!

[patrickwarden]

I really wish you showed more detail around the cut out areas especially overhead console area where the difference in height pulls and causes creases . I started mine and I walked the material to the side and had to pull it up and start over. I bought 24 little clamps and 10 large clamps using 4 large clamps to hold material straight preventing it walking off to on side.

[warwickdennis]

I like the way you took out the whole headliner and worked with it and taking off the old headliner foam, a little patience and an it can be done.

[daehr]

Hey 1A Auto - you're videos have taught me so much. In 2020 I got bored and bought a beater pick-up. I figured it was a good skill to pick up, mechanics. With all your videos, parts, etc., I've learned a lot in 4 years - so thank you. Thank you for your videos. I'm proud to say that 30+ year old beater is the most reliable car I've ever had after working on it.

[caballeroix]

Where can I buy the glue and the fabric with foam?

[TribbleArtCreations]

I definitely found this helpful, thanks. Definitely need a house with a garage before I do this, not something I can do with the apartment life. Saved this video for future use.

[crazydariver]

Besides being my go to for parts your DIY and how to install videos are the best!

[stevejacques]

Congratulations to you bro, im gonna do this definitely, but what is the spray name and where to buy the material for the new headliner?

[ascott]

These types of repairs don't have to be 30min long! Thanks for getting right into it! The idea to separate front and back fasteners and doing one half at a time was good advice. Thanks !!