Roof Lining becoming loose

As a 'temporary' fix I pinned mine with plain old pins from my needlework box! This was last year, and I don't even notice it now! It's on the list of things to do but it's a neat and tidy fix for the moment.
 
Mine has now pin needles from my sisters needle box, since it was starting to disturb view from center mirror. "Temporary" repair.....
 
I have the same issue as in the picture above, but not brave enough to do it myself, does anyone know who could do it for me, living in the South Yorkshire area???

Julian
 
Afternoon Keith,

Good luck on reupholstering your headlining. It’s a very satisfying task and of course looks superb once complete.

If you’re doing it by yourself then be careful when placing the as the HT spray adhesive is quite unforgiving and if incorrectly placed you can easily remove the foam backing.

The process I use to remove the whole headlining panel is as follows:

It’s been a while since I last performed this surgery so this is from memory

1. Remove rear seats
2. Remove interior rear door sill trim panels
3. Remove luggage space panels
4. Remove Rear pillar panels
5. Remove roof furniture (sun visors, grab handle & light switch packs)
6. Remove sun blind if you have OSS
7. Remove 2x torx screws from the forward light switch pack aperture, they will be in the black plastic bracket
8. Remove the torx screws (1 either side) from the black plastic bracket which is now on show after removing the rear pillar panels
10. The headlining is now only held in place by the 4 door seals and the boot seal.
11. Lay the front seat back to 45 degrees so provide more spare to manoeuvre the headlining out
12. Carefully remove the rubber seals around the doors and tailgate and the whole panel will be ready to be withdrawn from the vehicle via the open tailgate.
13. It’s more than achievable to remove it by your but a second pair of hands is welcome. Slowly withdraw the headlining biscuit making sure it’s doesn’t catch on anything on the way out. It is quite fragile so just be careful.

Once out of the vehicle it’s then time to start the cleaning process, perfect results and a job that’s going to last really does depend on it’s preparation.

First off though is to remove the old fabric, if you have illuminated vanity then safely remove the metal light surrounds, just unfold the tabs and they’ll easily come out.

What’s left should be plenty of old foam and the factory adhesive. The old foam can be scraped off with a plastic scraping implement. The old adhesive is the messy part and take time. Any product will work, personally I use a cheap Screwfix degreaser or elbow grease. Once all adhesive residue is remove I then wash the panel with soapy water and allow to dry over night. It’s probably an unnecessary step but I put a lot of effort in the preparation.

Hope this helps and answers your questions.

Kind regards,

Tom
Hi, I’m trying to change my lining too but I can’t seem to find the 2 Torx screws in the back, do you know exactly where are they located? I’m having some troubles removing the sun visor’s support too, I’ll send some picture. I hope you could help me. Thanks.
 
Hi, I’m trying to change my lining too but I can’t seem to find the 2 Torx screws in the back, do you know exactly where are they located? I’m having some troubles removing the sun visor’s support too, I’ll send some picture. I hope you could help me. Thanks.
See my How To thread:
 
Hi, I’m trying to change my lining too but I can’t seem to find the 2 Torx screws in the back, do you know exactly where are they located? I’m having some troubles removing the sun visor’s support too, I’ll send some picture. I hope you could help me. Thanks.
Evening,

The screws you’re looking for are covered from view by the D pillars, which must be removed first.

The sun visor clip cover can be difficult to remove without damaging the clip. A pair or trim removal pliers works perfectly for me:

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Kind regards,

Tom
 
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