My car is done painting but we noticed during the process that, even though the headliner is generally is very good condition, when the rear window was taken out, the glued seam came undone and the back third was sagging. (See pics). I was originally planning on simply getting some Wurth glue and re-glueing it before the rear window went back in but then I realized now would be the perfect time to try and secure that back third to the roof so it doesn't sag anymore. The sunroof zipper looks tired but there is no tear. There is all kinds of dried foam that seems to be present in the sagging section so all of a sudden, Im starting to think "Oh no... should I completely remove the whole thing and reinstall it with new foam and glue?" After doing some searching here and looking at the work involved I definitely don't want to do that myself so having an upholstery shop do it is the only choice.
But there are several problems with that. The main one being that, after having had to totally strip down and repaint the car, the bank account has being equally stripped down and is pretty much empty. And then, I would have to find a trailer and a truck to pull it, tow the car to the upholstery shop, wait for it to be done, then get another truck and trailer to tow it back home. Given the huge amount of other work (and expenses) that are still coming up for this car I wonder if there might be a simpler and cheaper Repair option rather then Complete Remove and Reinstall.
It is possible to try and scrape as much of the dried foam that can be accessed (see pics) and then use a headliner spray glue/foam type of thing to make sure it stays up there for at least 10 years? Or is there no real alternative to taking it all off and coughing another thousand dollars on something 99% of people will never even see?
But there are several problems with that. The main one being that, after having had to totally strip down and repaint the car, the bank account has being equally stripped down and is pretty much empty. And then, I would have to find a trailer and a truck to pull it, tow the car to the upholstery shop, wait for it to be done, then get another truck and trailer to tow it back home. Given the huge amount of other work (and expenses) that are still coming up for this car I wonder if there might be a simpler and cheaper Repair option rather then Complete Remove and Reinstall.
It is possible to try and scrape as much of the dried foam that can be accessed (see pics) and then use a headliner spray glue/foam type of thing to make sure it stays up there for at least 10 years? Or is there no real alternative to taking it all off and coughing another thousand dollars on something 99% of people will never even see?
