OT-Jeep Headliner?

TonyIN · Jun 3, 2012

My well loved and well used (280k miles) 2001 Jeep Cherokee"s headliner is coming down. Beyond getting annoying, it"s starting to look bad and get in the way.
Overall the car is in great shape and doesn"t look like it has that many miles on it.
I plan to keep it for a while, but can"t handle the last quote of a few hundred dollars for the headliner replacement.
Any ideas?
I"m really trying to avoid field engineering a solution with Gorilla Tape.
But also was thinking about taking it out and using something like a spray on bedliner or? product. Seems like it would work, but really don"t want to smell it forever either.
The car is not the quietest ride - was never designed for that, but I do have to talk a lot on the phone between job sites and I think just removing the headliner would be too much noise.
So... any help or ideas are appreciated.
Just somebody stop me before I do something dumb....
Thanks

Tony

WvaJim · Jun 3, 2012

It would be the same, I relined the headliner in a 96 cherokee last fall, not too bad a job, got the kit from stockinteriors.com. Just clean the board good and get an extra can of the adhesive.

hoof print · Jun 3, 2012

I have glued cheap thin carpet to the headliner backer board. It works great

Old Roy · Jun 4, 2012

I had one come down on a Ford Pick up it was like a card board with a foam and cloth liner.

I took it out and sprayed the foam with contact cement and used a curtain material with game scene on it looked pretty snazzy.

Old Roy · Jun 4, 2012

other thing I have done If you can get any 1" wide banding material I have used that wood grain contact paper and covered the steel bands and cut long enough to slide under the side trim molding on both sides creating an arch to hold up sagging liner.

Patsdeere · Jun 4, 2012

I had mine come down (not ripped, just sagged) to the point where my head was sideways driving. After a crink in the ol neck I picked up a can of 3m adhesive from the auto store and was irked it was $18. I sprayed the foam and the liner, let it tack up and pushed it back in place. Almost a year later it looks nearly as good as new. Beats spending $200 at the local headliner shop.

ASEguy · Jun 4, 2012

I did mine myself on my wife's 96 Caravan. Quote was too rich for my blood. Pulled it down, wire wheeled the old adhesive off and put the new stuff on. Headliner material isn't too expensive but make sure if you use it to use 3M headliner adhesive in a spray can. I got mine at NAPA. The headliner repair guy told me other adhesives will let go in the high heat inside a car when it sits outside.

Stephen Newell · Jun 4, 2012

I can tell you what not to do. Someone suggested I putting thumb tacks in it to hold it up. First thing you know the seat is full of thumb tacks from them falling out. It's a wonder I didn't sit on them.

MeAnthony · Jun 4, 2012

Pretty simple job. I've done a few in my Cherokees and Dakotas. Material was kinda crappy, so I bought lightweight material from the craft department at Walmart. I used 3M Craft Adhesive in a spray can.

Only problem I had was my own fault. I thought I could hold up the headliner and visor with one hand, run the screws in with my cordless drill in the other hand. Bad idea, since I hadn't actually cut the screw holes through the material. Screw grabbed the cloth and wadded it up in a heck of a hurry. Crap. So I built an overhead console out if 1x pine and beadboard to cover the ugly spot.

Good luck with your project.

Anthony

Rich_WI · Jun 4, 2012

Upholstery twist pins are fast, easy and cheap. Did my Jeep 4 or 5 years ago and they are still working fine. I think I paid 2 bucks at WalMart.

Here is a link to them on ebay because they got some good pictures but Im sure you know what they are. Did everybodys grandma have them on the sofa arm holding on to that material that was the same as the sofa so the arm didnt wear out? http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=upholstery+twist+pin

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