Recovering headliner DIY

[Rob4mo]

hi i did a nice interior mod really changed the way it feels inside, and because i havnt seen many people do i thought id let you know how it turns out.

Although i didnt get any pictures to remove headliner you take screws out all the interior bulbs and visors and the front a pillas just pop off and the middle ones you need to take the seatbelt off with a bolt.
the rear ones same again take the seatbelt off.

so i did mine in crushed purple and painted all the bits cream
start by cutting fabric bigger that the item your covering and glue it with Copydex. dont use spray as it sags in heat.
then use a staple gun to tack it behind and stretch it tight.


give your parts 3 coats of your colour


then final result is this

[Swainey32]

I feel like I've just stumbled across a thread for a 70's porno haha

[JustCruisn]

Yes "different" is the word.

[xpeesx]

my eyes need rehab

[leighaus]

[jDub]

Good job!

Looks good.

[Sirocco20348]

I like it.

Our 1.6L needs some love in the roof lining department

• Did you just rip off the old fabric or did you apply over the old fabric?
• Where did you buy the copydex? and how much did you need to buy for the job?
• How did you apply the codydex on, just smear it on with a spatula?

[grtuned]

Recovering headliner DIY

Ha ha ha!!!

[ian]

hi i did a nice interior mod really changed the way it feels inside, and because i havnt seen many people do i thought id let you know how it turns out.

Although i didnt get any pictures to remove headliner you take screws out all the interior bulbs and visors and the front a pillas just pop off and the middle ones you need to take the seatbelt off with a bolt.
the rear ones same again take the seatbelt off.

so i did mine in crushed purple and painted all the bits cream
start by cutting fabric bigger that the item your covering and glue it with Copydex. dont use spray as it sags in heat.
then use a staple gun to tack it behind and stretch it tight.


give your parts 3 coats of your colour


then final result is this

Your not Italian are you ROB ?

[dylan8]

While im not a fan of the colour, thumbs up for doing it.
Need more thinking outside the box on mk4s

[Stan]

Actually pretty well done, not my colour choice, but nice work

[jDub]

How much material did you need to cover the headliner?

Going to need to do mine soon and would like some tips if you have any...

[Rob4mo]

I like it.

Our 1.6L needs some love in the roof lining department

• Did you just rip off the old fabric or did you apply over the old fabric?
• Where did you buy the copydex? and how much did you need to buy for the job?
• How did you apply the codydex on, just smear it on with a spatula?

the copydex comes with a brush and youn need around 500ml for a good job, copydex is a uk thing so you might have to go to bunnings and ask for an equivilent or order from ebay and just applied straight over the old fabric.

edit....or get this http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COPYDEX-1...1bb8205&_uhb=1

[Rob4mo]

How much material did you need to cover the headliner?

Going to need to do mine soon and would like some tips if you have any...

i used 3 meters and its 1 meter wide so 3x1

[Rob4mo]

Actually pretty well done, not my colour choice, but nice work

yeh in all fairness i used spray glue there and like i said it sagged lmao so i went back and they ran out of purple so bought crushed black instead put got no pictures,
yeh in all fairness