★ Headliner Replacement

Headliner sagging? Or just the wrong color?

Same job either way — we pull the board, strip it down, and recover it in new material. Whether yours is drooping on your head or you simply want a black roof instead of a grey one, that is the work.

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Board RecoveredNot glued back up
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New Foam-Backed MaterialMatched to your interior
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Color MatchedClose match to factory tones
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We Stand Behind Our WorkTwenty-plus years of trim
What It Is

The fabric didn't fail. The foam did.

Your headliner is fabric bonded to a thin layer of foam, and that foam is glued to a rigid board shaped to your roof. Over years of heat cycling, the foam turns to powder. The fabric stops holding on and starts to drop — usually at the back window first, then across the roof.

Experience isn't optional. Twenty-plus years of trim work, and the same answer every time: recover the board.

That's why gluing it back up doesn't hold. There's nothing left underneath for the adhesive to grab. Pins and tacks catch the fabric in one spot and let it sag around them. Whatever is still up there today is running on borrowed time — once the foam starts breaking down, the rest of it follows.

So we take the board out of the vehicle, strip the failed material and what's left of the foam, and recover it with new foam-backed headliner fabric. Back in the car it looks the way it did from the factory, and it stays there.

The other half of the people who call us have nothing wrong with theirs. They want the roof darker, or in suede rather than cloth, because the rest of the interior has moved on and the headliner hasn't. It is the same job — board out, recovered, board in — and once it is out, the color is simply a choice of what goes back on.

What We Do

Out, stripped, recovered. Back in.

The Standard Job

What nearly every sagging headliner needs.

Board removalTrim, visors, handles and lights come out so the board can come down in one piece
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Strip and cleanOld fabric and degraded foam removed down to bare board
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Recover with new materialFoam-backed headliner fabric, matched as closely as we can to your interior
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What Goes Back On

The board comes out the same way. What returns is up to you.

Factory matchClosest we can get to the original in the greys, tans and blacks we stock
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Color changeA different color from what the factory fitted — black roofs are the common ask
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Suede-look and premium finishesWhen the roof should read as a feature rather than a repair
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Sun visors and pillar trimSame aged fabric, same problem — recover them together so the roof matches
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Damaged board repairCracks or broken mounting points addressed before recovering; a badly damaged board may need replacing
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What Goes Into Your Quote

Send us a photo. We'll tell you what it needs.

Most headliners quote from a couple of pictures — one of the sagging area, one of the whole roof. Vehicle year, make and model tells us the rest, because the board and the trim around it drive the labor. Changing the color rather than fixing a problem? Then we only need the vehicle — tell us what you want the roof to be and we will show you what we have.

Better pricing than we could put in writing here.

Common Questions

What people ask before they book.

Can't you just glue it back up?
Not in a way that lasts. The fabric is coming down because the foam behind it has broken down into powder — there's nothing solid left for adhesive to bond to. Spray glue and pins hold one area for a while and let the fabric sag around them. Recovering the board is the only repair that stays fixed.
Mine is only sagging in one corner. Does the whole thing need doing?
Yes, in practice. The foam ages across the entire board at the same rate — the corner that let go first is just the one that got the most heat or handling. The rest is on its way. Recovering only the failed section means matching new material against old and coming back for the rest later.
Can you match my interior color?
We get close with the headliner materials we stock, which cover the common factory greys, tans and blacks. We don't do custom blends. If we can't get close enough, we'll tell you before we start rather than after.
Can I change the color instead of matching it?
Yes, and plenty of people do — a black headliner in a car that came with grey is the most common request we get that has nothing to do with sagging. The work is identical either way, so a color change costs what a replacement costs. You are choosing from what we stock rather than ordering a custom color, and we would rather show you the material in person than have you pick from a photo.
Will the visors and pillars still match?
They're the same age and the same fabric, so a freshly recovered roof can make them look tired by comparison. We'd rather do them in the same visit than have you notice the difference a week later — we'll quote them alongside so you can decide.