A Quick Fix for Saggy headliners

[IslanderOffRoad]

i tried staple gun it didn't work.

mine only sags really bad in humid weather, so its ok most of the time.

 

[88xjchief]

I just replaced the whole headliner with one from a 2000. It fits great and looks great in a 88.

 

[88XJSport]

I just replaced the whole headliner with one from a 2000. It fits great and looks great in a 88.

Did you use new short visors to go with that 00 XJ headliner? If so, where did the new ones screw into?

 

[falcon556]

Had enough left over to do the visors.

How did you do that?

 

[Saudade]

Simple.

Use a sharp knife to cut the stitching. Unfold the visor. Peel off the old material and clean thoroughly like the headliner.

Lay it on the new material like a pattern and cut leaving about an inch excess. Then spray the adhesive on the material and the "outside" of the visor and and stick together.

Then spray the border including the inner visor material about an inch in. Fold the "flap" over and bond together. Don't spray the entire visor.

The spray one more time around the edge about an inch in. Mask off if you wish.

Then fold the visor back and bond the edges.

 

[88xjchief]

Did you use new short visors to go with that 00 XJ headliner? If so, where did the new ones screw into?

I used the original ones.

Not the best pic. Im thinking about what to do with the dome lights.

 

[falcon556]

Simple.

Use a sharp knife to cut the stitching. Unfold the visor. Peel off the old material and clean thoroughly like the headliner.

Lay it on the new material like a pattern and cut leaving about an inch excess. Then spray the adhesive on the material and the "outside" of the visor and and stick together.

Then spray the border including the inner visor material about an inch in. Fold the "flap" over and bond together. Don't spray the entire visor.

The spray one more time around the edge about an inch in. Mask off if you wish.

Then fold the visor back and bond the edges.

Thanks. Pretty soon I'll have to do mine.

 

[XCastleXJ]

is that sun roof stock? ive never seen one in an XJ before.

 

[88xjchief]

is that sun roof stock? ive never seen one in an XJ before.

Yeah its stock. I had to cut the hole out of the headliner for it.

 

[88XJSport]

Ok. I was wanting to use new shorter sunvisors since i added an overhead console and needed to remove my visors due to them being too long. Thought you may have used new visors.

Thanks.

 

[88xjchief]

Ok. I was wanting to use new shorter sunvisors since i added an overhead console and needed to remove my visors due to them being too long. Thought you may have used new visors.

Thanks.

To make the shorter ones work you would have to drill a hole into the metal. Im going to put the small ones on if I can find a nice overhead console what will work with the sunroof.

 

[88XJSport]

To make the shorter ones work you would have to drill a hole into the metal. Im going to put the small ones on if I can find a nice overhead console what will work with the sunroof.

Drilling new holes wont go thru the roof?

 

[88xjchief]

Drilling new holes wont go thru the roof?

Theres a renforcment bar there. You will have to be very carefull not to go into the roof.

 

[88XJSport]

Theres a renforcment bar there. You will have to be very carefull not to go into the roof.

The bar im imagining goes all the way across. The long visors are drilled into this bar correct? So as long as I make sure its perfectly horizontal from the old holes I should be Ok?

 

[88xjchief]

The bar im imagining goes all the way across. The long visors are drilled into this bar correct? So as long as I make sure its perfectly horizontal from the old holes I should be Ok?

Correct. Just make shure you dont drill into the roof.

 

[bluedevils278]

Don't worry about going throught the roof, I have a hole in mine and it is sealed well by electrical tape.
:gee:

 

[tayman]

is that sun roof stock? ive never seen one in an XJ before.

I have one in mine..... just not widely found