rsweeney 40 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) Going to attempt replacing the material on the golfs headliner as its dirty and fallen in places, has anyone else done this successfully ? Thinking of using black suede as Alcantara is out of the budget at the moment!! was told to carefully remove old material, scrape back to the backing then once clean fit the suede. Any tips really appreciated !!! Edited May 16, 2015 by rsweeney Link to post Share on other sites
pappers 50 Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Hi mine needs doing too. There are some good guides online but its pretty much what you said. Be careful with your adhesive especially with a natural material like suede. Also having worked with leather I'd watch the thickness and weight as it may fall again if too heavy. I'll probably go for some grey headliner fabric off eBay, despite it being boring. Link to post Share on other sites
rsweeney 40 Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 (edited) thats true i may visit an automotive upholstery place nearby and have a chat, seen these kits on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Extra-Wide-Headlining-Kit-Textured-Black-FoamBacked-2-Hi-Temp-Spray-Glue-/271269776205?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f28f04b4d Edited May 17, 2015 by rsweeney Link to post Share on other sites
rsweeney 40 Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 found this guide just need to choose glue and material thenwill give it a go in a couple of weeks and post results ! http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f22/diy-headlining-fabric-replacement-pic-intensive-31256.html pappers 1 Link to post Share on other sites
pappers 50 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 How did this go? Link to post Share on other sites
B4VR6 193 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Carpet spray glue works well. Most diy places sell it. Link to post Share on other sites
reynolds9000 26 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I redid my headliner in grey 1/8" foam backed suede. if you have a sunroof you will have to use 1/8" foam as the 1/4" foam will not let the sunroof slide, it's too thick. I used 3M Super 90 spray adhesive. I believe it's in a green can. It's the strongest I could find here in the USA. maybe a better product exists in the UK. once you peal back the old headliner you do not have to scrape the old foam off as long as it is not crumbling. you can glue and lay the fabric over the existing foam. to remove the foam however, I used a wire bristle brush on an electric drill and VERY carefully lightly skimmed it along the surface of the headliner board. it's made quit work of the foam and did not damage the board itself. be careful not spray the glue on too thick and it will soak through the fabric and on black it will stick out like a sore thumb. Link to post Share on other sites
jdcorr 5 Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 I did mine recently. Straightforward but a bit time consuming. You want a material with a little bit of stretch to it to help mold it into the various recesses. It's all in the prep work, takes a while to get rid of the old foam backing. I did a video of me doing mine, link is here. dannyvwjetta 1 Link to post Share on other sites
thisdubslow24 1 Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 Hey dude I did mine suede black like a week ago came out good so I say go for it. Try to go to joanns fabrics they have great deals and a shit ton of fabric that can change your mind on what you actually went for Tank_VR 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tank_VR 25 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 On 18/06/2016 at 10:57 PM, thisdubslow24 said: Hey dude I did mine suede black like a week ago came out good so I say go for it. Try to go to joanns fabrics they have great deals and a shit ton of fabric that can change your mind on what you actually went for how did the sunroof area come out? that's my only concern before I go ahead with retrimming Link to post Share on other sites
mks2310 10 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/58debc92c258e/DSC_0170_1.JPGAfter Tank_VR 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mks2310 10 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/58debcfc357ff/DSC_0047_1.JPGBefore Tank_VR 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tank_VR 25 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Great job, although I mean the slider for the sunroof Link to post Share on other sites
mks2310 10 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Before and after http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/58df42e9a3c4f/Screenshot_20170401-070312.png? Tank_VR 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mks2310 10 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/58df430026702/Screenshot_20170401-070304.png?Painted the plastic black as wellWas a nightmare to get out lol Tank_VR 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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