I’ve done my own as well as paid for it to be done, and all I can say is it was far cheaper in so many ways to have it done I would never DIY it again, except maybe for an R129. They’re really simple since the top is removable. That said, it’s a mess and you’ll never, ever get all the old glue off the headliner board. You can save some money by R&R’ing it and taking it to your headliner/upholstery shop, but to be honest, they’re so good at it I found the difference in price to be marginal at best.
-D > On Jul 14, 2024, at 3:09 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > What has happened is that the rubber foam under the fabric has fallen apart, > and glue won't do you much good, more dead foam will simply peel off. > > The fix is to remove the headliner panel, scrape all the dead foam and old > glue off, and glue fresh material in it's place. JoAnn used to have the > correct material, but you may have to source it somewhere else. > > Someday I may do this in the Golf, this one is coming down (the older one was > still fine), but as long as it doesn't interfere with vision I'll leave it. > More serious things to worry about on that car. > > Peter > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes Discussion List <[email protected]> > Sent: Jul 14, 2024 2:04 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: Allan Streib <[email protected]> > Subject: [MBZ] sagging headliner repair > > I think the answer is "no" but is there an effective DIY approach to dealing > with a sagging headliner? In the past I've tried 3M sticky spray and it > initially works but not for long. > > If not, what sort of shop do I look for? There's one shop locally that > advertises repairs that are typically in the $250-$500 range. > > Car in question is my W211 E500. Headliner is not down but it's sagging over > the rear window shelf and seat back area, it flaps around in the breeze if I > have the rear windows open. > > Allan > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
