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Old 07-29-2009, 01:55 PM
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Might want to contact Seatco in Bailey's Crossroads.
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I've used Joe's Upholstry in Frederick in the past. A bit of a drive from DC, but they do very nice quality work for a lot less $ than the DC area shops.
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Old 07-29-2009, 05:16 PM
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I've used Joe's Upholstry in Frederick in the past. A bit of a drive from DC, but they do very nice quality work for a lot less $ than the DC area shops.
Do you know about how much $ it would be to fix a sagging headliner? The bmw's is sagging, but its not terrible yet.
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Old 07-29-2009, 05:37 PM
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I've used Joe's Upholstry in Frederick in the past. A bit of a drive from DC, but they do very nice quality work for a lot less $ than the DC area shops.
Thanks to everyone for the recommendations. I'm going to give each one a call and see what they say. Tysons Corner Jaguar also recommended a shop, and that dealership has taken very good care of me and my car to date.

As a horse enthusiast, I especially enjoyed the photo of the viceroy on Joe's Upholstery's Website. (Not to mention the Honda S2K, since I used to have one.)
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Do you know about how much $ it would be to fix a sagging headliner? The bmw's is sagging, but its not terrible yet.
In my experience, the job takes about 2-3 hours plus around $100 in materials. Which is why I did them myself.
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As it turns out, the collision repair shop that fixed my Jag over a month ago chipped the little triangular window along the passenger C-pillar. The part alone is nearly $1,100. (I always say, it's not the purchase, it's the upkeep!)

The repair center doesn't want to eat that much money. So I've proposed a trade for some additional repairs/body work...including replacing the headliner. This may work out quite well!
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UPDATE

Repair shop wouldn't bite on the exchange offer.

Quotes around town are $375 - $410 for replacement, but a couple of shops said they will only replace the sagging section. That seems illogical.

A decision will be made today and I'll update after the work is completed FYI.
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FWIW, I pulled the headliner 'shell' out of my car and had Seatco recover it. Saved a bit of $ that way, and was easy to do on that particular car.
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Crazy Rays up near Baltimore has lots of Jag sedans and coups in their yard (the last time I was there) http://crazyraysautoparts.com/ Looked like most had mechanical not collision issues.
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Crazy Rays up near Baltimore has lots of Jag sedans and coups in their yard (the last time I was there) http://crazyraysautoparts.com/ Looked like most had mechanical not collision issues.
Crazy Ray's is a freaking racket. They charge to get on the damb lot, then whatever you scrounge is still expensive. Plus, a headliner that has sat in their lot will be FUBAR for sure. I have gone and climbed around a couple of times looking for Toyota Pickup parts and left disgruntled both times. You may catch lightning in a jar, but I would not travel from VA to visit that hole.
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