[Trak Ratt]

Originally Posted by roundel

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.

Ha, ha have gotten phone dials for $25, Turbo intercooler $15, Volvo front bumper $25... not my fault your jar is so small.

[MD 912]

I recently had a new headliner installed and it turned out great. Call Greg at Fat Daddy's Restorations (410-439-1200) and ask who he'd recommend. They didn't do the work, but outsourced it, and they guy obviously knew what he was doing.

[John]

Originally Posted by roundel

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.

Yeah, that buck they charge you to get in is highway robbery.

I went to the one in Mt. Airy in search of an E30 battery cable and some type of radiator (got one out of an early 90s 735i) and was pleased with what I ended up with. And for a reasonable price, I thought. The radiator would have been tough if the car hadn't literally been brought in while I was standing there. They seem to go fast or they're totally FUBAR.

As for the Toyota pickup parts, I'm guessing that is a vehicle which is probably picked clean as soon as it hits the ground out there. All in all I was pleased with my Crazy Ray's experience, but from what I hear, there's a place in Brandywine which is better.

[N8N]

if this is a "mouse fur" headliner there is no fixing it, only recovering it. It's likely a piece of cardboard or rigid foam, if you can figure out how to get it out of the car without busting it they're real easy to recover. just go to a fabric store and get some new headliner cloth (the Jo-Ann near me sells it) and some 3M spray adhesive from your FLAPS. get the good high strength stuff. Pull all the old mouse fur and foam backing off (that's your problem, the foam backing has disintegrated) scuff it up real good with a scotchbrite pad (the auto body stuff, not the wussy pots and pans stuff) then just glue the new cloth to it. trim, reinstall, et voila.

if you don't want to do it yourself, I had some place on McGuckian in Annapolis do a (traditional) headliner in my '62 Stude and they did a great job. R&R'd my windshield and rear window too, and that windshield is a cast-iron female dog to get in and get right (old school wraparound style) couldn't even get a glass shop to touch it and I busted the one that I tried to put in myself. I think it was Bay Country Custom Vans or something was the name of the place.

I had one of those miserable headliners in my '84 GTI and I just replaced the mouse fur with sheet vinyl. Looked great but probably not the look you're going for in a Jag...

nate

[QuicChic]

Seatco in Bailey's Crossroads quoted me twice what the other shops did, but they explained that the wooden plank behind the liner/foam is one piece and doesn't come out the windows. The windshield must be removed. (That would explain why the other shops said they would only replace the sagging part and not the entire headliner.)

I swear to God I'm just going to staple the thing up and paint the staples to match! This is getting too complicated (and expensive). I just don't want the car to look its age.

[N8N]

is the windshield glued in or a traditional gasket? if it's a gasket you can still DIY if you want. If it's glued in... well... yeah.

nate

[QuicChic]

I made good on my threat. I put in a clip of gold-colored staples and temporarily fixed the flapping sagging headliner this morning. It looks like a$$ but at least it won't smack the faces of my passengers in a breeze anymore.

It's craptastic.

Now I can go back to worrying about my other car...

[tdatk]

Originally Posted by QuicChic

I made good on my threat. I put in a clip of gold-colored staples and temporarily fixed the flapping sagging headliner this morning. It looks like a$$ but at least it won't smack the faces of my passengers in a breeze anymore.

It's craptastic.

Now I can go back to worrying about my other car...

I like the way you think, quick repair that may work for years, totally acceptable but tacky ...pun intended .