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Reupholstering the headliner on a 700 series (with original Volvo sunroof)

suggestion: I used to do headliners, and a quick way to get that goopie foam crap of is an airtool with a soft wire-wheel attatchment.:)
 
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Sander said:
What i have been told about the sedan is that it should be possible to remove it without having to take your car appart, but i don't know for sure how. Would be nice if someone did it and posted here how he did it so i can put the description in the article.



It took me about 30 minutes or something to take all the old foam crap of with a filling knife, it was really rotten. The wire brush got all full of foam crap and damages the surface of the board as it is only cardboard.
The reason why i didn't use the lining material is that it is impossible to find here. The spray can adhesive i got from a proffesional car upholstery shop in the area which use it themselfs. It's the industrial stuff they put in a spray can themselfs :). But if you can find the lining material stuff in your area it would be nice, yes. Although i don't know what it costs (i expect it would cost quite a lot?).
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The lining material isn't too costly, on a par for teh foam backed specialty headlining/upholstery materials. It's just super tough stuff and eliminates the foam, so the only thing to fail is the cardboard or the glue.
The trick with the wire brush is to drag is along the foam sideways, not scrub at it. It clogs the wire brush but it doesn't lose it's effectiveness.
Anyway, that job you did looks great. With the beige edging, it reminds me of an early 80's Daimler VDP or similar
I wasn't tryng to degrade the job you did or your post, just offering some more info.
Sometimes, a high quality spray adhesive in a can is not readily available, you just have to buy contact adhesive, thin it and go from there. It's certainly an option if you have a compressor and even teh cheapest of spray guns (in fact, cheaper is better, as you'll possibly ruin it with teh glue!)

Regards, Andrew.
 
Great write-up! Looks awesome. Did mine in all black. I pilfered all the black visors and trim of a 940 at the JY.

One thing that I discovered when I did mine last year: The shell gets very brittle with age especially the narrow part on each side of the sun roof opening. Mine was cracked on both sides. So On the top side, I reinforced both cracks some fiber glass and brushed on the whole some fiber glass resin. The shell actually soaked up a whole can!
Once it dried, it was once again rock solid.
For the sun roof, you do not need to take the whole thing out. Simply undo the back bolts and the side ones, pull it down and slide the panel out. Works like a charm.
The instructions on the IPD website are really good for those who want more info.

Cheers!
 
Vee_Que said:
That won't work as there is a frame in the way on the 7's and 2's. You need to pull out a seat, on my 760 I pulled out the passenger seat and it came out pretty easily. Now I need to do the sunroof too.....
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Do tell me more about how to take the headliner off a sedan. We tried in mine -- passenger seat out -- and managed to destroy it while pulling it through the rear right door. We can find other headliners but I do not want to even try until I know what to do.
 
This has helped quite a bit. Even though I have an electric sunroof. I hope that part is the same. They way I took mine out well.....it broke in half. Which sucked by the way. :lol: But it did make it easier to get out of the car. I'll prolly use gaff tape to fix it.
 
I am going to find that out. THere is a 940 in my friend's yard and we will try to get its headliner without destroying things.
 
You really dont need to remove the entire sunroof tray. If you move the sunroof to the "fully" opened position, there are six screws you can see on the rail, and a couple which are hidden by the black metal wind shield thing that pops up and down. after you undo the screws. you can move the sunroof back to the closed position, and pop it out, and it will slide out through the top. only thing is you wont be able to do any cleaning in there if it is still in the car. you will need to re-caulk it for a good seal. Works on the 700, should work for all models with the sun/moon roofs.
 
Ok so i am looking to do this very very soon and I found this http://www.wlsheadliners.com/cut-yardage-of-headliner-material-60-inch-wide-p-17.html which is rather cheap and eliminates a step. It says the foam backer is 3/16th of an inch which is .1875". 5mm is 0.1966" do you think this stuff would work? Brickboard's FAQ says use 1/8" don't use 1/4" but there is no mention of 3/16" foam.

Also, is this what people have been using for glue? Or is there something better? The place that has material linked above recommends 3M Hi-Tack 76 Spray Adhesive, or this stuff.

Thoughts anyone?
 
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