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Originally Posted by T5leeper
Just digging this thread up from the past, my headliner is now beyond repair, have spray glued it back several times, but last years high summer really finished it off, it’s basically suspended by it’s edges.
Really keen to try and replace it myself, and the Volvo speed link above was informative but all the pic links are now dead. Does anyone know of a guide with any pics? It’s the removal of any concealed clips and the like that worries me! Cheers.
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V50 or S40?
either way your going to Have to remove
ALL the door rubbers to allow you to remove the pillar trims
Move front seats as far forwards on the runners as possible for the B pillar trims
A +B +C pillar trims + D pillar And boot side trims if V50
to get the D pillar trims you Need to loosen the boot carpeting
all handles and roof fittings need to be removed, ditto front light, sun visors , the casing around the mirror , to get access to the rain sensor leads and mirror leads
Then you can CAREFULLY lower the whole liner, detach the cabling thats fixed to it,
Then IF V50 it Will exit the car Via the boot door you Will have to be very careful not to Crease the liner on removing it, helps IF you move the front seats Forwards (fold them) and Fold down the back seats to get it out And in
IF you have a sunroof and are needing to retrim the bind for that, its Remove the sunroof ,then the 4 clips for the blind and remove that From the top outside as you pull it forwards
**your going to have to re-trim the sunroof blind as getting the correct colour headling material Wont happen
https://www.as-trim.co.uk/index.php?...oducts_id=1084
for a sample pack of liner materials , pick what ever you like
https://www.as-trim.co.uk/index.php?...ex&cPath=5_200
when you have the colour you want
there IS enough material in the kit to do a V50 roof liner AND sunroof blind IF you lay it out properly.
give the glue time to set and cure Before refitting, pref Overnight time scales
you are Going to need to get ALL the old foam off the headliner, stiff hand brush and a vac will see to that, and good Luck getting the liner on without creases/folds/wrinkles
and better luck getting it Back in the car without mucky hand / finger prints
S40 ,unsure how/if it will come out the car Volvo recomended way is "strip the car,pop the windscreen out then take the liner out the front"
Forget trying to rip the old fabric off and stick the new one up with the liner in the car, it Wont happen, but please video it if you do we all could do with a giggle