I have a 2001 f150 extended cab with a power moon roof.Last year I had my truck cleaned at a clean up shop.After a week or so I noticed the headliner coming loose.I dont see any wet spots from leaks so I assume its from the cleaning some how. The only place around me that does head liners wont do one with a moon roof. Whats my options here?

 

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You can see it coming loose on the first pic. When its hot out the rest of it stays taught from the heat but its not connected to the foam board any more.I am pushing up a couple inches with my finger on pic #3 and on #2 Not pushing.Hope you can see that in the pic.

 

Anybody??

 

Well my first guess is that the clean up shop you used, steamed the headliner and the sunroof cover. With them doing that it my have loosened up the glue that held the fabric that is your headliner. I'm not sure but I think the only way to fix that is to take down the headliner and use some adhesive spray glue to fix it.

 

The headliner material is a 2 part material made from foam with a thin fabric adhered to top of it. If the foam is coming off of the liner board itself you can likely reglue it, if the cloth is coming off of the foam back you should just replace it, it's easier that way. The material can be had at most fabric stores and it's not that expensive, the headliner removal is not too difficult either. Just remove all of the trim pieces around the outside border of the headliner, overhead console and dome lights (if applicable) and the trim around the moon roof along with the visors and visor holds. Once all of that is removed the board should just come down, turn it and slide it out one of the doors being careful not to bend it too much or crease it.

After it is out of the truck you can peel off everything that is left on there and get it down to the board itself. Make sure you scrape off all of the old foam from the board, you will need a clean surface to spray glue the new material to. I use a plastic putty knife and stiff brush/ shop vac to get it all off. Try not to get into the board, just on top of it.

3M spray glue (red/black can, not the cheap stuff) will work good for either repair. If replacing the entire liner material start gluing in the middle and work your way out to the sides pulling firmly enough to get the wrinkles out but not so hard you tear the foam from the material. Make sure you spray both the liner material and the board and wait until they become tacky before putting it in place. Use a sharp (new) razor blade to cut out the moon-roof hole and any other holes you need.

Replacing the material on the moonroof sliding cover is different. Remove the cover from the truck and pull the material off of it. You will notice that the material on there is different than the headliner material, as it has no foam backing. You will need to remove the foam backing from a piece of liner to get the material you need. This is most easily done by scoring a line in the foam of the material with your razor but DO NOT cut through the cloth! Once this line is cut, grasp the liner in one hand and "pinch" the foam with the other hand to get an edge started, then just pull it off. This piece will be glued on in the same manner as the rest but spray lightly so the glue doesn't seep through the fabric.

Installation is reverse of removal. Hope this helps!

-j

 

Thanks,Where would I get the material at? Is it a special material?whats it called? Not sure if I have ever seen material with a foam liner.

 

It's just called headliner material and only comes in 2 or 3 colors. I usually buy it at a local place called JoAnn Fabrics but have seen it at Han**** Fabrics and also Hobby Lobby. It's on a big roll with the other fabrics and sold by the yard.

Best of luck!

 

I called 3 upholstery shops within 50 miles of me and was going to have one of them do my headliner.Everyone of them said no way after I told them it had a power moon roof.

 

well, I guess the question you have to ask yourself is are you willing to keep it looking like it does or do you want to try to do it yourself, because it looks like the pro's don't want anything to do with it. I can tell you that I have done them like I explained and have not had any real issues, including one with a power moonroof. Give it a shot, what do you have to lose?

 

Looks like I may have to.The one shop told me taking the slide door on moon roof off is a nightmare and he would never do another one.

 

The way I look at it is if it went together it can come back apart, all you can do is try it.