Headliner Repair / Replacement on a MK6 VW Jetta

[@WolfProcessTechnology]

Really excellent video. The step by step on how to remove the components saved me hours and several broken parts, I'm sure. For others tackling this project, the light panel in the front center on my Jetta does not have the sunglass compartment like the one shown in this video, so it took a bit of time to figure out how to remove it, but all the other parts came off just like he shows us. A little trick I discovered for removing the pillar panels; you pop out the clips like he shows, then you pull the whole piece upward to get it to come out. The receiving holes for the clips are actually slots with a wider section toward the roof. So, once you initially pop them out, you need to pull the pillar cover towards you to get it the clips out of the slots. I followed his procedure for glueing in the headliner fabric starting with the front half of the headliner board. But, I sprayed glue just in the center section, not on the curved sides. I did both the front half then the rear half this way, then I went back and glued in the two side portions. I struggled with stretching the fabric around the cut out for the front light panel. Because of the steep angle of the panel, I really had to stretch the fabric, and it pulled away from the board while drying, so the fabric doesn't sit fully into the sharp angle. When I got to the front part of the light panel cut out, there was too much fabric, so I had to cut out a couple of pieces which left a seam. I'll try to upload some photos. I figured, this part is forward facing and not visible to the passengers, so it wasn't worth trying to start over with new fabric. Maybe someone can figure out a better technic and post it. Overall, Adonay's videography and methods for demonstrating technique are well above par. I watched as many of his ads as I good so he can earn some money for his efforts. I hope he makes more videos like this.

[@jasonlamberson6872]

Nice video. Idk why people always insist on going back with the fabric. I’ve done two of these. My 07 Ridgeline and my wife’s 13 Jetta. Instead of going back with the fabric, I spray painted them. Once you get all of the old adhesive cleaned off, pick a color that matches the interior, spray paint it with a couple coats, let it dry overnight and re-install it. Both of mine look good, and guess what, I don’t ever have to worry about the stupid cloth sagging again! 🙌🏽

[@JM-bi6yx]

Do you have any photos of it

[@midwesternwelds1197]

No say it looks decent 😂

[@techtech9062]

U gave me good idea man thanks

[@beardumaw24]

I've seen a few painted head liners and they look very good if you clean all the adhesives off and sand the liner smooth, this is what im doing with my 03 Jetta TDI.

[@davidgingery7189]

Thanks a lot....this video was a big help...I will say I pulled the passenger seat out and that helped get the headliner out the passenger rear door Thanks again!!!

[@J.A.S.Create]

Great video. This is just what I have been looking for so I could address vibration issues when playing music in my GLI. I did a video for removing the rear deck but was scared to remove the headliner. Glad you did it LOL

[@07gaucha]

My jetta headliner is all mess up so I found your video ,let's see if I can do it lol 😆😅😂 thanks buddy to share this with us

[@euggunduz4621]

could you handle it ? i think too but i don't dare

[@JoeYingst-o5s]

Great Video! I did my gluing differently. I used 3M canned spray adhesive and only worked about a foot section at a time. I could not figure how I could glue the entire roof pan and then lay the headliner down without massive wrinkles. Working a foot at a time starting back to front seemed more manageable for me. Thanks for the video!

[@grantmills4184]

What did you use to cut around all the little holes?

[@chriswillett5612]

I was told the windshield had to be removed in order to fix the headliner. Your video is proof that it doesn't.

[@AdonayLopez]

That’s crazy whoever told you that.

[@adambeiter63]

A self proclaimed "pro" will probably tell you that because there is a slight risk of damaging the board by doing it this way. Very small chance lol but it covers them and 99% of people will just say okay

[@punchabunchofbuttons214]

​@@adambeiter63 😂😂😂😂 no shop that does this for a living aka "the pros" will tell you that you have to remove the front windshield. They probably just either didn't know how to do it or want to do it.

[@adambeiter63]

@punchabunchofbuttons214 I've worked too many places with know it alls at the counter, turning easy money away for "liability" when the truth is they don't know how to turn a wrench.

[@lukenbryant4005]

My headliner is basically sagging all over. It started at the overhead console and I tried to glue it up, now it looks like crap. This video was really helpful man. Gonna go search for this fabric. Lol

[@raymondwilliams8754]

Joann Fabric stores have it

[@angelgabriellovo]

Un perfecto trabajo, muchas felicidades. Me dispongo a hacer lo mismo en mi Town & Country 2007. Saludos y que esten muy bien.

[@doroboro9700]

დიდი მადლობა ამ ვიდეო ინსტრუქციისათვის. გავაკეთე ამის მიხედვით. დასჭირდა 2 დღე. მინდა ავღნიშნო რომ გოლფ 3 უფრო რთული იყო რადგან პლასტმასის კლიფსები ადვილად ტყდებოდა. ჯეტაში კი მეტალის კლიფსია. წარმატებები )))

[@hd221813]

Really a great job! What measurements should the new cloth have? 1.8x2.2 meters? 1,9x2,4 meters?

[@cjwills2757]

Thank you for the video. The first half was done very well. I wish you would have taken more time with the last half to show reinstalling details. It was obvious you had a few trials getting things lined up or snaps back in.

[@jeffkelly636]

I wonder if there's any surface prep or adhesion promoter that can be done after scraping off the old foam, and before applying new glue. Good job!

[@leniyemsvictorero2360]

thank you for your video great job! what is the fabric material you used for the head liner board ? thanks

[@jujitzujesus]

Great video! I've been keeping my tinted windows up to hide the headliner that is flapping around. It's stoopid embarrassing! This will be very helpful, thanks for posting 😁👍 time to get to work!

[@markcomputer2968]

You're the best bro. Thanks

[@morenomoreno4339]

Gracias por tu buen video muy educativo! Sigue adelante con tu buen trabajo. Gracias 👍

[@wilberforcekirwana1118]

Great, it’s an educative video. Thank you very much. Keep it up Sir.

[@ronaldmason8140]

What kind of glue should l use and wheee do l get the material can l use anything l want to put up

[@Sandokans]

Hello nice work. What glue based on is ok?

[@grossepioche]

Very Nice Job thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@VENCONSTRUCTION]

Sounds really nice.

[@sk8allica1]

you have to remove the center console from the car and put the front seats all the wa6y back , then you have the remove the headliner out of the front passenger door

[@jaylopez9067]

Why the console💀

[@sk8allica1]

@@jaylopez9067 Customers like professionalism, especially higer paying customers. If its your car you can try differently.

[@Lady_Zelda]

Can someone tell me how big the fabric needs to be? I've been searching the interwebs!!! Help a fellow Tampa resident!

[@eduardosalmeron526]

The sunvisors keeps falling off what could it be? Any ideas plz hmu asap

[@canadianstruggler]

Bro you are doing really great stuff ...keep going you have long way to go ,I have question for you i have jetta too 2010 and i want a apple car play and rear camera on my car ,i m unable to find the proper radio for it please help me out

[@AdonayLopez]

Thanks man i apreciaste it! Here is the link on ebay for the new rcd360 with apple carplay this one will work with your car the only thing is that the procedure to install may change a little bit, hope this helps: www.ebay.com/itm/263226774215

[@mohamed77224]

Like he said rcd 330, i got one recently, I recommend the desay 187b, works like stock, easy instal and can literally be programmed by vw vcds, meaning even the car thinks its OEM

[@martinmtandi335]

Is it possible to use leather material for this?

[@Brandon-tw2ru]

I hope you didn't, you're gonna make your car look like a BDSM dungeon.

[@lourdesmacdonald8580]

Just picked our car up from getting the headliner replaced and all warning lights are on. Did this happen to you? I noticed you replaced a fuse towards the end but I wasn't so clear why

[@AdonayLopez]

Yeah it blow a fuse for some reason. It was the one that controls the lights inside and the taillights

[@eduardosalmeron526]

@@AdonayLopez The sunvisors keeps falling off what could it be? Any ideas plz hmu asap

[@thismanjack8224]

Looking for this forever

[@ugahenne]

The video is generally good and helped me a lot taking the headliner off. Thanks for that. But if you look carefully at the end, there's all these dimples and creases, I bet in real life it doesn't look very good. And you know why? Because the golden rule of upholstery is: make as little contact to the material with your bare hands as possible. Hands are a bad upholstery tool: oily, greasy, pointy. @10:30 there's like 3-4 people tucking and pressing and adjusting... I cringed quite a bit at that. Also, it looks like way too much contact cement, especially the 2nd half, looked dripping wet, but hard to see for sure in the video.

[@AdonayLopez]

Thanks for the tip, as i mention on the video we are not pros and it was the first time we ever try doing upholstery. Stay safe.

[@ugahenne]

Adonay Lopez Yeah, no disrespect, and I used your video to take my headliner off flawlessy… you helped me a lot, thanks for that 😉

[@ClaudiuB]

Ok, saw that too, nothing is perfect :D but what tools do u recommend for that? Can I use the kitchen wooden tools for that which are pretty straight or curved???

[@americanlunitic3834]

@@ClaudiuB idk if you have done it yet since it has been 8 months since you have posted this. But if you haven't then I would recommend using plastic panel tools as to not crack or damage the plastic bits that you would be prying against, I've learned that when I switched my trim panels on my doors lol.

[@checkengine5149]

@@ClaudiuB Maybe way too late, but nevertheless. Just get an old (but clean) t-shirt, bend it several times, and be sure it is between your fingers and headliner when you make pressure onto it.

[@NC0Q]

VERY helpful video, thank you for making and posting this!

[@fphfphfphfphfph]

Where did you buy the fabric? the texture seems pretty similar but the color looks darker gray

[@AdonayLopez]

I bought it from a Fabric Place here in Tampa Florida and yeah its not 💯 but it works tho, …lol

[@ThePassionjunkee]

@@AdonayLopez youre in Tampa? Would you do my 2014 Touareg?!? I m in Palm Harbor.

[@block_favorite19]

This work for a 2018 vw with airbags on the side

[@AdonayLopez]

yes, just be careful not to damage the bags underneath

[@block_favorite19]

@@AdonayLopez okay I’m taking my car to an upholstery shop to get done

[@block_favorite19]

He charging me 400

[@AdonayLopez]

@@block_favorite19 wow that’s a lot man, but he’ll probably do a pro job 👌🏼

[@Kevthebish]

Guys, do yourself a favor and buy the factory brand new one for $300 dolares. If not, go to your local junkyard or Pick-n-Pull where you can get one for even cheaper! This guy has a great idea and I'm sure he has a lot of talent but boy you better have the time to do it. I hardly have the time to install it never mind bring it to an upholster!

[@funkdoctor9663]

where can you buy oem headliner fro 300? i have only found prices at 900

[@Kevthebish]

@@funkdoctor9663 Got a place in the Northeast called Pick n Pull . Just a giant junkyard you go to and you tell them the model car you're looking for and they tell you how many they have. You go find your car and take the part off

[@Devilninja333]

i would of changed to black but still awesome

[@Devilninja333]

also subscribed

[@AdonayLopez]

Thank you, i was thinking about it; but it was going to be a lot more work painting all the other gray part all over the car. Maybe on the next project. 👍🏼

[@Devilninja333]

Adonay Lopez Yeah you’re right I drive a TDi and it is also the same color but I’m gonna leave it as it is

[@ClaudiuB]

Did u disconnected the negative terminal of the battery before working? Is it really necesarry to do that? I'd like not to, to avoid all that reset shit :D

[@MyJeremy79]

Great job man

[@mohdhashim400]

How to fit roof handle?

[@Istvan_F]

I have a version with roof airbags, and somehow the A-pillar is attached differently. It does not allow easy removal. Anyone any hint on how to do it without ruining the retention clip for the A-pillar? :\

[@davidgingery7189]

Top pull out like he does in video and then pull whole panel up towards the roof....after removing the small black panels on side of the dash

[@cincokees631]

Thank you for sharing

[@carlingas666]

Where can I buy the liner or can I reuse the old one if I clean it really good?

[@AdonayLopez]

The problem with the old one its that it lost the foam part that makes the fabric have thats volume and squishiness. You can go by your local fabric store, if you are in the USA you can go to Jo-Ann Fabrics.

[@carlingas666]

@@AdonayLopez I wanna see if I can really clean the fabric, remove that yellow foam. And try to reattach the old fabric. Your video was really helpful. I though the windshield needed to be removed in order to take out the ceiling panel. Now that i know it doesn’t, I’m going to give it a try.

[@AdonayLopez]

@@carlingas666 sounds good, let me know how it goes. 👍🏼

[@kenalexander3046]

Awesome video! Thank You!

[@euggunduz4621]

won't it come out of the trunk? I am thinking of doing this job this week.

[@AdonayLopez]

The opening is too small

[@Born_Stellar]

should i... should i say it?... kinda looks like crap. I'm guessing thats why you didn't show more but: 16:31 its not really staying down that well in the corners and 18:14 whats with all the dimples? anyways i'm not hating, I have done it before but was just a flat ceiling. But I have also messed stuff up too and had the headliner fall down, so hope yours stays up at least.

[@AdonayLopez]

Yeah i try my best being the first time... we actually messed up the first fabric it was going to be all black lol, but we have to learn some how. Thanks for watching.

[@nanobano3258]

How many yard of fabric it took from you to do just headliner?

[@AdonayLopez]

2 yards

[@sk8allica1]

According to the manual

[@AdonayLopez]

Thank you

[@sk8allica1]

@@AdonayLopez youre welcome

[@LoppedIn]

Terrible instructions on how to install everything again, what screws, how do you put it in properly? But nah you just speed everything ip by 10x for what reason???

[@MikeMcAuliffe-g2f]

old guy guidance. give credit

[@caraccessories.tintstuff0125]

Relly I like it

[@ibrahembadran5672]

💯💥💯💥💯

[@hellotjesmellowtjes9791]

Theres gotta be an easier way

[@sanne_v]

this looks like such a bitch of a job but you did it!!

[@douglptards5815]

how to not do that job hahahahahahahaha never use your hand or your fingers, make holes......

[@englishtea1057]

Looks more like a Mark 7 than a Mark 6.

[@scs2024]

Turn the stupid music off. How annoying!

[@МаЧан]

Very, very many folds. This is poor quality work.

[@AdonayLopez]

Video is indeed to teach you how to do it, not how good you can do it. If you professional work you would have to pay over $800 USD. The DIY project is under $100.

[@МаЧан]

@@AdonayLopez everything is the same, you can do it yourself, but qualitatively.

[@mrwilliams7086]

​@@AdonayLopezgreat video btw I get what you're doing and of course it's a trial and error thing screw the haters 👏🏾👏🏾 hell you just gave me confidence 😅

[@mohamedmoussa5816]

c'est vraiment une merde c'est volskwagen