Headliner Falling Down

[NewLeSabreOwner]

Good Day All,

Well it seems the heat has really done its toll this summer on the headliner. It seems to be falling down mostly on the front driver side over the seat and just a tad on the front passenger side / middle over the seats.

Does anyone have any fixes for this other than like a removal and a re-glue? I know this may sound cheap, but I was thinking to stretch it back and then use a couple of thumb tacs to hold it in place. But I think I remember seeing somewhere there is wiring on top that goes to the back and would really not want to hit that by accident. Does anyone know where the wiring runs or any another ideas?

Thanks.

 

[silverbullet04]

Good Day All,

Well it seems the heat has really done its toll this summer on the headliner. It seems to be falling down mostly on the front driver side over the seat and just a tad on the front passenger side / middle over the seats.

Does anyone have any fixes for this other than like a removal and a re-glue? I know this may sound cheap, but I was thinking to stretch it back and then use a couple of thumb tacs to hold it in place. But I think I remember seeing somewhere there is wiring on top that goes to the back and would really not want to hit that by accident. Does anyone know where the wiring runs or any another ideas?

Thanks.

Very common on the lesabre. Mine was the same way when I bought the car from the original owners. The car only had 48k miles on it when I got it and the headliner was sagging bad! I was gonna get it re-done, but its not that important to me, at least right now. I ended up buying a pack of 100 twist on pins with clear flat tops on amazon and used them. They work great! Not the prettiest, but the headliner isn't sagging anymore.

 

[BuickGirlFromMars]

Very common on the lesabre. Mine was the same way when I bought the car from the original owners. The car only had 48k miles on it when I got it and the headliner was sagging bad! I was gonna get it re-done, but its not that important to me, at least right now. I ended up buying a pack of 100 twist on pins with clear flat tops on amazon and used them. They work great! Not the prettiest, but the headliner isn't sagging anymore.

this isnt related to headliner, but if youre still experiencing a harsh garage shift

 

[RD_Atlanta]

Some folks use mechanical fasteners to tack it up but I prefer to replace it. There are two layers, the outer cloth which matches the interior color and an underlayer of foam. The underlayer of foam breaks down with time and detaches from the outer cloth. I used to do them but a local upholstery shop has a limber 18 year who does it well. I think the liner material they install is better quality (more of a woven outer cloth that looks nice) and the foam 'appears' to be a little thicker and hopefully will outlast the OEM. If your willing to DYI it, you can save a lot & order some cloth online.

As for the sun visors, there is a how-to video on You Tube Link .
I've accumulated a few extra sun visor pairs and hope to try my hand at it once the cold settles in.

 

[silverbullet04]

this isnt related to headliner, but if youre still experiencing a harsh garage shift

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Interesting. The only occasional hard shift I get is from a stop once in a while when the car is warmed up. Im beginning to think I need to replace my rear tranny mount, its starting to break down.

 

[jotzgr]

Again, very common Lesabre issue. You see them all over the place with headliners sagging and flying everywhere. I’ve only had one that I purchased that didn’t need a headliner (and usually the visors are also in bad shape). I take everything out myself. Not that bad of a job, IMO, and I know that if something gets broken or damaged, it’s my fault. I have a mobile headliner guy that comes to my house and strips the board and replaces the material in my garage. Never had a problem matching colors.