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    Sagging Hardtop Headliner -- DIY repair?

    Hey Guys - I put my hardtop on yesterday for the winter and the headliner fabric is sagging. Any ideas how to reattach without taking the whole thing apart? Thanks.

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    Nope

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    B328ic is correct unfortunately. It's not so much the fabric that fails but the foam backing deteriorates over the years and cannot be glued back to the fiberglass headliner board. You need to pull the whole thing out, clean off all the old foam and glue and then attach new material. It's a messy job but not particularly hard. Probably best to live with for now and tackle as a spring project.

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    I had a feeling that's the case...

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    Find some thumb tacks with ring shanks. Hobby Lobby ,Michaels have them. Put them in in a pattern so they don't look like crap and they will hold the liner up till you can fix it correctly

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