How to Suede Wrap a Headliner

Here's how to wrap a car's headliner in suede fabric material.

The procedure is similar to many vehicles, and is demonstrated on a Toyota Camry.

The first stage of the video covers removal of the headliner, including removal of the A, B, and C pillars, sunvisors, dome light, overhead console, sunroof shade and grab handles.

The headliner may be difficult to remove from the vehicle, since it was put in through the windshield from the factory. It has to be maneuvered out the front passenger door, and might get slightly bent upon removal.

The next stage of this project is to lay out the suede material over the pieces, once they have been cleaned. The fabric was purchased from a local fabric store, its slightly stretchy which makes it compliant to curvy surfaces.

The suede material is then cut and spray adhesive is then used to attach the fabric. The edges are then trimmed and pasted around the edges.

In this project, 3M 90 spray adhesive was used on the headliner. During application, it didn't apply properly, so it was supplemented with 3M 77 spray adhesive. Unfortunately after a few days, the suede fabric pulled away from the corners of the headliner, and heavy duty contact cement was used to re-secure the fabric material without issue. The headliner has to air out for a few days for the fumes to release before reinstalling into the car.

Finally, the headliner and trims are reinstalled back into the car. Parts that broke during disassembly were replaced with parts from the junkyard, so its important to have a source for small interior parts before tackling this job!

This black suede conversion was done in conjunction with a black leather interior swap on my 2004 Toyota Camry V6:
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Here is a video on how to suede wrap the roof of a Toyota Solara:
youtube.com/watch?v=v1hIkWeCLF0

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