[Xterra 04]

Alright guys, I just recently changed my headliner. It was really getting annoying, and personally, I thought the look was horrible. So I decided to replace the whole thing. This is Write Up of how I did it, and it looks way better than before! This is not done by any professional... nor did I know how to take it out in the first place. I called a couple of Headliner Repair Services in Houston, but they quoted me $245! That's crazyy! For about five hours and $50 in all I did it myself, and also saved a lot of money. That 50$ consisted of headliner fabric and some 3M spray adhesive. I know a lot of Xterra's suffer from this, and I have not seen a true do it yourself repair on how to take it/put it back on.
SO LETS GET STARTED!!!

WARNING: PLASTIC CLIPS MAY BREAK!!! BE CAREFUL, THEY ARE FRAGILE!!

HERE IS WHAT I SORT OF FOLLOWED.. THIS GUY REALLY EXPLAINS IT BETTER.. BUT HE IS NOT WORKING ON A XTERRA.. IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO FOLLOW

MATERIALS NEEDED:
-FOAM-BACKED HEADLINER FABRIC.. MEASUREMENTS ARE: { 90 x 45 } ALTHOUGH I GOT 5 INCHES MORE OF LENGTH AND WIDTH. SO IT WOULD BE { 95 x 45 } THE FABRIC GUY SAID THAT WAS ABOUT 3 YARDS
-3M RUBBER & VINYL SPRAY ADHESIVE.

TOOLS NEEDED:
-PHILLIPS SCREW DRIVER
-FLAT SCREW DRIVER
-SOME PLIERS (LONG NOSE, CUTTING ONES, and so on..)
-SOME HELP (A FRIEND)
-AND YOUR HANDS!

EXTRA TOOLS (THESE ARE FOR THE STORAGE ACCESS W/ THE ROPE THINGIE ON IT. YOU'LL SEE LATER ON...)
-POWER DRILLS
-STEEL DRILLS

ALSO, DO NOT GET ALL THE SCREWS AND WHAT NOT MIXED WITH EACH OTHER. BE ORGANIZED, IT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE.

ALRIGHT, LETS GO!

STEP 1. (SUN VISORS/HOLDER)
WE ARE GOING TO UNSCREW THE SUN VISORS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE.

TAKE OFF THE SUN VISOR HOLDER TOO. THEY HAVE A LITTLE CLIP ON IT.

BE CAREFUL AND DONT BE LIKE ME!


ONCE ALL THAT IS TAKEN CARE OF, WERE HEADING TO THE BACK OF THE CAR.


STEP 2.(BACK HOOKS)
UNSCREW ALL THE HOOKS/PLASTIC MOLDINGS AT THE BACK OF THE CAR. ALL THESE PLASTIC MOLDINGS HAVE A LITTLE CLIP ONCE THE METAL HOOKS ARE OUT. POP IT OUT. IT DOES NOT NEED TO MUCH FORCE!!

SEE THOSE TWO HOOK LOOKING THINGS.. GET THOSE OUT OF THE WAY...

THIS IS WHAT THEY WOULD LOOK LIKE TAKEN OFF

NOW THERE ARE TWO OTHER ONES BY THE BACK SIDE WINDOWS. ONE IS ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE OTHER ON THE RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE THIS..

UNSCREW BOTH OF THEM AND POP THE LITTLE PLASTIC MOLDING OUT TOO.

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TAKEN OFF

ONCE THE BACK HOOKS ARE DONE, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD A LITTLE BIT!


STEP 3A.(BACK HANDLES/2 MORE HOOKS)
OK SO NOW WE HAVE 2 MORE HOOKS AND ALSO THE HANDLES TO TAKE CARE OF.

NOW THE HOOK THING THAT IS CIRCLED NEEDS TO BE UNSCREWED, AND THE PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND IT NEEDS TO POP'D OUT. NOT TO MUCH FORCE NEEDED!

THAT'S WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE.. NOW WE HAVE TO GET THAT HANDLE OUT. IT'S A LITTLE TRICKY.

GET A FLAT SCREWDRIVER AND GET UP UNDER THERE. YOU'LL HEAR A POP SOUND. THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT IT.

THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD LOOK WHEN YOU POP'D THOSE SUCKERS OUT.
UNSCREW THE TWO PHILLIPS SCREWS AND YOU'VE COMPLETED THE TASK OF TAKING OUT THE HANDLES

DO THIS FOR BOTH THE REAR DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER!!!!


STEP 3B.(PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE)
THIS ONE IS AN ADD-ON TO STEP 3. IT'S THE SAME TASK, BUT THIS HANDLE IS LOCATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.

THIS IS WHAT IS SHOULD LOOK LIKE COMPLETED CORRECTLY.

NOW WE HAVE SOME MORE HANDLES TO TAKE CAR OF.


STEP 4.(UP FRONT HANDLES)
THIS STEP IS FOR THE HANDLES THAT ARE LOCATED A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE DASHBOARD. THESE ARE PRETTY SIMPLE TO TAKE OUT.

THEY HAVE A LITTLE CLIP OPENER.. SO YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THE SCREW. YOU'LL SEE IT! JUST GET A FLAT SCREWDRIVER AND CAREFULLY POP IT OUT. NOT A LOT OF FORCE, IT CAN BREAK EASILY!!!

HOW IT SHOULD LOOK WHEN FULLY TAKEN OUT!! DON'T FORGET TO DO BOTH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HANDLES!!

OK, IF YOU HAVE FOLLOWED EVERYTHING STEP BY STEP, IT SHOULD BE LOOKING GOOD! YOUR ALMOST THERE.


STEP 5.(OVERHEAD LIGHTS)
THIS STEP IS TO TAKE THE LIGHTS OUT THE HEADLINER. THERE ARE TWO OF THESE. THERE IS ONE LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE CAR, AND ONE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

GET A FLAT SCREW DRIVER AND SLOWLY POP IT OUT. THIS DOES NOT NEED A LOT OF FORCE EITHER.
ONCE YOU POP IT OFF, IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS.

GET A PHILLIPS SCREW DRIVER AND UNSCREW THOSE TWO SCREWS.

ONCE DONE, CAREFULLY POP IT OUT A LITTLE BIT... IT SHOULD BE HANGING DOWN LIKE THIS. YOU NEED TO THEN TAKE THE CONNECTORS APART.

HOW IT SHOULD LOOK AFTER TAKING OUT THE LIGHT W/ PLASTIC MOLDING.

IT'S LOOKING GOOD ISN'T IT?!?

 

[Xterra 04]

---------CONTINUED----------
STEP 6.(MAP LIGHT/DOME LIGHT)
THIS STEP IS TO TAKE THE MAP LIGHT IN THE HEADLINERS FRONT PART.
FIRST YOU TAKE OUT THE SMALL PLASTIC/GLASS CLIP.. GET A FLAT SCREWDRIVER.. BE CAREFUL!

ONCE YOU HAVE DONE THAT IT'S TIME TO TAKE IT OUT.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE TRICKY. YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO USE A LOT OF FORCE ON THIS ONE. BUT BE CAREFUL NOT TO BREAK ANYTHING!!
THIS DOME LIGHT HAS TWO BIG METAL CLIPS ON EACH END.

YOU'LL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.. YOU JUST NEED TO STICK YOUR FLAT SCREWDRIVER IN THERE.. AND ONCE YOU GO AROUND IT A COUPLE TIMES IT'LL GET LOOSE. YOU'LL HEAR A LOUD POP SOUND. KEEP IT GOING THROUGH ALL OF ITS CORNERS AND YOU'LL GET IT OUT!

(SEE HOW IT'S POP'D OUT A LITTLE BIT TO THE RIGHT)
NOW THERE'S GOING TO BE ONCE BIG CONNECTER.

GET THAT CONNECTOR OUT AND YOUR GOOD TO GO!

ONCE THAT MAP LIGHT/DOME LIGHT IS OUT.. IT'S TIME TO TAKE OUT SOME SMALL CLIPS..


STEP 7.(SMALL ROOF CLIPS)
THESE LITTLE SUCKERS ARE SO EASY TO BREAK! I HATE EM'!

NOW THERE ARE FOUR SMALL CLIPS THAT ARE VISIBLE THAT HAVE TO BE TAKEN OUT!

YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR FLAT SCREWDRIVER AND WORK AROUND IT. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH THESE. THESE 4 CLIPS DO NOT NEED A LOT OF FORCE. THEY WILL EASILY BREAK.

ONCE YOU TAKE OUT THESE FOUR SMALL ROOF CLIPS THERE ARE 2 MORE HIDDEN ONES AT THE BACK OF THE CAR.

NOW THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC HAS SOME METAL CLIPS TO IT. (THOSE X'S REPRESENT THE METAL CLIPS.)

TO TAKE THIS OFF, GET YOUR FLAT SCREW DRIVER AND SLOWLY POP IT OFF. ONCE YOU HEAR A LOUD POP, YOUR DOING GREAT!

WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE ONCE THE PLASTIC PIECE IS OUT.
NOW THERE ARE 2 SMALL PLASTIC ROOF CLIPS TO BE TAKEN OUT. JUST LIKE BEFORE, SLOWLY POP THEM OUT. THEY CAN BREAK EASILY!! YOU GOT THIS!!

IT SHOULD BE LOOKING GOOD NOW. THE FABRIC IS SAGGING, AND THERE ARE 2 MORE SCREWS TO UNSCREW.. AND YOUR ALMOST THERE.


STEP 8.(STORAGE ROPE ROOF)
*NOTE THAT THE EXTRA 1 SCREW IS AN AFTER PICTURE.. AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO TO IT AFTER WE CLIP THOSE PLASTIC THINGS.*
OK HERE IS THIS SORT OF STORAGE AREA FOR MISC. ITEMS..

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS OFF WITHOUT BREAKING IT... IT IS APART OF THE HEADLINER!!! SO JUST WAIT UNTIL THE WHOLE HEADLINER IS OUT, THEN WE WILL START MOD'ING IT.

TO TAKE IT OFF, YOU NEED TO POP THIS OUT WITH YOUR HAND. IT'S REALLY SIMPLE. ALSO KEEP IN MIND, NOT TO MUCH FORCE.

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE PLASTIC OFF. IT HAS A LITTLE STRING ATTACHED TO IT. DO NOT BREAK IT, IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE THERE.
NOW JUST UNSCREW THOSE 2 BLACK SCREWS. IT WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. LIKE I SAID.. IT IS ATTACHED TO THE HEADLINER.. DON'T PULL OR BREAK IT, LEAVE IT ALONE!! WE'LL COME BACK TO IT!!!

NOW WERE ALMOST THERE!!! IT'S ALMOST OFF! NOW WE JUST NEED SOME HARDCORE FORCE/PULLING!! MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OUT OF THE HEADLINER. NO SCREWS, LIGHTS, HOOKS, HANDLES.. EVERYTHING IS OUT AND PLACED NEATLY SOMEWHERE WHERE YOU WONT LOSE IT!


STEP 9.(TAKING THE HEADLINER OUT)
THIS STEP CONSIST OF POP'ING OUT SOME METAL AND PLASTIC CLIPS ON THE SIDE PLASTIC MOLDINGS TO TAKE OUT THE HEADLINER!
WE ARE GOING TO START FROM THE BACK AND GO TO THE FRONT!

NOW COMES THE HARD PART. THE X'S MARK WHERE SOME OF THE METAL CLIPS ARE IN PLACE. FIRST OF ALL, YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO TAKE THESE LITTLE PLASTIC CLIPS WERE I MARKED WITH CIRCLES. FOR THESE JUST GET A FLAT SCREWDRIVER AND POP EM' FULLY OUT. (THERE ARE 2 ON EACH SIDE) CAREFUL NOW.. ONCE THAT IS TAKEN CARE OF.. YOU NEED TO PULL OUT THE PLASTIC SIDE MOLDING. THIS STEP REQUIRES SOME FORCE. ALTHOUGH NOT SO MUCH FORCE.. WE DON'T NEED TO BREAK ANYTHING RIGHT NOW! ONCE YOU GET ONE SIDE OF THE PLASTIC MOLDING, IT'S TIME FOR THE OTHER SIDE.

IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME THING. TWO SMALL CLIPS THAT I HAVE CIRCLED.. AND THE X'S REPRESENT METAL CLIPS.. THE TWO X'S THAT ARE FARTHEST TO THE RIGHT ARE PLASTIC CLIPS.. THE REST ARE METAL CLIPS.. BE CAREFUL HERE... IT'S GONNA REQUIRE FORCE TO POP THEM OUT.. YOU'LL HEAR A LOUD POP WHEN YOU GET THEM OUT!

ONCE YOU POP'D THOSE TWO SIDE MOLDINGS, YOU GOT SOME MORE PULLIN' TO DO!


STEP 10A.(MIDDLE, SEATBELT PLASTIC MOLDINGS, AND UP FRONT PLASTIC)
FIRST WE ARE GOING TO POP OUT THE MIDDLE PLASTIC MOLDING WHERE THE SEAT BELT IS LOCATED. I HAVE MARKED IT WITH 2 X'S.

HERE, YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO POP THE PLASTIC OUT. THIS TOO DOES REQUIRE SOME FORCE/PULLING.. YOU'LL HEAR A LOUD POP WHEN IT IS OUT, AND ALSO WHEN YOU CAN SEE THE FRAME OF THE CAR, YOU'VE GOT IT. ALSO WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO POP THIS OUT, DON'T FORGET TO OPEN UP THE BLACK RUBBER MOLDING THAT IS HOLDING IT. DO THIS STEP FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
ONCE THAT IS DONE, THE HEADLINER SHOULD BE LOOSE.

10B.(PLASTIC MOLDING NEAR DASH)
NEXT STEP IS TO TAKE THE PLASTIC MOLDING CLOSE TO THE DASHBOARDS. MAKE SURE THE HANDLES ARE OFF!!! I HAVE MARKED IT WITH ONE X TO SHOW WHERE THE CLIP IS LOCATED AT.

THIS ALSO DOES REQUIRE SOME FORCE TO POP IT OUT. BUT NOT TOO MUCH TO BREAK THE CLIP. DO THIS FOLLOWING STEP ON BOTH SIDES, THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. NOW THE HEADLINER SHOULD BE REALLY LOOSE, AND MOVABLE.


WERE VERY VERY CLOSE TO REMOVING THE WHOLE HEADLINER... YOU GOT THIS!


STEP 11.
WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, THE HEADLINER IS OUT IT'S PLACE! IT IS
READY TO GET OUT THE CAR. THE HEADLINER SHOULD BE SITTING ON THE PLASTIC MOLDINGS...

IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS BUT WITH THE HEADLINER ON!! TO TAKE THE HEADLINER OUT, YOU EITHER PULL IT FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR..(THAT DID NOT WORK FOR ME BEACAUSE THE PLASTIC SIDE MOLDINGS WOULD NOT LET ME..)
SO WHAT I DID WAS RELEASE ONE SIDE OF THE HEADLINER WERE THE HEADLINER IS SORT OF STUCK BECAUSE THE PLASTIC IS HOLDING IT UP... IT IS GONNA TAKE SOME FORCE, AND I HAD TO FLEX THE HEADLINER A LITTLE BIT.. BUT IT GOT OUT ONE SIDE... THEN DO THE SAME THING FOR THE OTHER SIDE... NOW IT SHOULD BE ALL OUT

IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS BUT I TORE OUT THE FABRIC ALREADY..


STEP 12.(TAKING OUT THE STORAGE AREA)
SO THIS LITTLE STORAGE AREA IS COMBINED WITH THE HEADLINER, YOU'LL SEE IT ONCE YOU TAKE THE WHOLE HEADLINER OFF..

THERE ARE 6 SMALL PLASTIC THINGS THAT HOLD THE STORAGE... YOU CANNOT TAKE IT OFF, UNLESS YOU BREAK THOSE THINGS.

WHAT I DID WHAT BREAK THOSE PLASTIC THINGS, AND POP'D OUT THOSE METAL CLIPS... AND GLADLY THE STORAGE CAME RIGHT OFF THE HEADLINER..

WHAT I DECIDED TO DO IS PUT A SCREW RIGHT THROUGH THE PLASTIC STORAGE THING, AND THROUGH THE HEADLINER...

I DRILLED IT DOWN, JUST TO GET THE THE HOLE FOR THE SCREW TO PUT IN, AND SET IT ASIDE.
SO NOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO HOLD IT UP..

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BEHIND THE HEADLINER

NOW IT'S TIME TO CLEAN THE HEADLINER, MAKE SURE YOU ALREADY TOOK OF THE FABRIC OUT.. UNLESS YOU WANT TO USE THE SAME ONE, WHICH I DON'T RECOMMEND, JUST GO OUT AND BUY SOME HEADLINER FABRIC, IT'S ONLY 35$..

STEP 13.(CLEAN HEADLINER)
THIS STEP IS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD. JUST CLEAN THE HEADLINER, AND TAKE ALL THAT BAD USED FOAM OUT.

TO DO THIS GET A METAL BRUSH, AND IT'LL BE A BREEZE TO TAKE OFF.

THIS IS WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE CLEANED.. VACCUM THE FOAM AS YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE HEADLINER.

NEXT YOU ARE READY TO PUT ON SOME HEADLINER FABRIC MATERIAL!!

 

[Xterra 04]

---------CONTINUED----------
STEP 14.(PUTTING ON FABRIC)
NOW THIS STEP CONSIST OF PUTTING ON THE FABRIC.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED IS THE SPRAY ADHESIVE THAT WE BOUGHT EARLIER.

I USED THIS, BUT I RECOMMEND GETTING SOMETHING STRONGER.. IN SOME TIGHT SPACES, IT DID NOT STICK REALLY GOOD... BUT ALL IN ALL, IT WAS OK.

YOU GOING TO PLACE THE FABRIC ON THE HEADLINER.. AND OPEN HALF OF IT TO SPRAY THE ADHESIVE.. LIKE I DID ABOVE..
SPRAY IT ON THE HEADLINER.. AND SPRAY IT IN THOSE HARD CORNERS.. THEN SPRAY SOME ON THE FABRIC YOU OPENED UP TO MAKE IT STICK GOOD.. NOW YOUR DONE WITH 1/2 OF THE HEADLINER.. DO THE OTHER HALF THE SAME WAY..
ONCE YOU'VE DONE THAT YOU COMPLETED THE TASK OF PUTTING FABRIC ON THE HEADLINER..
IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS

LIKE I SAID THERE ARE SOME SPOTS THAT DID NOT STICK GOOD.. EITHER I DIDN'T SPRAY THAT PART, OR THE ADHESIVE WASN'T REALLY GOOD.. EITHER WAY IT LOOKS BETTER THAN BEFORE.

STEP 15.(CUTTING HOLES/EXTRA)
NOW ALL WE NEED TO DO HERE IS CUT SOME EXTRA FABRIC OFF AND CUT THE HOLES WERE THE LIGHTS/SCREWS/HANDLES/HOOKS NEED TO BE..
EXAMPLES OF HOLES CUT FOR HANDLES/HOOKS..

ONCE YOU CUT OUT THE HOLES NEEDED TO BE CUT, WE NEED TO CUT EXCESS FABRIC IF YOU HAVE ANY... MAKE IT LOOK NICE.

NOW IT'S TIME TO PUT THAT LITTLE STORAGE THING THAT WAS STUCK TO THE HEADLINER..

STEP 16.(PUT THE STORAGE)
NOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO IS GET FLAT HEAD SCREW AND A NUT BOLT.. THIS IS WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE..

LEAVE IT LIKE THIS ON THE HEADLINER.. YOU ARE GOING TO PUT THE EXTRA 2 BLACK SCREWS WHEN THE HEADLINER IS IN PLACE..

SO FAR SO GOOD... WE ARE DONE COMPLETING THE NEW HEADLINER.. NOW IT'S JUST TIME TO PUT IT BACK IN THE CAR..

STEP 17.(PUTTING IT BACK)
ALL THAT IS LEFT IS PUTTING IT BACK INTO THE CAR, AND SCREWING EVERYTHING IN/ POP'ING THE PLASTIC BACK IN PLACE...

TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER, IT IS THE SAME PROCESS AS YOU TOOK IT OFF, BUT OPPOSITE... IT IS GOING TO BE A PEACE OF CAKE PUTTING IT BACK IN SINCE YOU ALREADY KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING IS BY NOW.. SCREW EVERYTHING IN, HANDLES/LIGHTS/BACK PLASTIC PIECES/LITTLE ROOF CLIPS/ SIDE SMALL PLASTIC CLIPS IN THE BACK... ALL THAT GOOD STUFF..
DO NOT FORGET THE WIRES FOR THE LIGHTS, GET THEM OUT FIRST BEFORE SCREWING AND POP'ING THE PLASTIC IN THERE FIRST!

SOME MORE PICTURES OF PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER..

DON'T FORGET THESE 2 SUCKERS!!!!!

IT'S ALL COMPLETED.. SOME COMPLETION PICS

NOW LOOK, IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE BEST HEADLINER JOB EVER.. I KNOW THESE PRO'S CAN DO BETTER THAN ME, BUT PAYING THEM 245$ FOR SOMETHING I COMPLETED IN 5 HOURS AND COSTED ME 50$.. I'D RATHER DO IT MYSELF.. IT SAVED ME MONEY, AND GAVE ME A FEELING OF SATISFACTION..

IF YALL NEED ANY HELP, OR DO NOT UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, OR ARE STUCK.. PLEASE ASK ME RIGHT AWAY, I'LL GLADLY HELP YOU!
THANK YOU ALL!
-DON

 

[phrog man]

i love it when people break it down barney style.

 

[Xterra 04]

Aha, thanks. I tried to go as in-depth as I could, hope it worked!

 

[sandwichwitmayo]

Very nice! Mine doesnt need it yet, but I will turn to this when it does

 

[01NissanXterra]

Do you have a before and after pic?


Sent from my Autoguide iPhone app

 

[Xterra 04]

Do you have a before and after pic?


Sent from my Autoguide iPhone app

I forgot too!!! I know, I was in a rush to take it apart, and didn't get a chance to take some pictures of it before.. While it was almost out of the X, I thought it would be a good idea to do a DIY on this, so yeah.. sorry. But I did find some pictures on Google that look very similar to what it looked like before in the X.

(The one below is from a Nissan Frontier.)

:thumbup:

 

[xtacular]

Very nice writeup. I hope this never happens to mine but I know where to look if it does!

 

[Prime]

Wow....that is dedication. My writeup would read:

How to replace the headliner in your Xterra:

1) Take it to an auto upholsterer
2) exchange money for goods and services

Bravo. Well done writeup.

/I'm still gonna pay someone.

 

[Creepy Cruiser]

Very nice write up.

Keep us informed on how long the glue you used lasts. In most cases, rattle can glue releases rather quickly from the heat. I hope yours works out for you though.

 

[Xterra 04]

Thanks! The glue is still holding up, although I can see some signs of it wearing out. But I will keep yall updated.

 

[Creepy Cruiser]

Cool, thanks.

 

[DannyXFL]

Awesome write-up. Ive done this to my '04 X and it turned out great. The only advise I would add is to buy the 3M 90 spray adhesive. At many auto parts stores they don't sell this, but don't be suckered into buying an alternative. I did this with my Mitsubishi and a 3 hr job took about 10 hrs and cost me my sanity because I bought some other crap brand!

 

[zamteam]

Don,
Great write up and photo's. My son and I were just getting ready to tackle the same project on our 02 Xterra. Where did you purchase the replacement headliner? RJ

 

[Xterra 04]

Don,
Great write up and photo's. My son and I were just getting ready to tackle the same project on our 02 Xterra. Where did you purchase the replacement headliner? RJ

I went to a local headliner auto trim & glass store here in Houston. I found it on Google maps, just give it a quick search. The owner said I needed 3 yards of the foam fabric, which was plenty enough. It shouldn't be more than 40$. Good Luck!

 

[Creepy Cruiser]

Most larger regular fabric stores carry it also.

"04", how's the glue holding up so far?

 

[Xterra 04]

Hey Cruiser, it's holding up better than I thought in this HOT 100-degree weather!

 

[Creepy Cruiser]

Excellent.

 

[Stickle]

Awesome Write up. rep points given !