Michael_Akamatsu
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99.5 Jetta, no sunroof. The thin cloth is sagging. Is there a recommended fix? Thanks.
perhaps you could recommend the CORRECT adhesive then...??JASONP said:Wrong adhesive will bleed through the fabric and end up as a stain,not recommended
By the same committee that creates the 'trusted mechanics' list or even, bestows the coveted 'guru' designation?JASONP said:...not recommended
This is the correct approach. The spot repairs won't last for the reasons already mentioned.Tom W. said:Pulled out the headliner, scraped off the crapped out foam. Bought some headliner fabric off of Ebay- it comes with a new foam backing. $15. Sprayed the headliner w 3m headliner adhesive, laid down the fabric, re-installed. Looks brand new.
My headliner is sagging also, and I have some kind of dark colored foamy stuff blowing out of my vents once in a while too. I have no idea how the headliner is possibly connected to the air conditioning / heating system... but I sure hope it's just headliner material blowing out and not something else that is part of the AC system going out.Michael_Akamatsu said:I think the foam from my headliner is coming out of my heater vents.
What's coming out your vents is the foam off the heater/AC blend doors. Welcome to sun/heat damage to nitrocellulose foam!I realize this is an old thread. I just took delivery of a very nice 2003 Jetta TDI Sportwagen. Met the truck in Northern Indiana up from Florida and did not notice the sagging headliner 'til I got the Jetta home. It is VERY nice, on ly 120K on it and everything works. The headliner is sagging right over the area behind the back seats. When I turned on the heat/fan, black bits of foam blew out of the vents.
How can the vent system be connected?
Any ideas on repair?
Thanks for keeping up a great website!
This, and other damage caused by the sun and heat is specifically why I park in the shade, whenever possible, and use a sun shade in the windshield when I can't. Headlight cover clouding and speaker cone disinegration is other damage I find.What's coming out your vents is the foam off the heater/AC blend doors. Welcome to sun/heat damage to nitrocellulose foam!
My 2000 was parked indoors in Texas all the years the PO had it (11 years). I leave it outdoors. My headliner is still OK but the door speakers are disintegrated (new ones on order) and the blend doors are probably completely foamless. I have to replace the heater core (currently bypassed) and when I get to that, I will fix the blend doors. Sun/heat is hard on the older cars, for sure.This, and other damage caused by the sun and heat is specifically why I park in the shade, whenever possible, and use a sun shade in the windshield when I can't. Headlight cover clouding and speaker cone disinegration is other damage I find.
--Nate