squeegee_boy
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2003
- Location
- Denali, AK
How many of you have an original headliner with no failures?
I'm asking because my sister has a 99 NB TDI that has had a sagging headliner for years and it seems to be a common problem on all MKIV Volkswagens (based on forum posts).
Here's my situation. I am repainting my 2004 Jetta with my daughter. Upon removing the roof rails, I noticed some delamination of the paint (at the stud penetrations). Proper repair meant mitigating any corrosion that is occurring on the bottom side of these holes. It turns out that it won't be significant to arrest, but it did require removal of the headliner. So now I have a perfectly good original headliner sitting on the shop floor. It was not a 30 minute job to remove, so I'm fearing that after l reinstall it, I'll have a failure next summer.
I quick search did not reveal that these are even available for sale anymore, but taking a step back, am I worrying about something that probably has many years of life left in it? More specifically, how many of you are still running with your original headliner without any sags? I know forum posts tend to only bring out those who have had an issue and not the 90% who do not.
My car has lived a relatively temperate life, 8 years in northern Minnesota and an additional 8 years in Alaska, but it will likely be donated to one of my daughters in the coming year or two, which means a much warmer climate (Indiana or Montana). Am I on borrowed time with respect to the headliner?
I'm asking because my sister has a 99 NB TDI that has had a sagging headliner for years and it seems to be a common problem on all MKIV Volkswagens (based on forum posts).
Here's my situation. I am repainting my 2004 Jetta with my daughter. Upon removing the roof rails, I noticed some delamination of the paint (at the stud penetrations). Proper repair meant mitigating any corrosion that is occurring on the bottom side of these holes. It turns out that it won't be significant to arrest, but it did require removal of the headliner. So now I have a perfectly good original headliner sitting on the shop floor. It was not a 30 minute job to remove, so I'm fearing that after l reinstall it, I'll have a failure next summer.
I quick search did not reveal that these are even available for sale anymore, but taking a step back, am I worrying about something that probably has many years of life left in it? More specifically, how many of you are still running with your original headliner without any sags? I know forum posts tend to only bring out those who have had an issue and not the 90% who do not.
My car has lived a relatively temperate life, 8 years in northern Minnesota and an additional 8 years in Alaska, but it will likely be donated to one of my daughters in the coming year or two, which means a much warmer climate (Indiana or Montana). Am I on borrowed time with respect to the headliner?