[R129 SL] FW: Fixing headliner hardtop

[Jan Kuylaars]

You must firsts unscrew the plastic trim under the backside window, and
then remove on both side's the plastic
Covers over the side windows. Unscrew on both side's the handles. Then
for so far I remember, the total headliner
With carton board come loose. Remove the rubber seal on the front side.
To remove the foam and the glue I simply roll
It over with my hand. Then I got a lot off garb itch what I keep on
rolling over the foam. I takes some time to do so, but you can easily
clean the surface of the board and the headliner. I tried to glue the
liner , but without the foam it was a disaster. The I tried it with foam
, but then the glue came true the liner. So I take the stapler and
stapled the outside of the liner fast on the board, so that the liner
becomes flat tightened. Then I used 6 golden buttons from my wife their
Wedding dress and put two buttons with cupper wire true the board on the
place where the board has bend to the backside.
It are the two spots which are the highest on the backside of the board.
Then I did the same with two buttons just before 
The sunblendings on the left and two on the right front side.
The liner looks now like it is original, and without glue, so it is also
clean. The cupper wire on the top of the board
I made a figure like a butterfly, so it stays in that position.
It is a easy , cheap and perfect way to repair.
The only thing to ask yourself is if you want to merry for it, or get a
divorce. But I believe some buttons from other cloths will also do the
job if they are big enough.
  
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom and Karen [mailto:tandkw at bwn.net] 
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:04 AM
To: Jan Kuylaars
Subject: Re: Fixing headliner hardtop


Thanks for asking, no I didn't tackle it yet. Priced a new one from a 
Denver dealer $226.ouch!

I'm glad you wrote as I thought I was the only one with this problem.  
Your fix seems like a good one. I have not figured out yet how the 
rutbber grab handles detatch.

About gas mileage,  it does about 24mpg on the road. We don't drive it 
around town very much so I don't know what the city mpg would be.

Thanks for the note.
Tom Weitkunat
'88 300E
"90 500SL

Jan Kuylaars wrote:

>did you fixed it ?
>I had the same problem and take of all the foam and cleaned the carton
and liner.Then I stapeled the ouside from the liner to the board.
>In front 3 and back 2 I used  buttons wich I fastened with cupper wires
true the board.
>the liner becomes straight like old day's cars.
>Put the rubbers back and finished 
>with complements
>Jan Kuylaars
>Technical manager rian bv
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