Thank you very much for the video. Yesterday we removed the headliner and fixed the loose headliner and installed it again. Using the original fabric. Thank you very much for the instruction video. Cheers, Nico
It is so hard to see the db9 headliner in that shape... but I am so eager to see the process to fix it, I have a similar but smaller issue on the A pillar and it’s been a year that I try to ignore and live with it with little success :) maybe after your fix I feel brave enough! Thanks for sharing.
Its pretty easy to get the whole A pillar piece out to take it to a trim shop. You can see in the video above ripples in the Alcantara covering the long flat areas of my A pillar trim, more signs of the glue having released completely. I haven't bothered to take them down and into a shop yet since the fabric is really pinned in place by the fact its folded up and over the molding underneath. Glue ages and fails - sucks. Thanks for watching!
@@Aston1936 The older Astons had leather headliners, I thought it was classier. That could be an idea for people, take your modern car to an upholsterer and get a custom leather headliner fitted. Sometimes it is cheaper than ordering the official Aston modern glue and plastic fabric--the sagging in all these cars is a sign of the times. But if you want original factory spec then Aston parts is the way to go. I saw an XKR with a Union Jack headliner, it struggled to sell, however it had quite a few other questionable custom "upgrades" hahahah.
Hi, I have a 05 DB9 just over 13k miles. One issue I was able to resolve without spending the 1800 to 2k was the rear tail light. My tail lights are the LEDs and when the break light stop working but all the others lights were functioning I was stumped. I tested the LED strip and found that the light work. I also tested the harness and found it was providing 13volts. That left the VRM control module. I was able to open the assembly and had just the board repaired at a electronic shop and now all is good in my DB9 world. I considered blogging as I didn't see it on your channel. However I can provide after math details as well as steps if you are interested.
My jaguar xkr had a sagging headliner. The foam backing had disintegrated and I found an after market replacement that was made from fibreglass with a fabric cover. Real pain to fit but was about 1/3 of the cost of a genuine jag headliner.
So were you able to use the same material or did you have to get new fabric? I've gotten a few quotes and they've all said they have to remove and replace the fabric no matter what when they fix sagging headliner due to foam.
They just reused the existing Alcantara. They carefully scrubbed the dead foam backing off it, and took the time to keep it clean and handle it without damaging. $150 USD done.
Thank you very much for the video. Yesterday we removed the headliner and fixed the loose headliner and installed it again. Using the original fabric. Thank you very much for the instruction video. Cheers, Nico
It is so hard to see the db9 headliner in that shape... but I am so eager to see the process to fix it, I have a similar but smaller issue on the A pillar and it’s been a year that I try to ignore and live with it with little success :) maybe after your fix I feel brave enough! Thanks for sharing.
Its pretty easy to get the whole A pillar piece out to take it to a trim shop. You can see in the video above ripples in the Alcantara covering the long flat areas of my A pillar trim, more signs of the glue having released completely. I haven't bothered to take them down and into a shop yet since the fabric is really pinned in place by the fact its folded up and over the molding underneath. Glue ages and fails - sucks. Thanks for watching!
@@Aston1936 The older Astons had leather headliners, I thought it was classier. That could be an idea for people, take your modern car to an upholsterer and get a custom leather headliner fitted. Sometimes it is cheaper than ordering the official Aston modern glue and plastic fabric--the sagging in all these cars is a sign of the times. But if you want original factory spec then Aston parts is the way to go. I saw an XKR with a Union Jack headliner, it struggled to sell, however it had quite a few other questionable custom "upgrades" hahahah.
Hi, I have a 05 DB9 just over 13k miles. One issue I was able to resolve without spending the 1800 to 2k was the rear tail light. My tail lights are the LEDs and when the break light stop working but all the others lights were functioning I was stumped. I tested the LED strip and found that the light work. I also tested the harness and found it was providing 13volts. That left the VRM control module. I was able to open the assembly and had just the board repaired at a electronic shop and now all is good in my DB9 world. I considered blogging as I didn't see it on your channel. However I can provide after math details as well as steps if you are interested.
Cool! I'd be interested to learn more about the fix if you are willing to share the details and any photos you might have taken. Thanks for watching!
My jaguar xkr had a sagging headliner. The foam backing had disintegrated and I found an after market replacement that was made from fibreglass with a fabric cover. Real pain to fit but was about 1/3 of the cost of a genuine jag headliner.
Cool that you were able to source a cheaper replacement. Not sure if the same things are out there for the Aston. Thanks for watching!
Always a great help.Thank you. 👍
Your welcome! Thanks for watching.
So were you able to use the same material or did you have to get new fabric? I've gotten a few quotes and they've all said they have to remove and replace the fabric no matter what when they fix sagging headliner due to foam.
They just reused the existing Alcantara. They carefully scrubbed the dead foam backing off it, and took the time to keep it clean and handle it without damaging. $150 USD done.