Raising The Roof on a Cheap Mercedes
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Monkey Wrench Mike solves a problem plaguing several models of Mercedes. After a decade or so, the headliner glue gives up and everything starts to droop. But with a little work, and a lot of glue, things get better quickly!
Always entertaining repairs over here!! :)
Have car, can travel... if you need help with a walk around or fixed video!!
@@MonkeyWrenchMike Oh yes please Mike! You always add a nice bit of levity to Randy's walk-arounds, and I doubt his Fiancee likes doing them very much!
Randy when you two getting back to the work arounds together 😂
Hi Monkey Mike, I enjoyed the video very much. FYI-there is another headliner video on You Tube where the person shows how you can use a needle atatchment to spray the glue through the liner to fix those air bubles where the glue did not make good contact. I apologize but i do not remember the channel. Good Luck and thanks for the great information.
My advise re headliners, having done one a long time ago: (1) it’s worth it to DIY the removal labor and the shell surface prep, but pay a car upholstery shop to glue the new fabric to the shell - they will do a far better job of it than you will, particularly if you don’t have a helper; (2) when you’re ready to try to wrestle the headliner back into the car, *any* blob of grease or trace of dirt that is present on the roof, the doors, door frames, hinges, etc., *will* find its way onto your fingers, and then onto your nice new headliner fabric, so make sure everything is immaculately clean before you start.
Please look on Amazon or an Autoparts store for a nylon car trim removal set. This will save the paintwork and broken clips with your older cars. A flathead screwdriver is not forgiving. Enjoy from the UK.
I got a set from Harbor Freight for a few bucks. Really come in handy when dealing with trim pieces.
I did this same job in a w202 c230, I found that it was best to remove the seats front and back,along with the center console to get the headliner in & out the easiest. Also, the clips holding the b pillars were REALLY stuck to the b pillar, so I ended up having to use permatex black plastic welder to fix the broken plastic tabs for the spring clips. If you use a thin metal pick, you can safely unclip the metal clips by prying under with it. I didnt have the patience to film everything, but im glad you did so people can see how its done! Also, to fix the bubbles, you could poke a small hole and lightly coat the headliner with more adhesive, then firmly hold the fabric to the headliner untill it sets, too much glue will stay wet for a while. You did this way faster than I could of! Great job!
Mike, the headliner supposed to go out the passenger front door. It's such a tight fit, you have to have the gear selector in 1st to get it to pass. If your car had a sunroof, since the headliner has additional support and is rigid in the center, there is no way to get it out the back door.
@Perry Elyod I've never seen one in person without a sunroof, and I've seen plenty of W210s in the salvage yards recently
Great job on the headliner! The sun visors are backwards
Yo Mike. I had one those lower elevation padded ceilings in my Woodward Cruiser, but it was and Oldsmobile not a Mercedes.
Great video. Glad it's you doing this not me. There wouldn't be a clip left i could use if it was me.
Awesome job Mike, looks so much better! Stay safe matey!
Love your videos .... hope the best for you and your family....
I've done a few headliners. I can't think of one time where i had much fun. LOL!
I thought you trying to sound like Judith Child 😂😂😂
You did a cracking job there Mike, considering that this would normally be a two person job.
Well done young Sir.
Did you criss cross the sunvisors?
OMG - didn’t think of that! I’ll have to check when the sun comes up!!
OMG - didn’t think of that! I’ll have to check when the sun comes up!!
Mike, Sweet Project Cars has a good youTube hack on repairing a headliner without removal. I qucikly found by youtube search (headliner repair without removing) or go to their site for that and a lot of other good tips.
I think Mr Mike likes using the manual tools. I am so old I need to use the power drive, haha. Not so much a glue problem as a foam problem. I find using more glue is the trick. I always use around 2-1/2 cans on a 4 door sedan, then use a roller to get it all stuck down without any wrinkles.
Nice job Mike! Are you going to have Lola or Quacky on your home broadcast? I bet no other anchor has a pet duck. I like your steering wheel.
I have seen used car lots use a needle to re-glue working front to back with a small roller but those weren't sagging as bad. I know one place that just bought a new one claiming the labor and materials involved made it more efficient to just replace. BTW, they pulled the windshield to get it out and back in.
Good job there Mike mate. Making the Old Girl look her best again and just shows how a lot of knowledge and a bit of ingenuity can work wonders. Result!
Good also to see people like yourself showing some responsibility during this virus crisis. Things are tightening up here in the UK but we are doing OK. Just mindless (or is that 'entitled') morons who insist on 'knowing better' One bunch had a BBQ with 20 people yesterday. Why do people do that stupidity?
You could slice the bubbles with a razor and re glue it and smooth it out. Might be a little better. Sure you will see the slits but its better than bubbles in my opinion.
Great video Mike, although I'm just here for the music! Awaiting the Grand Reveal of Grandma's trunk!!!
Mine is the same way. lol Man I'd rather crawl under a car and replace a rear main seal than do this job.
Yes. Monkey wrench Mike. Then breakfast. Priorities.
i have the same problem in my renault laguna...you give me light to do it nice job
Been wondering when we see a video glad you did bored stuck in the house hope you and your family is doing ok
Well Done Mike !!!!! she looks 10 years younger :)
Good attempt, Roller wheel would have helped, Better than it was 👍
Another great job Mike keep the videos coming
Wauw that is looking good Mike, good job, i give iT a 10
mine looks like a wind bag on the 190E. I gotta do this. Thanks Mike
I got a good laugh your quite the caracter loved nice job
music too loud, much louder than talking.
I just died when you started talking like Julia Childs... I was trying to be sneaky and watch this in my office, but that all went to hell in a hand basket because I pure HOLLERED! Hahahahaha
Just don’t come looking for me if you get fired!! Lol
Mike, PLEASE buy some plastic trim tools! I've never seen the brand of adhesive that you used, but I'd never use anything but 3M on my cars, particularly in hot climates. Please tell me that you let that adhesive dry to the touch before you mated the fabric up to the backer... it's a "contact cement" and is made to be assembled dry. I'm afraid that we'll be seeing you do this job again in a month or so, when it falls off.
Yup! I followed the directions! Lol
Hey Mike, great video again.
Is there a special reason why you put the sun visors on the wrong way, just asking LOL.
I can as tired and goofed!
Genius Mike! Excellent video 🙂
5:30 mike you sounded like an older Mickey mouse working on a car haha
Or the Queen or Juila Child.. Haha
Miss Piggy does auto repair😂😂
Get a hypodermic needle and spray the glue in it until it's about half full. Inject it in the bubble on the headliner moving the needle "carefully" in a circular motion. You are putting a very small unnoticeable pin hole in the material. A guy here also will pull the plunger out of the needle and put a tube on the spray can nozzle inside at the base of the actual needle. That way it mists inside the bubble.
Thanks!!
Oh mike you just always have your ... head... in the clouds... sorry if that was a bad dad joke
Hey ,mike my e55 headliner is hanging but just the rear and it’s not that big can I just put glue or do I drop the whole healiner
I’d cut a super small hole and stick the red tube from some headliner glue and spray it around. The fill the area with pillows to hold the headliner up until the glue dries. Worked great fir one on my W210 cars!!
You can do a seringue with glue inside.
Looks good, only your sunvisers are placed wrong the make-up miror is now at the wrong side 😂
Thanks ! That’s why they call me Monkey Wrench!!
Hi mike awesome work, i have to do the same in my clk but i dont know the name of the carpet roof and I'm not getting it, do you know the color code?
Can’t remember it… I’m old. Sorry!
done a bloody nice job on that mike
The Queen? I thought it was a spot-on impression of Julia Child.
Well....
Great work on the headliner, i thought you sounded like Julia Child. LOL
Me too!!
Push in the rear key cylinder to open trunk. Once it’s unlocked with the key. It’s easy
Tried that. Even the Mercedes tech tried it. The car is headed to the dealer tomorrow
you make meky mouse voice hhhhhh
Great video! I dig any of the restore/repair videos. It's great to see everyday folks keeping older vehicles alive and looking great. We all learn from videos like this!
Just fold the rear seats down and pull the emg pull handle for the inside of the truck
Doesn’t work like that on a W210
Sun visor r in wrong position
Daddy monkey rocks 🤗
enjoy this nice Mercedes
lovely job mike, john
I like a long handled phillips for good leverage and with two hands, it's nearly as fast as a power tool if you twirl the screw driver shaft between two fingers. Why am I nick picking on the use of a screw driver? Bored !!! Good tip on the mirror !
Mike, I have been watching AAR for a long time, and I knew you were with him on a lot of the Copart Walk-Arounds. I have been watching your channel for a long time, and then I was going through channels on my TV because I ran out of UA-cam Notifications and turned on Channel 2 and I was like I recognize that guy. And then I found out it was you. Anyways I just wanted to say you are a really good news reporter and love watching your at home news videos during these times lol. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Matthew! I’ve been in Tulsa since August and love this place. I grew up here.
Monkey Wrench Mike
I love it too. I grew up in Broken Arrow and now I am in the Jenks area. I lived in OKC for awhile and got sick of the I-35 5:00 traffic. So I moved back here. Best decision ever!
The sky is falling
Wow looks Great..
Thanks for the video, Mike. I hate modern headliners. When the foam dries out it's all over. I love the headliners on German cars back in the 50's through the early 70's. My 69 Karmann Ghia had a beautiful perforated headliner, it looked like pigskin but I'm sure it was vinyl. So was the headliner in my 72 German-made Capri. Nice job and stay safe.
nice job monkey wrench mike
Great video Mike!
Had an 86 Firebird and high school that the headliner did this redid it with zebra stripes
Very 80’s!!
Hey crazy Mike how you doing I want to know exactly what type of material did you use, I have the same problem in my 560sec?
It’s headliner fabric from JoAnn’s or Michaels. They should have tan, gray and black! Good luck!
Hey thanks for getting back crazy Mike I have a lot of other questions about 1990 Mercedes 560 sec is it expensive turd or is it worth fixing?
Great job Mike!
Thanks Mike!
Good job it looks good
Thanks mike great vid. Some puzzle!!! Keep up the good work. Just love the Monkey Wrench Mike music by the way👍🏻
If you do another in the future, get a drill brush, and you can knock off the glue in a very short time! Now, if I could figure out how to get mine dropped down by the back window to replace my shark fin antenna, not a Mercedes, and no vids on you tube....
Good luck with that BMW, right?
@@MonkeyWrenchMike Nope, 2014 sonata
Another great job, Mike! I wish I lived closer as you could have used a third or fourth hand and I love these types of projects.
I'll be tackling this on my 1990 535i in the next few months and, since I already did the A and C pillars, the procedure is very similar.
Keep up the great work, stay safe and thanks for the vids! :)
Nice job Mike!
There is no trunk access through the back seat?
Nope!
Well done.
Well done Mike. It's a tough job. My Jag had the same issue and I decided to let a car retrimmer do the work for me. It cost a fortune but he did a perfect job which included doing the sun visors - very happy
Ive done this job many a time. Such a satisfying job to see the results once you get it back in the car. Nice work as usual, Mike. Definitely cleans the look of the car up nicely.
BTW you have the sunvisors going the wrong way lol :-)
You always make such amusing videos Mike. When I'm too tired to work on my own broken car, there's always feel-good stuff on your channel!
Great video as always!, I guess it’s the hotter summers that cause the saggy headliners over there?, we never seem to have that problem in the UK......apart from saggy sun visors ! Keep safe Mike!
Nice 💯💯💯💯
Mike great job on the headliner. They always make me nervous. One thing that I have learned that helps is using a small wood or plastic roller to go over the new headliner once you are ready to put it on. It just helps getting it smoother and to this date since using a roller I haven't had any bubbles..knock on wood...LOL
Great job Mike! Thinking brake job engine pull would be easy after watching you lol what a pain but well worth the effort💯💪😎
My wife’s Dodge Aspen had the same sickness. I took off all the stuff to get the top off. I bought the spray and sprayed it , put I all together. Well it failed after time so I stapled the fabric to the paper board.
If you don't want to create a small hole to inject spray adhesive between the panel and the fabric where you still have bubbles, you might be able to use a garment steamer to reactivate the glue in those areas. Those steamers look like a small vacuum cleaner with a remote water tank and heater with a long hose with a head unit that looks a bit like a showerhead where the steam comes out!
Cool
Headliner came out great Mike. Grandmas car is looking real good. Thankyou for the video
Nice job, Mike. Liked the rock music during the re-install.
Missed out on the air bags how to get them off.
Don’t touch them. They stay put.
Hey Mike what was the width of the headliner fabric you used?
Standard width. I think 60” but I’m not sure
@@MonkeyWrenchMike Thank you Mike, I'll be doing it to my W203 as well! If you had 60'' roughly 150 cm for the W210 it's certainly enough for the W203.
Keep the good content coming!
Excellence in every thing you do Mike, thanks.
It's the first time I have seen anyone attack the headliner. Thank you.
keep up the great content mike , we need a video with you and randy again
Merciiiiiiiiiii
Good job, use hair dryer for imperfections 😕
I am impressed! Nice job. Keep them coming!
I've always known them as Jesus Handles!
Good to see you ,stay safe,love from East Europe❤️❤️
I feel your pain Mike, we all wish they were a little tighter!
We always referred to those handles as the OMG handles😂
Love the music it goes with the repair
No hat today?
I took a shower, too!