HOW TO FIX A SAGGING HEADLINER | CLASSIC BMW E36 3-SERIES TOURING 328i | EPISODE #7

Happy Easter folks. Time for the 7th episode in the restoration of this 1998 BMW E36 3-Series Touring, nicknamed \"Hero\" and bought off Ebay in July 2023 in order to start our channel.

This was filmed in October 2023 and we continued to address the minging interior and the \"Flappymcflapface\" sagging headliner: a common failure point on these 29+ year old motors.

We fully prep the headliner and get our upholstering heads on, demonstrating how two mustard keen and slightly aging men from Hampshire can do this job. If we can do it, then so can you, ya?

The headliner material is Cloud Grey from Matrim (https://www.martrim.co.uk/car-trimming-supplies/product-details.php?productId=3563).

We used a variety of degreasers and sticker removers, which are clearly shown in the film.

To glue it, we used Trimfix, but this is NOT a recommendation. It's all we had and we grabbed some Everbuild Instant spray glue from Toolstation too. If you are doing this job and want to give it the best shot at staying stuck, we recommend 3M 90 High Strength adhesive.

After a spot of bickering, micro-aggressions and annexing of personal space, we get a result we are pretty happy with for about £55 in material and some left-over Trimfix (plus a can of Everbuild Instant - about £5). So grab your gilet, a cup of tea and enjoy our efforts!

So, three questions
1) Where does the lotion go?
2) Why is the grass a little sticky?
3) Can we trim and refit it all in a day's work?

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Entire Playlist - Hero E36 328i Touring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtgIxVN-57c\u0026list=PLpf1bPIvGD2xbhOlK2lfwUKHYS_gMyQLl

And here are the chapter markers:

00:00 Intro and opening
01:04 Unsheathing the big black roll of fabric
01:33 Headliner Repair - Step 1 - Degrease (trying out various options)
03:01 Headliner Repair - Step 2 - Layout
03:30 First section of headliner glued with Trimfix spray adhesive
04:56 Second section attached
05:47 Third section attached
06:13 Final section attached
06:59 Picking off spray glue residue and filaments
07:12 Planning the underside
07:26 Trimming off surplus
08:36 Sealing the underside edges (Everbuild Instant Contact Spray Adhesive)
09:16 Cutting out apertures and openings in your recovered headliner
09:26 How to remove headliner glue - picking off spray glue residue
10:06 Pre-fit results
10:19 Step 3 - Reinstall of retrimmed headliner
13:44 Step 4 - Attaching front, hardware, sun visors, seals and sunroof gasket
14:55 Final assessment, cup of tea, some cake
15:38 Stuff still to do
15:57 Conclusion, outro and next episode tease

See you soon(ish) for the next episode in this series, where we tackle the drooping fabric door cards which look like your grandma's old knickers.

Also keep an eye out for more videos on the E36 328i Manual Coupe \"CAE\".

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpf1bPIvGD2zugJs2l_CxvfYmAYXDwbUn