Help: E86 Roof lining Removal

momo · Post by **momo** » Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:17 am

Hi Guys

I have a 3.0si Coupe, I had the car detailed some months back and upon steam cleaning the roof lining , it had sagged over the drivers side , I simply stapled it and forgot about it, however I visited the breakers this weekend and they had a Z4MC with the anthracite hood long in good condition, I'm thinking to simply do a swap over instead of getting my current reupholstered.

I need your guys help on removing the roof lining, I have searched quite a bit and haven't had any joy.
I know how to remove the covers on the A and B pillars, as well as the cover over the security mount , I also see screws behind the visors but I don't see any clips or screws on the rear, has anyone else done this before?

stupot1 · Post by **stupot1** » Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:51 am

Off topic but whereabouts is this breakers with a coupe
Cheers
Think replacing the headlining is a difficult one, not as easy as you think, might be wrong.
Sure someone will come along to help.

z4pilot · Post by **z4pilot** » Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:58 am

I'm guessing it's a bit of a trek from Sheffield....

viewtopic.php?p=1586304#p1586304

Z4C_er · Post by **Z4C_er** » Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:04 pm

Howdy. headliners are normally retained by:

The weather strips (so these need to be pulled away)
Any roof housing or mouldings - including the visors (so these need to be removed)
Visible retention clips
Non-visible retention clips

Remove all these and the headliner should fall into your lap.

momo · Post by **momo** » Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:12 pm

stupot1 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:51 am Off topic but whereabouts is this breakers with a coupe
Cheers
Think replacing the headlining is a difficult one, not as easy as you think, might be wrong.
Sure someone will come along to help.

Its in Benoni, I'm from South Africa.

momo · Post by **momo** » Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:15 pm

Z4C_er wrote: ↑Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:04 pm Howdy. headliners are normally retained by:
The weather strips (so these need to be pulled away)
Any roof housing or mouldings - including the visors (so these need to be removed)
Visible retention clips
Non-visible retention clips
Remove all these and the headliner should fall into your lap.

Agreed but I just wanted a definitive answer or a link that explains exactly what needs to be removed , I'm on the lazy side, so only willing to attempt once I'm comfortable in knowing what I'm in for..

dgm · Post by **dgm** » Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:36 pm

Try this:

https://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=906224

momo · Post by **momo** » Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:40 am

dgm wrote: ↑Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:36 pm Try this:

https://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=906224

Awesome, thank you, I really appreciate this!

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