Tedious Destruction

[7speed]

Tore apart the ride yesterday



So that I could do this .. Black Suede






Then I played in traffic with this


notice the pic is from behind

[pyro]

nice headliner! very s4-esque! (and thats a good thing!)
lucky bastard. give us the story on the r8's!!!

[TonyD]

How difficult is redoing the headliner? I wanted to do exactly what you did. Black suede.

[7speed]

It was not hard. It was a little less than fun. It was tedious. I still have 5 parts to wrap. I'll be up till 6am, so I should be one by then.

nice headliner! very s4-esque! (and thats a good thing!)
lucky bastard. give us the story on the r8's!!!

The picture from behind should explain it all. When we were parking I gave the dipshit a thumbs up, and he had the whole "Ferrari Asshole" attitude.

[absolutegtr]

Props to you!

Dont you think it might look wierd with beige interior? (Which is what I have)

Arent you going to wrap the panels (ones attached to seatbelts) in suede?

I also want to do a black headliner....but I just dont like how suede will show the hand motions and stuff like that...

[7speed]

Props to you!

Dont you think it might look wierd with beige interior? (Which is what I have)

Arent you going to wrap the panels (ones attached to seatbelts) in suede?

I also want to do a black headliner....but I just dont like how suede will show the hand motions and stuff like that...

Yah Im gonna wrap those also, Just can't figure out how to get them off right now. I think I have to unbolt them from the seats

[jursch2211]

You have way too much time on your hands. Looks good though!

[7speed]

I do shift work, Im up all night

[absolutegtr]

Do you plan on switching over to black interior in the future?

Just curious to see how a black headliner would look with beige interior....

[7speed]

I would love to have a black interior, but I think I'll stick with the platinum. I think that the black will be a good contrast.

[phantom b6]

Good luck dude... I still haven't completely finished mine yet.. I still need to put in the oh shit bars and screws. It really is a LOT less than fun

[JBM]

? anybody know where to pull down the black sunvisors and black light and moonroof trim?

[7speed]

what ? rephrase that ? Im not sure what you are asking

[7speed]

Good luck dude... I still haven't completely finished mine yet.. I still need to put in the oh shit bars and screws. It really is a LOT less than fun

How did you get off the parts for the seat belts ? Thats my only hang up

[JohnnyG]

un-clip the seat belt from the seat. You have to pop off the trim panel and then you will see the seat belt clip......push down and pull it off the tab

[michgo]

Someone please post a DIY for this. Sick of my grey headliner...

[bwoy1981]

Damn Sam... when did this all happen! Its coming along nice though!!

[7speed]

Saturday evening and still going on right now, just on a short break. What you doin up this late ?

[Brian66D]

write-up for headliner removal please?

[7speed]

Ill take try and take some pics when I reinstall

[Charlie]

I just did this, Make sure you use good glue or you will be kicking yourself in the ass when it starts to sag

[oildrpr]

dammmit.... i woulda have swapped you drivers side A-pillars.. mine has a lil cigarette burn on it, that annoys the heck outa me. but you woulda covered right over that.. grrr.. looks good tho. keep up the good work :)

[7speed]

80% there, now just gotta re-install

[n7plus1]

what did you use as an adhesive?

[7speed]

I was usig this industrial strength stuff fo Jo-Ann Fabrics ($20.00). Then I used 3M Super Spray Glue # 90 ($13.00) from home depot. That 3M Stuff did the job

[italian a4 1032]

looks good
i'll be waiting for your diy

[jcg05c]

YOur crazy DIY guy. looks awesome

[JBM]

Sorry I meant....where can you buy the black sunvisors and black trim and buttons that control the moonroof. I would like for everything to be black up there.

[JBM]

Sorry I meant....where can you buy the black sunvisors and black trim and buttons that control the moonroof. I would like for everything to be black up there.

[A4 KiDD 810]

The picture from behind should explain it all. When we were parking I gave the dipshit a thumbs up, and he had the whole "Ferrari Asshole" attitude.

Hahaha thats such a good explanation, happens most of the time when you try to make eye contact or something with someone in a nice car. They just keep their head dead ahead as if they didnt know you were trying to get their attention, acting like they're too cool to look and give a fellow enthusiast a thumbs up. I hate that crap. They act as if they didnt start off from less(like most of us originally do, not saying its every person though), and as if they never admired the nice cars on the road when they were kids. I guess they obviously get so many heads turning to them and stuff but at least another audi owner, one that has a hooked up audi.

[Groove1797]

^If you make eye contact with everyone on the road you would never see that pole rushing at you. Also, how do you know that they are an enthusiast or a joker that gives you the bird? I have been driving my parents cars and have gotten plenty of waves, birds, the occasional short chat, and also insults. It's not that they are TOO COOL, it's that they don't want to deal with the possible shit you encounter.

[Kerschera4]

Someone please post a DIY for this. Sick of my grey headliner...

search in the B5 forum. there are tons of guys who've done this there

[A4Dit]

Looks good Sam, looks like a lot of work though.

[a4darkness]

Very impressive. Nice work.

[sean1.8t]

i still don't get the whole R8 thing?

what did he do? and what am i supposed to be looking at from behind?

[A4monkey]

My brother and i re-upholstered his entire headliner in his G35 coupe, it was.."fun"? haha took a whole weekend to do.

I noticed to left the plastic parts beige. It looks unfinished if you leave it that way. What you should do is what I did when we were doing this. Go to Autozone and buy a can of "Flat Black Fabric Spray Paint" and take all the plastic pieces and layer them with a coat of this.

It's amazing stuff. it literally seeps into the plastic, so it does not give the effect of being spray painted but instead it looks like an OEM black plastic piece. and any small lettering that might appear like "SRS" for the airbag, will still be as clear as it was before you sprayed it.

[absolutegtr]

Any after pics?

[7speed]

I am too ashamed to post the after pics. They are not worthy

[absolutegtr]

I am too ashamed to post the after pics. They are not worthy

Really?

Why is that? Is it due to the clash with the beige interior or just your craftsmanship?

Either way, PM me I would like to see some shots!

[7speed]

im workin now, ill pm you some pics when i get off