He guys I just wanted to see if anyone in the DC-Baltimore area has redone their headliner or pillars with material to give the interior a better look

 

Pillars are easy. The headliner is a pain in the butt.

 

yea thats what i figured. i would love to have an all black interior. i searched all over sl and cant find a single DIY for the removal

 

Of what? The headliner?

 

the headliner and A B C pillars

 

What year is your tC? Do you have side curtain airbags?

 

its a 2008 and yes i do

 

Well, those A pillars are going to be a _____ to remove. B pillars are fairly easy, but you have to get some other stuff out of the way first (trim below them, seat belts) and the C pillar is about the same as the B. The headliner pretty much just pulls off when you have everything else removed (pillars, dome lights). There are some snap things (IIRC) and some velcro type stuff around the sunroof.

Re-upholstering is one option. You could remove the fabric from the pillars and paint them (easy) and there is some fabric dye spray stuff that you could use on the headliner. I haven't tried the spray dye myself, but Burstaneurysm used it on the liner in his 'B. It came out pretty good, but I don't know how much work was involved.

 

ok thanks! i was thinking about using the spray on dye. i really wished the weather didnt suck so bad or this would be a great weekend project

 

i was thinking of getting mine done, but if i could id do it myself. what would be the best way to, once everything is out?

 

suede FTW

 

You should look into flocking. I have done my A-pillars and they look awesome. If winter ever ends I plan on doing the headliner, b, c, and hatch trim as well.. its fairly easy to do at home, it just makes a big mess... heres an example.

kind of hard to see it, I'm going to see if I can get some better pictures once it warms up

 

KOOL i appreciate it. im going to try and tackle it...and see what happens

 

watching..