Jaguar XJS headling

[Geoff DIxon]

http://www.jaguarheadlinings.com/en/

The headlining in my XJS has started to drop. Has anyone had any experience of these guys. I am considering buying their replacement fibre glass unit. Any idea how easy they are to fit

[XKRacer]

Not used these guys before but I also know Myrtle Productions make them.... I actually make them also but I will not be able to match the price, I charge about £75+delivery but thats uncovered...

Not too bad to swap over, you will need to remove the passenger seat and lay a towel over your ski slope, the front is held in by the visor screws and rear view mirror, along the sides under the cant rails are some bent over metal tags, awkward because of the size but an easy enough one man job

[BDF!]

"Jaguarheadlings.com is part of the Myrtle Limited Group"

To buy the complete assembly, new GRP support + finishing trim, looks like a good idea as the original support is usualy in poor condition an often cannot be removed undamaged.

[varsas]

When people say GRP you think of a plastic type board, but it's not...it's more like loft insulation on a cardboard backing...pretty nasty, I made my own out of plyboard, not an option in your case but I wouldn't re-use the original. That companies replacement looks good. Wheeler dealers changed the headlining on their XJS, might be worth having a look. I can recommend Aldridge Trimming, I used their kit to do the headlining on my XJ. I believe the biggest problem you'll have is getting the new board into the car, I removed the windscreen in my car but I don't think that's an option on the XJS. You will have to retrim the pillars too (the material will practically fall off when you remove them, and will no longer match the headlining once it's been done), it's not difficult but it's very time consuming. When I was removing mine I deliberately broke the metal clips holding the pillars to the car rather then risk pulling the clip through the pillar (it's thin wood, almost like cardboard). Clips are cheap and easy to get hold of, the pillar trims are not.

Edited by varsas on Wednesday 28th December 13:29

[XKRacer]

varsas said:

When people say GRP you think of a plastic type board, but it's not...it's more like loft insulation on a cardboard backing...pretty nasty,

I would have to disagree with that... GRP stands for Glass Reinforced Plastic which is basically the new term for fibreglass, perfectly good for a headliner and not a bit of cardboard in sight

[varsas]

XKRacer said:

varsas said:

When people say GRP you think of a plastic type board, but it's not...it's more like loft insulation on a cardboard backing...pretty nasty,

I would have to disagree with that... GRP stands for Glass Reinforced Plastic which is basically the new term for fibreglass, perfectly good for a headliner and not a bit of cardboard in sight

Well, OK, it's up to the OP if he wants to re-use something that has already failed once. Lots of Jaguar owners have had problems with their headlining, something is wrong. Did you re-use yours then? How has it been?

[BDF!]

I've reused the old one 5 years ago on my XJ12 S1, but there was none aftermarket for S1 at that time.... and it's still perfect.
If I had to make the same job today, for sure I'll go for a new GRP support (easiest job, less glue, better finish)

[XKRacer]

varsas said:

Well, OK, it's up to the OP if he wants to re-use something that has already failed once. Lots of Jaguar owners have had problems with their headlining, something is wrong. Did you re-use yours then? How has it been?

The original head lining is fibre board not GRP, these delaminate with time, the problem you get when people try to repair them is it is a short term fix as the glue makes the board heavy and it delaminates deeper in behind the glue. They even use fibre board for the X100 XKs and quite a few owners have started to now have problems....

I have a mould to make XJS liners which I did for my own XJS out of GRP, no problem at all now

Fibre Board and GRP and 2 completely different formats, otherwise there would be a lot of soggy TVRs out there

[varsas]

XKRacer said:

varsas said:

Well, OK, it's up to the OP if he wants to re-use something that has already failed once. Lots of Jaguar owners have had problems with their headlining, something is wrong. Did you re-use yours then? How has it been?

The original head lining is fibre board not GRP, these delaminate with time, the problem you get when people try to repair them is it is a short term fix as the glue makes the board heavy and it delaminates deeper in behind the glue. They even use fibre board for the X100 XKs and quite a few owners have started to now have problems....

I have a mould to make XJS liners which I did for my own XJS out of GRP, no problem at all now

Fibre Board and GRP and 2 completely different formats, otherwise there would be a lot of soggy TVRs out there

That explains it, thought it didn't look like GRP! Anyway, it's horrible. Bit disappointed they have used it for so long, it's clearly rubbish.

[Get Manic]

Geoff DIxon said:

http://www.jaguarheadlinings.com/en/

The headlining in my XJS has started to drop. Has anyone had any experience of these guys. I am considering buying their replacement fibre glass unit. Any idea how easy they are to fit

I went to see Pedro at Headliner World. Fantastic price and replaced my veneer dash too. Check em out at www.headlinerworld.co.uk

[UK Chim]

+1 Pedro at Headliner World. I received my new headliner in the post Wednesday of last week. Very pleased with it. All I have to do now is fit it.