Headliner (inside "roof")

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Originally Posted by Daka

I am seriously "pissed" that the headliner on our 06 has stared to fall down.
This is something I would expect on a cheaper car that is over 15 years old, NOT a BMW X5...
Estimates are running just under $500, the sunroof panels need to be removed to do it, evidently a major job.
Daniel

Welcome to the new BM Trouble U new marketing strategy, just make a car that will last as long as the warranty.

Headliners on both of my Lotus are still up and they are well over thirty years old. Granted they weren't cheap cars at that time, but they were label "Kit cars" by many of the motor media.

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What part is falling down/peeling? The sunroof panels do not need to be pulled to get the headliner out....unless you're doing those as well.

$500 isn't actually all that bad if that's the whole job....and if you're recovering the sunroof shades, $500 is actually quite reasonable. It's fairly easy to tip $100 for glue and GOOD MATERIAL.

If you want a recover job that's going to look good and last, it take's time to strip the old material and properly prep the headliner for the new stuff....I know because I've done it on mine.

Maybe consider removing/installing the headliner yourself to cut down some of the labor costs. I did a how-to: headliner removal thread a while back....perhaps give that a read.