Headliner droop

I always see GM and Ford relics with sagging headliners and this is the first time it has happened to one of my cars and in a Porsche no less. It sits in the same place as all the others over the years, so I guess the glue isn’t as heat resistant. It will be going to get alcantara for the headliner and also over the A-pillar plastic trim on Monday. I might get the rear center console covered in leather or vinyl if I have time to get it out of the car.

It can't be more hot or more humid in Miami than here... still it's sad to see this happen to a Porsche ! Can this get fixed easily? Where? And for how much? Sorry my friend...

I fixed the one in my truck easily enough. The hardest part was getting the visors back on but it was a one day thing. I used 3m heavy duty spray adhesive. I'm not sure how easy it would be to get the headliner out, on the truck i wasn't too concerned if I creased the backing a bit, it's a 15 y/o POS. Either way, it can be done at home.

I have an auto upholstery guy that will charge $350 and should get it back the next day. All the pieces on the headliner have to come off somehow but he does it all the time. I don’t mind a challenge once in a while but I don’t want to struggle all day on it, especially in a hot driveway. He said he couldn’t reuse or match the original fabric but it is still not a bad price considering an old post from 2006 that says the alcantara factory option is over $1100 and doesn’t include the A-pillar trim. This is a minor issue. It is only the second piece to break/fail since getting the car. The first being the cord to the gas cap .

The headliner from my 2006 Cayman S has just started to droop too after a couple of scorching hot days in Singapore. Porsche want USD2,000 to fix it! I'm going to look for a upholsterer. Incidentally, the cord to my gas cap also disintegrated. Sounds like we have the same batch of cars 10,000 miles apart. I've had one other major problem in a water pump failure together with screeching pulleys.

Went down to a local auto upholsterer (Cushion 8) and he has a close replacement for USD220 all in. Since its 10% of Porsche 's price, I'll try it first He also has Alcantara for about USD400, but I'm not sure if its worth it. I'll have to do it in black anyway because there isn't much of a match with any other color for my terracotta interior

I can almost understand Porsche ’s higher price, but not that high. Your dealer would replace the headliner and the formed backing panel. Your guy can peel it off and just glue something back on. Black should look good since it is usually an upgrade on the special models from some manufacturers. My gas cap cord broke too, but a while back It was my only visit to the dealer for covered warranty work.

This should definitely be covered under warranty. I'd imagine the alcantara would be a nice touch though.

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By looking at the car situation and the condition it don't seem that much older, If it is in warranty period go and get replace it. otherwise find the trained person to it for you so that the car show didn't get spoil.

I had my headliner replaced when I had my stereo put in. I used real suede not the synthetic stuff that Porsche uses. I love the way it looks and feels. Next week I am getting the rear center lid, door pulls/cover connected to the door pulls done and considering visors in the same black suede. Tach Miami definitely get it replaced with the suede you will not regret it. dave-t

Got my headliner reglued in black Alcantara at the auto upholstery shop. It feels really good, but since it's black, its hard to tell visually that its any different from before. Can't be happier with it....

today, i noticed that my headliner is sagging too. i guess that i'll have to find a good local auto upholstery shop to fix it.

I find it incredible that you guys just accept the terible quality of these cars and just pull out the old check book My headliner looks like a 1972 chevy and I need tweezers to pull out my Cds while my fingers are stuck on the radio buttons.

Nice source! You ever use these guys?

I just can't tell if this is a heat issue or just simply an adhesive issue. The dealer here has seen plenty of them on Caymans , but less so on 997's. A friend of mine had his drop and I helped him get it replaced under goodwill by Porsche as he was just out of warranty :cheers: The not so good news is that mine has now dropped! No signs of it dropping at all and one day meeting up with 50 other Porsches for a drive. Parked outside of the hotel at 10am and then 1 hour later came back, got in and felt something lightly touching my head.....three quarters of the lining had come away and ten minutes later the rest joined it! It was not an overly warm morning (32C) for here and my car is pretty much always parked in underground parking at my office and home. My car is well out of warranty and has no extended warranty due to my small mods so cannot see Porsche helping out although we are checking. It sucks, but does it make me love the CS any less....no! So Alcantara seems like it may be the way forward

Headliner droop?....strange issue......shouldn't be brought on by ambient temperature, Jeez, surely these cars are tested in heat extremes....

I am wondering if it may be more to do with humidity. I love to drive with my windows down even in the extreme heat with the AC blowing. The humidity here gets crazy in the summer, so maybe a combination of heat and damp screw with the glue. The cars that seem to have had issues are MY06 and I see in the parts system the roof liner part numbers have changed over the years. Oh well when something breaks it's time to upgrade it...always a silver lining!

thats what happened to my headliner. one day i parked it in the garage (99% of the time i don't have covered parking), then the next day i get in the car and noticed something touching the top of my head

This is a design flaw. Totally unacceptable. My 13 year old Mercedes SUV has been to heck and back and the headliner is muddy, but not drooping. Ridiculous and embarrassing. I would be livid.

I have the same problem with the headliner of my 2007 Cayman S ... Can you post the info on the upholstery guy that did yours for $350? Did it include the pillars? Thanks!

PM'd you. The $350 was for the generic suede, could be less for other fabrics. Here is his sample board if gray or tan needs to be changed.

Can I get his contact info? Still too lazy to do mine but will have to do it soon since i've been driving it more..lol

Hey Long, it would be better to find a guy in Boca to do your headliner but you can call Fernando at [phone removed] when you are ready.

Here you can get Ultrasuede, same exact fabric, from same manufacturer, Alcantara is their European moniker, Ultrasuede is the American market moniker. Gulf Fabrics Home Page They have all colors. Great price too. This is the real deal as used by Lamborghini, Porsche and everyone else.

Having to resurrect this thread since my headliner just dropped (overnight) and now I need a solution. I too am in Miami, FL. Any updates? (I know it really hasn't been that long). What fabric did you go with? How close to stock did it look? Also, can you please post pics of how your interior looks now. Thanks

Mine came out looking better than the original and is still in place. Only the dealer can supply the stock fabric so the samples posted above are only a fraction of the fabrics that Fernando can use. He is near Bird Road and 826.

Thanks! That's pretty close by. I'll give him a ring.

Mines sagging a touch, I just bought a complete replacement (genuine Porsche ) headlining from Porscha-Part for £30 delivered to the house. I'll be changing mine this weekend in preparation for my trip to Le Mans for the 24hr in a couple of weeks.

Id replaced my with alcantara for less than $300..Theres a really good guy in Ft Lauderdale behind Bentley and he does amazing work..

Porsche OEM headliner costs more than $800 and plus another $500 for labor..

Really!? £380 here but I got mine in brand new condition for £30 from a specialist dismantler.

You sure on your pricing, they a little off to me? There are plenty of copy Alcantara products, but only one true Alcantara and it is usually in the $100 per metre range if not a bit more, so $300 would only cover material, but if you can get proper Alcantara installed for that price I say hurry and get it done. It's a very nice touch and I'm glad I didn't go with cloth when mine dropped, but instead paid a little more for alcantara. Pricing on the OEM headliners in cloth from a Porsche is very similar globally and are in the $600 range rather than $800, and a bit over $800 will get you an OEM Alcantara headliner. Where you get $500 worth of labour I have no idea as it takes only a few hours to remove and install the A & Pillar covers, interior light, garage opener if you have it and then the roof lining and so would think just a couple of hundred dollars. That's great and wish we had good breakers over here! I'm not sure why we don't as there are plenty of wrecked cars

Just happend to mine, I'm in South Florida. My question is why can't we reuse the original fabric.