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Hey guys,
I just bought my first honda civic. It has a couple issues though. The ceiling carpet is falling down and the foam is dry rotten. Is this fixable? If so, any suggestions on how to fix it? Thanks!

 
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Box of straight pins? Decorative upholstery tacks? Create designs/patterns as you tack it back in place!

Rip it all down and glue some other material up there?
Rip it all down and leave it?




/got nuthin'

 
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There is a diy somewhere around here. You can scrap that foam off and re glue new headliner material or get some fabric from a store and put that up. Super swag! Or rip it off and worry about it later like I did.

 
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Mine was falling down at the back window near the edge of the fabric so I was able to get some spray adhesive from Lowe's and get it stick back up there. But it seems to be falling back down now about a year later.

 
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Yes, the glue/foam up there has a finite lifespan. It gets quite hot up there in summer months.

My 03 coupe has never been garaged. My headliner started failing in the rear window as well about 3 years ago, my headliner spray adhesive is still holding the rear, however the headliner is recently starting to fail closer to the middle and cannot be 'repaired' that way.

A shop in Orange, TX offered to do a headliner reupholster for about $150. It's also a doable DIY project. I'll probably pay to have it done once it bothers me enough.

The tack suggestion is a pretty common 'fix.' I think it would function on these headliners. I would be concerned about damaging the headliner board though.

On a different note, I've had more trouble with the fabric that's glued to the interior of my coupe's front doors. I've had to re-glue it twice in the car's 13 year lifetime thus far (once a year 8 and again at year 11).