# Headliner

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/headliner/34507>\
**Category:** Buying/Selling\
**Tags:** selling, beetle, volkswagen\
**Created:** [August 4, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headliner/34507 "2009-08-04T13:11:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pikigil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@pikigil](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pikigil)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headliner/34507/1 "2009-08-04T13:11:57Z")

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My wonderful 98 Beetle, which is black, is giving me a problem: the headliner is sagging. How can I fix it? (I am aware that it gets awfully hot under that black roof).

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**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headliner/34507/2 "2009-08-04T13:21:32Z")

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This topic shows up from time to time (try the search function). When the experts here chime in they’ll tell you everything from (“Use this magic glue” to “Staple it – who cares what it looks like?”

I had this problem with two different (old) cars. For me, it was worth the $250 or so to have an automobile upholstery shop do it right.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headliner/34507/3 "2009-08-04T13:46:36Z")

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If you want it too look like new, take the car to an auto upholstery shop and write a check.

If you just want the headliner to stay up, upholstery screws (available at any fabric store) work very well for a buck or two.