Where are we going to source slicktop headliners?

[gabylonfive]

I’m with 2M Autowerks and we are currently manufacturing E46 coupe euro headliners wrapped with oem style material or alcantara…(thanks to Nate Hassler, Nate047) we are already in production and should have the first batch done in about 2-3 weeks.

Msg me to pre order

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Ig: @2M_Autowerks
Txt: 858-536-2886

interested to hear more about this - i've been hesitant to go in on a cf roof as I figured it would be impossible to source a headliner.

[2M Autowerks]

I’m with 2M Autowerks and we are currently manufacturing E46 coupe euro headliners wrapped with oem style material or alcantara…(thanks to Nate Hassler, Nate047) we are already in production and should have the first batch done in about 2-3 weeks.

Msg me to pre order

[email protected]
Ig: @2M_Autowerks
Txt: 858-536-2886

[Nate047]

The guy I bought my hood from said they shipped it in a bicycle box, maybe you can look into that. The weight of a headliner is nice and low. Probably going to cost a couple hundred bucks to ship still just because of the size.

[ugaexploder]

In a state of insomnia around 5am this morning I was scouring the interwebs as I typically do in search of this mythical headliner and I think I may have found a solution...

I forgot that eBay and some other big e-commerce sites have different portals for their websites to limit international shipping since most items are purchased for domestic use no matter where you are in the world.

I decided to use the UK eBay site/portal and bingo. There are quite a few slicktop headliners...almost all will not ship internationally or have it set up that way unfortunately. I'm in the process of contacting some of them to see if I can pay extra to ship to US.

One user is trying to sell his slicktop headliner for like $10 euro

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285528669022?hash=item427ad5bb5e:g:CEEAAOSwJ9xi29nb&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwMbLgo8YfQ92SBfe4n0%2Bcksm3GxUC3CK%2BrYrLEhcVh2IFYww7LD1DN5f%2FpTZL15RbrDKuDlhKoSkjz8g7ZOrXb3Fk7LQqgOw1M%2BlplVE%2FMd7XBnZU%2FpLSXWXGLPVP0fOa5lJxlmmvip9IcK6l8R5gSaDH1sW1Dsf%2F3Lp6kP%2FNqLWXCpynBheSB709XiDVQi8L%2Fa1meswnG90pl%2BCkQLi%2Fgr6hfnWFWPf7Hx8NNHEmP1W383YMdHEuu1yjM4K8QNlWA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4yJ3vLuYg

[sev]

Part support is the main reason I'm selling our e39 M5. It's getting sketchy out there.

I'm not really sure why they're doing it. A friend of mine that works for BMWNA told me that parts is ~25% of their revenue, and more of profit. Do they think people are going to buy new BMWs if part support dries up for the old ones? I know nothing they make today interests me in the slightest, so they'll just lose my parts money if they stop making parts.

... at least they sold a shit ton of e46 M3s, so for most things there will likely be an aftermarket solution.

curious what parts are NLA that's causing you to walk away?

sad situation

[elbert]

Where are you located? There are 3D scanning companies that can do it for a pretty nominal fee. If you are in LA by chance I know a few people.

DC area.
Local university engineering department appears to have a scanning service. Not sure if they consider it as a proprietary and copyrighted. I'll email them and ask.
Any other suggestions welcome.

edit: Is the headliner backing fiberglass or cardboard? I haven't taken mine down yet to look.

[liam821]

Carbon fiber slicktop headliners. Would this cost more than the carbon roof?

Probably not. It wouldn't need to be nearly as thick. Just a few layers of carbon should be enough to hold the roof above your head.

[ugaexploder]

I'd be down to crowdfund a proper 3d scan!

[Nate047]

I need to reupholster mine. I plan to strip it down this winter and will try to scan it. No promises on timeline or scan quality 🙂

Where are you located? There are 3D scanning companies that can do it for a pretty nominal fee. If you are in LA by chance I know a few people.

[Epsilon]

Carbon fiber slicktop headliners. Would this cost more than the carbon roof?

[elbert]

Honestly someone needs to take an old one and scan it.

I need to reupholster mine. I plan to strip it down this winter and will try to scan it. No promises on timeline or scan quality 🙂

[liam821]

You mean 9002.

I like the black cloth to be honest.

Whoops, yes, this.

[jet_dogg]

Do what everybody else does. Take it to a place that does upholstery and have them glue it back together. Or you can have them rip the fabric off, which should be easy since it's already half off, and recover it. You can buy Anthracite fabric by the yard online if you search around. Or you can do what all the cool kids do and wrap in 2002 Alcantara.

You mean 9002.

I like the black cloth to be honest.

[liam821]

How am I supposed to replace my factory liner if it ever sags?

BMW is such garbage when it comes to legacy parts.

Do what everybody else does. Take it to a place that does upholstery and have them glue it back together. Or you can have them rip the fabric off, which should be easy since it's already half off, and recover it. You can buy Anthracite fabric by the yard online if you search around. Or you can do what all the cool kids do and wrap in -2002- 9002 Alcantara.

Whoops, 9002

[Nate047]

I have one if anyone wants to scan it before I install it.

Thing is though it would need to be stripped bare and fully cleaned, so really what we need is someone who has one that is sagging and ready for re-upholstering anyway. I actually feel like a dumbass because I literally just had mine redone (I was going to DIY, got frustrated and farmed it out, it's done now sitting in my garage) and didn't think to do this first.