Where are we going to source slicktop headliners?

[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.

[jet_dogg]

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

BMW is such garbage when it comes to legacy parts.

[EthanolTurbo]

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

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

[Nate047]

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

[ugaexploder]

Well, I got lucky. Called a dealership and gave them a CSL VIN I found online, NLA and none in stock. Gave a USA slicktop vin I found on a bringatrailer sale. He said there was zero black, zero beige, but one grey one left in the entire country. Somebody ordered it before the NLA tag, and didn't ever pick up from a dealership in Florida. It was ridiculously expensive, but I thought it might've been my last chance. Just showed up and picked it from my local dealer.

If this hadn't had happened my other plan was auto wreckers. I look on picknpull's inventory regularly and scout for slicktops. My friend in Bay Area, CA says he's seen multiple. I went many times throughout Washington state and never found any. None of the wreckers would ship this item.

I wasn't even planning on doing the Carbon roof quite yet, but just bought it anyway to be safe as it is "on the list."

Good luck to all. I would call a dealer intermittently to check if any pop up that they find in inventory.

you lucky dog! congrats on the find, I am constantly skimming the waters for one lol

[silbergrau137]

Well, I got lucky. Called a dealership and gave them a CSL VIN I found online, NLA and none in stock. Gave a USA slicktop vin I found on a bringatrailer sale. He said there was zero black, zero beige, but one grey one left in the entire country. Somebody ordered it before the NLA tag, and didn't ever pick up from a dealership in Florida. It was ridiculously expensive, but I thought it might've been my last chance. Just showed up and picked it from my local dealer.

If this hadn't had happened my other plan was auto wreckers. I look on picknpull's inventory regularly and scout for slicktops. My friend in Bay Area, CA says he's seen multiple. I went many times throughout Washington state and never found any. None of the wreckers would ship this item.

I wasn't even planning on doing the Carbon roof quite yet, but just bought it anyway to be safe as it is "on the list."

Good luck to all. I would call a dealer intermittently to check if any pop up that they find in inventory.

[Malloy]

They might rarely do a "second run" of something, for example I got a couple of the reissued LTW/GT e36 splitters a few years ago. I really wish they would wise up and offer more classic reissue parts but I don't see that happening. BMW doesn't give a rat's ass about their classics, or rather how they would see them, old cars.

The composite headliner is not a bad idea. You could sacrifice one, remove the fabric and all the glue, scan it, 3D print, and offer those for sale.

Yea, this is a super obscure part that will never come back IMO.

[ugaexploder]

The reason is pretty clear-- they don't know it's NLA till they try to order it.

that’s usually it, but i’ve had some cancel for other reasons such as my VIN number not matching with the part ordered or some other dumb excuse

[ugaexploder]

Who would like to take a stab at finding a manufacture from this list to make one for us? If members are willing to pay $1k shipped for a slicktop headliner, I couldn’t imagine a world where one of these suppliers couldn’t do a small run for us

https://www.thomasnet.com/products/automotive-headliners-95965299-1.html

[Nate047]

They might rarely do a "second run" of something, for example I got a couple of the reissued LTW/GT e36 splitters a few years ago. I really wish they would wise up and offer more classic reissue parts but I don't see that happening. BMW doesn't give a rat's ass about their classics, or rather how they would see them, old cars.

The composite headliner is not a bad idea. You could sacrifice one, remove the fabric and all the glue, scan it, 3D print, and offer those for sale.

[Sprp85]

If an item goes NLA, will it stay NLA for good/permanently? or is there a chance that they may make it available again?

[bigjae46]

I might try and make a composite headliner. It would be an interesting project that might be worth my time.