I have a 2001 Yukon XL, that I've had for 6 years. Over the course of a couple of years, I replaced everything on my todo list. That is, with one exception, the headliner. It was passable, but a leak from the windshield and the GA heat meant that I was always getting out the spray adhesive.

So as much as I didn't want to tackle it, it was time. Now, after having done it, it wasn't bad at all.

1. First thing, you have to drop the headliner down, that means off with the visors, overhead consoles, AC / heater overhead outlets and the A, B, and C interior panels. Now you can drop it down. Probably's a good idea to have some help as you don't want to bend it.

2. Next thing get a good work place with a good working height to get down to business.

3.Time for the old stuff to come off. The cloth will peel right off. Now the fun begins. The foam backing is glued onto the fiberglass headliner board. That's got to come off. In doing some research, guys said to use a scrub brush or a coarse brush. Didn't take me long to realize that I would still be there removing foam if I didn't think of another way. So I tried a wire welding brush, piece of cake. I was done in a 1/2 hour.



Headliner with foam removed. Where fiberglass had a week spot, I reinforced with fiberglass



I bought the headliner material at JoAnn's Fabrics. Material and 4 cans of spray adhesive at HD = $115 total

Measure and cut the material, leaving about 2" extra all around.







Spray adhesive on both sides and let get tacky. Only spray 1/2 at a time (both sides). It makes it easy to work with. Smooth it out with you hands. I also used a 3" paint roller, it helped a lot.

All done, waiting for the Mrs. to install.




All done and installed, really not that bad of a job.






First time ever attempting this. I am real happy with how it looks. The Yukon headliner is in two pieces. I believe a 7 ft. and a 3 ft. piece. I only did the 7 ft piece, as it had seen better days. The 3 ft piece was in excellent shape, I will save that one for a slow day.

There is plenty of info on YouTube.

The Yukon only has to work 3 months a year. It gets us from NH to GA and back for the winter. Other than that is sits for 9 months, but I like it in good repair.

Any questions , just message me.

Tom

 

Nice job.