• Gary Mann
    2
    What is an average price to recover a headliner say for 2011 silverado 1500?
  • Mike Goldring
    9
    Probably varies around the country we get at least $250 for an ext cab , they are somewhat of a pain, you have to pull the wiring harness off of the back of the headliner, it's glued on with hot melt glue.
    There is a disconnect, way up inside the dash, I only did that ONE time!
  • Gary Mann
    2
    See my last shop charged 1600. But then the insurance called and asked if we gave them a deal. They were shocked at how low it was.
  • Naseem Muaddi
    38
    Wow that's crazy. We get $350
  • Lew Mutchler
    3
    They may have been comparing to prices for an auto dealer to buy a new one and install.
  • Gary Mann
    2
    Our shop rate is 95/hr
  • Gary Mann
    2
    Also had to order a new shell.
  • Steve Ingram
    36
    I found it easier to unplug the harness than to remove all of the wires from the headliner and risk a rattle down the road.
  • Mike Goldring
    9
    Unplugging the harness on the Chevy pickups SUVs is a real pain, the disconnect is way down below the dash on the LH side, I did it one time, since then I just pull the harness off and either glue or tape it back on after recovering the board.
    Some late model Cadillacs have the disconnect under the rear package shelf, you have to pull the rear seats trim and package shelf to access it.
    For some reason a lot of folks think that headliners should be cheap,. unlike years ago most of them are not any fun to do anymore, some are very complicated, VW Jetta is one that is tough!
  • Jack Purdue
    18
    I had a customer come in with an 05 Toyota Avalon. It has 4 pillar air bags front and rear. I usually YouTube these cars that I'm not familiar with. No luck on this one. Any thoughts as to what I might run into with these air bags? I told customer that I would look into it before committing. Just don't want the liability of screwing something up. Man, I really don't like these newer cars today. I should stick to my old GTO style and airplanes. LOL
  • Mike Goldring
    9
    You shouldn’t have any issues doing that headliner as airbags are installed under the headliner. Should be able to R&R headliner w/o having to do anything involving the airbags. Really that’s typical for all newer vehicles w side curtain airbags.
    We install seat air bags and new covers all the time for body shops. And on occasion when the side curtain airbags have deployed we have Installed the new headliner and those airbags, it’s not that hard to do.
    The body shop has to get the SRS lights reset afterwards.
  • Jack Purdue
    18


    OK thanks Mike. Anything "new" to figure out on an 05 Avalon that you know of?
  • Mike Goldring
    9
    No we have done Avalon headliners and they are fairly straightforward, sometimes there are straps on the a pillars that you have to figure out how to get out,or look on YouTube to see how. And trying to recall grab handles may have push in clips not screws.
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