Installing moulded headliner — AUDI

Shorten cartridge nozzle by half in wedge-shaped part.
Process adhesive at temperatures not below 20 oC.
Fold down front backrests and introduce headliner into vehicle through open front passenger door (Saloon) or open tailgate (Avant).

Apply adhesive to headliner and spread with a serrated stopping knife (doctor blade).

Vehicles without sliding/tilting roof:

Bonding surface shown as shaded area in the illustration.

1 -
Retaining flanges

Vehicles with sliding/tilting roof:

Bonding surface shown as shaded area in the illustration.

1 -
Retaining flanges

All vehicles:

Allow adhesive to flash at 20 oC for at least 30 minutes. Finger test: no stringing.

Note:

Excess adhesive must be immediately cleared away with water.
Partially set adhesive can be removed with stain remover (e.g. ethyl acetate).
Set adhesive can no longer be removed.
If work cannot be continued during application of the adhesive, the adhesive must be scratched off. The moulded headliner can then be re-used.

Immediately before affixing the headliner, heat the applied adhesive with a hot-air blower at approx. 60 oC for 2 ... 3 minutes. The blower should be kept at a distance of 200 ... 300 mm.

Vehicles without sliding/tilting roof:

Fix moulded headliner in roof frame at front -arrows- using centring pins -1- and affix lightly to sun visor supports.

Note:

The centring pins are permanently attached to the headliner.

Press on headliner over its entire surface area from front to rear, and press retaining flanges -1- into retaining channel -2- at sides above doors.
Stick headliner to roof using a wallpaper roller, starting in the middle. It sticks in seconds.

Vehicles with sliding/tilting roof:

Affix front of moulded headliner lightly to sun visor supports.
Align headliner with roof cut-out and press on headliner over its entire surface area.

Press retaining flanges -1- into retaining channel -2- at sides above doors.
Insert marking frame into roof cut-out.
Stick headliner to roof using a wallpaper roller, starting in the middle. It sticks in seconds.
Installing sliding/tilting roof => from Page
60-42
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All vehicles:

Install interior fittings.