Is this a high price for headliner and dash?

Did you actually replace the headliner or just have it reglued? I have never heard of anyone actually having shrinkage problems and having to replace their headliner. If if was just reglued then the price is probably high.

 

Well then that’s a lot of leather and a lot of work. So maybe fair. I got my dash, steering wheel, and 4 leather floor mats replaced and the headliner reglued at the rear window for something around $5K if i remember correct.

 

Sounds reasonable to me.

 

Hard to tell as we don't know where you live and what 6,800 currancy is. But if in the US it seems reasonable since taking the dash in/out is really a pain. Usually the folks who do really good leather work are certainly not shy about their labor charges but if they do good work it is worth it IMO. As a mechanic once told me in my younger days when money was really dear to me "Play Porsche pay Porsche" it is double or triple true of anything Ferarri.

 

The headliner on my 2006 612 started to detach in 2017. It was removed and the glue was cleaned from the roof. New padding was installed and the original leather was replaced. Cost - $750. Looks great.

 

I replaced my own headliner with dark grey Alcantara. Very easy to do and looks way better than the metallic silver material it replaces, as well as matching the back of the seats. Alcantara is a thicker material and doesn’t have or need the foam backing of the original material. Which is what causes the initial fault. You literally just glue the new Alcantara up in place of the old material, it’s a straight swap. Here’s how to do it.

Pull the old headliner away and scrub the roof to remove the old glue/foam residue that’s left behind. Make sure to vacuum it direct off the roof as its sticky and can make a mess if you allow it to drop on the carpet and seats. It’s the foam that’s broken down, not the glue. This means the material separates from the roof.

Loosen and undo the screws holding the trim around the headlining. Visors loosen with 3 screws each. No need to remove leather trim, just pull it down slightly.
Remove the interior light and the 4 screws that are easily visible inside. This allows the trickiest bit of trim to come away from the roof easily.
Pull the rubber door trims back and loosen the 4 screws around each door frame. They are in between the door frame and leather side trim.
Loosen the back 4 screws in the roof behind the seats where the coat hooks are.

Pull everything down about 10mm, this is enough space.

Taking the old cloth liner and use it as a template to cut the new one, then discard. You can cut it a bit bigger if you want, it fits easy with loads of space.

Mask the leather around the headliner and spray contact adhesive on the roof, careful not to go to close to the edge, however you’ll be surprised how close you can get. Spray your new headliner making sure you go right to the edge on that, and wait approximately 3-5 mins.

Get another person to help you line up the new headliner and spread it easily out to each edge of the trim which is pulled back. Start with the middle and do each edge separately last of all.

With a plastic panel removal tool, carefully push the new material under the pulled down trim. It will contact and stay as you do it. It won’t stick to the masking tape, and in some areas take off the tape before you push it behind.

Once it’s all in place retighten all the screws and put the interior light back in place.

The whole job is easy and less than 1 hour start to finish. Don’t be scared. I was quoted $600 and it cost less than $40 and was easy.

The dash is a whole other story.
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The headliner is the easy part, dash removal and recovering is the tough nut