1996 Honda Civic Coupe sagging headliner

mrsames77

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Hello! I apologize if this has been asked before. We are very close to purchasing a 1996 Honda Civic Coupe DX for our daughter. It has 162,000, drives good and is clean. The only problem is it has a sagging headliner and we are being told by a family member that could indicate a bad heater core and could mean big money in repairs. Is that true or is the adhesive just wearing out? Any info would be appreciated as we are less than two hours away from our daughter test driving it and we have to make a decision. Thank you so much!!
 

lethal6

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That is impossible to judge over the internet. It needs to be by inspection. It is possible that the excessive moisture from a bad heater core is to blame, and it is also possible that the headliner let loose due to age and excessive texas heat. Neither can be determined here. You are going to have to take the gamble, or make a proper inspection.

Heater core isn't all that hard to do, although the dash does need to come out so it's tedious and time consuming. The part it's self is less than $100.
 




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