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In some breaking news from inside a local bloke’s Commodore this week, it seems the car’s headliner is started to sag – as they all do.
Often viewed as ‘the only flaw’ to come out of Holden’s forty years of automative manufacturing brilliance between 1977 and 2017, the sagging roof fabric of the Dunny-Door is alive and well – even if this car is no longer being made.
The headliner, or headlining, is the fabric render attached to the roof of all Holden vehicles. Aside from it’s smooth aesthetic, the cloth dampens noise and keeps the cold out.
However, like clockwork, the Commodore headlining fabric eventually separates from its backing board – usually around the ten year mark.
The sagging occurs because the condition of the glue that holds it to the backing deteriorates over time, this process is accelerated by loud music – which is almost always accompanying a Commodore.
On top of the burden that is the sagging roof, Commodore owners also report the struggle of finding someone who can fix this issue.
The answer is usually a bloke named Con in a light industrial business park in between some overpasses and an urban creek bed.
Failing a bloke named Con, thumbtacks have also been known to work. As well as using 50 cent coins to pin the taut fabric into the the plastic casings above the windshield.
