Oldblue

Nice ride, any mods planned or just drive it!

The_Engineer

At this time, no. I am more focused in dealing with damage to the interior by the previous owner. Got some burn marks from cigarettes. I didn't notice how how many until after I got it.

Oldblue

Nice seats pop up here for sale once in awhile, I had the same issue, bought a set of seats from a member here and shampooed the carpet while the seats were out!

The_Engineer

I will keep that in mind. I saw some custom fit seat covers on jc whitney that I was thinking of getting that look nice. Any suggestions on how to fix or at least clean a headliner?

donbrew

You can get new (from GM) or used (from junk yard) headliners. Fairly easy, but time consuming to R&R.

black Tara

welcome:)

Oldblue

I used a solution of Oxyclean several times to get the smoke out!

The_Engineer

Are you talking about stains in the headliner or just to remove the smell in general?

Oldblue

Both! Yuck what a mess ! The dealer said they would detail the interior and we would not know it was ever smoked in. They had the HHR for three weeks to get the smell out!
Even after the detailing
It smelt like a wet damp musty cottage with dead mice inside!
The sales manager said he did smell something , but just drive with the windows down for a few days, I bought the HHR in December 2009!

Blue_SS

I have had good luck in the past getting spots and stains out with a Magic Eraser. Just go slowly, and don't scrub the heck out of it. Odors are another issue.

I would say something involving baking soda might be useful, but I think that's chemically similar to Oxy-Clean. Good luck, and welcome!