Headliner: Service and Repair

FORMED HEADLINER

REMOVAL PROCEDURE




1. Remove the passenger assist handles. Refer to "Passenger Assist Handles".

2. Remove the coat hook. Refer to "Coat Hook".

3. Remove the plastic retainers in the headliner on the driver's side.




4. Remove the sun visors. Refer to "Sun Visors".

5. Remove the interior courtesy lamp. Refer to Lighting Systems.

6. Remove the left and the right A-pillar trim panels.




7. Remove the bolts and the seat belt anchors from the left and the right B-pillars.




8. Reposition the top of the left and the right B-pillar trim panels.




9. Remove the left and the right C-pillar trim panels.

10. Remove the sunroof molding, if equipped.

11. Remove the plastic retainers in the headliner along the rear window.

12. Slide and tilt both front seats forward.

13. Pull the headliner down and turn it 45 degrees.

14. Remove the headliner through a rear door.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE




1. Recline both front seats.

2. Tilt the headliner on its side and slide it through a rear door.

3. Tilt and rotate the headliner until it is in position. Push it in place until the seals around the doors cover the edges of the headliner.

4. Install the plastic retainers along the rear window.




5. Install the plastic retainers in the headliner on the driver's side.




6. Install the sunroof molding, if equipped.

7. Install the left and the right C-pillar trim panels.

8. Install the top of the left and the right B-pillar trim panels to the original position.






NOTE: Dissimilar metals in direct contact with each other may corrode rapidly. Make sure to use the correct fasteners to prevent premature corrosion.

9. Install the seat belt anchors with the bolts in the left and the right B-pillar panels.

Tighten
Tighten the B-pillar seat belt bolts to 38 N.m (28 lb-ft).




10. Install the left and the right A-pillar trim panels.

11. Install the interior courtesy lamp. Refer to Lighting Systems.

12. Install the sun visors. Refer to "Sun Visors".

13. Install the coat hook. Refer to "Coat Hook".

14. Install the passenger assist handles. Refer to "Passenger Assist Handles".