This guide will show the basic steps to remove you old headliner, replace the loose material, and re-install the headliner into the vehicle. This type of headliner has been used since the early 1980s through today.

Strumenti necessari

  • General hand tools
  • Vacuum Cleaner

Procedura

Passo 1

  • Prep the car for work.
  • Disconnect the negative battery terminal.
  • Removal of the right passenger seat may be necessary to help remove the headliner from the car.

Passo 2

  • Remove the trim.
  • Unbolt the sun visors, dome lamp, grab handles and any other accessories that are attached to the ceiling.
  • Remove the upper seat belt mounting loops.
  • Remove and/or pull back just enough of the side interior trim panels to gain access to the edge of the headliner. Complete removal of these panels is usually not needed.
  • Lower one side of the headliner panel and slide it over to clear the trim panels.
  • Turn the panel and remove it from the vehicle.

Passo 3

  • Remove the old fabric from the board.
  • Place the headliner panel on a clean work table.
  • Carefully pull the old fabric material off the board. Usually the foam backing will remain stuck to the headliner board. Use a piece of the old material to rub the old foam loose from the board.
  • Vacuum the foam bits from the backing board.

Passo 4

  • Install new fabric:
  • If the board is damaged, repair it using aluminum tape. Any rough areas might show after the new fabric is applied.
  • Lay out the new fabric over the board. Pull 1/2 of it back over itself.
  • Spray headliner adhesive glue on 1/2 of the board and the back side of the fabric.
  • Carefully place the fabric onto the board starting from the center point and smooth it outward wit your hand as you lay it down.
  • Pull up the other 1/2of the fabric over the side you just glued down. Repeat the above steps to lay down this side of the fabric.

Passo 5

  • Trim up the fabric edges
  • Fold over the front & rear edges and glue them to the back side of the board about 1 inch from the edge.
  • Cut the side edges flush with the board. Also cut any access holes for the sun visors and other accessories that were previously removed.

Passo 6

  • Reinstall the headliner to the car:
  • Reverse the removal steps to re-install the headliner into the car.
  • Start one edge over the side trim panels and then raise the headliner into position over the other side trim panels.
  • Re-install the sun visors, dome lamp, seat belt upper loops and any other items that were previously removed
  • Lightly brush the headliner to remove marks & fingerprints.
  • If any of the trim clips break off of the interior trim panels, you can reattach them to the panel with 2-part epoxy glue.

Fonte: iFixit – CC BY-NC-SA