Headliner: Service and Repair

Headliner









Removal

All vehicles

WARNING: Before servicing a vehicle equipped with a fire suppression system, depower the system by following the procedure in Fire Suppression System. Failure to follow the instructions may result in serious personal injury Procedures.

1. Remove the front seats. For additional information, refer to Seating Seat - Front.

2. If equipped, remove the floor console.

3. NOTICE: The overhead console bracket is supported by the headliner. Failure to follow the removal procedure will damage the headliner.

NOTE: Support the headliner at the rear corner of the overhead console.

If equipped, remove the overhead console. Pull down on the rear corner of the overhead console and disconnect the electrical connectors.

4. If equipped, position the fire suppression manual switch aside.

5. Remove the LH and RH front door weatherstrips.

6. Remove the LH and RH upper A-pillar trim panels.

7. Remove the 8 screws, 2 sun visors and the 2 sun visor clips.
- Disconnect the 2 electrical connectors.

8. Remove the B-pillar trim panel. For additional information, refer to B-Pillar Trim Panel B-Pillar Trim Panel.

9. Remove the 6 screws and the 3 passenger assist handles.

10. Remove the rear quarter trim panel. For additional information, refer to Quarter Trim Panel Quarter Trim Panel.

11. Remove the 2 pin-type retainers.

Vehicles with roof opening panel

12. NOTICE: Carefully pull the rear of the headliner down to gain access to the rear dome lamp electrical connector.

Disconnect the rear dome lamp electrical connector.

13. Remove the headliner retainer and pull down the sides of the headliner above the door openings.

Vehicles without roof opening panel

14. If equipped, disconnect the fire suppression manual switch electrical connector at the RH A-pillar.

15. Disconnect the headliner harness electrical connector at the RH C-pillar.

16. NOTE: Pull down the sides of headliner above the door openings to expose adhesive beads.

Using a hot knife or wide-blade putty knife, cut adhesive beads lengthwise across the headliner.

All vehicles

17. NOTE: A new headliner must be installed if the headliner is folded in half for removal.

Remove the headliner through the front door opening.

Vehicles without roof opening panel

18. Clean any remaining adhesive from the roof sheet metal.

Installation

1. WARNING: If the vehicle is equipped with a fire suppression system, repower the system. For important safety warnings and procedures, refer to Fire Suppression System. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury Description and Operation.

NOTE: A new headliner needs to be installed if it is folded during removal or installation.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.

- Vehicles with roof opening panel, do not apply adhesive to the headliner.

- Vehicles without roof opening panels, acquire commercially available headliner adhesive and apply using the existing pattern.