Headliner: Service and Repair

Headliner Removal/Installation

Special Tools Required

- KTC Trim Tool Set SOJATP2014
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SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations, 2-door SRS Component Location Index (2-Door), 4-door SRS Component Location Index (4-Door) and the precautions and procedures Service and Repair before doing repairs or service.

NOTE:

- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Take care not to bend or scratch the headliner.
- Be careful not to damage the dashboard or the other interior trim.
- Use the appropriate tool from the KTC trim tool set to avoid damage when removing components.

1. Remove the front seat belt lower anchor from the driver's seat, and remove the driver's seat mounting bolts Front Seat Removal/Installation.

2. Do the battery terminal disconnection procedure Procedures, then wait at least 3 minutes before beginning work.

3. Remove these items:

- 2-door:
- Kick panel, passenger's side Interior Trim Removal/Installation - Door Areas (2-Door)
- A-pillar trims, both sides Interior Trim Removal/Installation - Pillar Areas
- B-pillar upper trims, both sides Interior Trim Removal/Installation - Pillar Areas
- C-pillar trims, both sides Interior Trim Removal/Installation - Pillar Areas
- Sunvisors and holders, both sides Service and Repair
- Grab handles, two places Service and Repair
- Driver's dashboard lower cover Driver's Dashboard Lower Cover Removal/Installation
- Ceiling light Ceiling Light Test/Replacement
- Glove box Service and Repair
- 4-door:
- Kick panel, passenger's side Interior Trim Removal/Installation - Door Areas (4-Door)
- A-pillar trims, both sides Interior Trim Removal/Installation - Pillar Areas
- B-pillar upper/lower trims, both sides Interior Trim Removal/Installation - Pillar Areas
- C-pillar trims, both sides Interior Trim Removal/Installation - Pillar Areas
- Sunvisors and holders, both sides Service and Repair
- Grab handles, four places Service and Repair
- Driver's dashboard lower cover Driver's Dashboard Lower Cover Removal/Installation
- Glove box Service and Repair
- Front seat, driver's side Front Seat Removal/Installation
- Ceiling light Ceiling Light Test/Replacement

4. Remove the roof console (A).

1. Remove the lenses (B).

2. Remove the screws (C), then pull out the front individual map light (D).

3. Disconnect the front individual map light connector (E). If equipped, disconnect the moonroof switch connector (F).

4. Remove the screws (G). Pull down the front side of the console, and release the hooks (H).

5. If equipped, disconnect the navigation microphone connector or the front active noise cancellation microphone connector (I).





5. With automatic dimming mirror: Remove the rearview mirror harness cover. Disconnect the connector from the rearview mirror, and release the wire harness from the rearview mirror harness cover base Rearview Mirror Replacement.

6. If necessary, remove the roof console screw grommet (A) by pinching out the hooks (B).





7. If necessary, release the hooks (C) by prying out the map light clip (D), then remove the clip.

8. Remove the roof wire harness (A) by detaching the harness clips (B) from the driver's side A-pillar (C).






9. Remove the antenna lead (A) by detaching the harness clips (B) from the passenger's side A-pillar (C).






10. From under the driver's dash, remove the driver's under-dash fuse/relay box mounting bolt, and release the hook (A), then lower the driver's under-dash fuse/relay box (B).






11. From under the driver's dash, disconnect the roof wire harness connector(s) (A), and detach the harness clip (B) and the harness holder (C).






12. From under the passenger's dash, disconnect and detach the antenna lead connector (A), and detach the harness clip (B).






13. 2-door: From the right C-pillar area, disconnect the antenna lead connector (A) from the AM/FM antenna amplifier (B), and detach the harness clip (C). Pass the harness clip and the connector through the gap between the projection (D) of the side curtain airbag bracket and the glass antenna connector (E) by pulling the antenna lead (F) to the headliner side.






14. 4-door: From the right C-pillar area, disconnect the antenna lead connector (A) from the AM/FM antenna amplifier (B), and detach the harness clip (C).






15. For some models: From the roof console opening, disconnect the moonroof subharness connector (A), and detach the harness clip (B).






16. 2-door: Slide both front seats all the way back, and recline their seat-backs fully.

17. 4-door: Slide the passenger's front seat all the way back, and recline the seat back fully.

18. 2-door: Lower the headliner (A).

1. Remove the door opening seals (B) from each roof area.

2. From both C-pillar areas, release the hooks (C) of the headliner brackets (D) from the holes in the side curtain airbag brackets.

3. With the help of an assistant, detach the rear clips (E) by pulling down the rear area of the headliner.

4. With moonroof: Detach the front clips (F), the magnet (G), and the Velcro fasteners (H) by lowering the moonroof opening edge of the headliner.

Without moonroof





With moonroof





19. 4-door: Lower the headliner (A).

1. Remove the front door opening seals (B) and the rear door opening seals (C) from each roof area.

2. With the help of an assistant, detach the rear clips (D) by pulling down the rear area of the headliner.

3. With moonroof: Detach the front clips (E), the magnets (F), and the Velcro fasteners (G) by lowering the moonroof opening edge of the headliner.

Without moonroof





With moonroof





20. 2-door: Remove the headliner (A) from the vehicle.

1. Move the headliner rearward.

2. Lower the front of the headliner below the steering wheel.

3. Rotate the headliner to point the right front corner to the outside of the passenger's door opening and the left rear corner to the outside of the driver's door opening.

4. Pull the headliner along with the roof wire harness (B) and the antenna lead (C) out through the passenger's door.

NOTE: Do not bend the headliner. Bending the headliner will crease and damage it.





21. 4-door: Remove the headliner (A) from the vehicle.

1. Move the headliner rearward.

2. Lower the front of the headliner below the steering wheel.

3. Rotate the headliner to point the right front corner to the outside of the passenger's front door opening and the left rear corner to the outside of the left rear door opening.

4. Pull the headliner along with the roof wire harness (B) and the antenna lead (C) out through the left passenger's rear door.

NOTE: Do not bend the headliner. Bending the headliner will crease and damage it.





22. If necessary, remove the cushion tape (A, B, C) fastening the roof wire harness (D) and the antenna lead (E) to the headliner (F), then remove them from the headliner.






Without moonroof - 2-door





With moonroof - 2-door





Without moonroof - 4-door





With moonroof - 4-door





23. Install the headliner in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:

- If the side curtain airbag has deployed, replace the headliner and removed trim pieces with new parts Service and Repair.
- To prevent the side curtain airbags from deploying improperly and possibly causing injury, inspect the headliner and all removed trim. Replace any pieces with the following damage:
- Any creases or tears in the headliner (A)
- Any cracks or breakages in the grab handle (B)
- Any damages around the grab handle holes (C) or the sunvisor holes (D) in the headliner
- Any cracks in the sunvisor stay base (E)
- Any cracks in the sunvisor bracket cover (F)
- Any bends or cracks in the sunvisor stay shaft (G)
- Any cracks in the sunvisor base (H)
- Any cracks or breakages in the vanity mirror base (I)
- Any fastener bases (J), stiffeners (K), magnets (L), or the clip bases (M) which have come off the headliner
- 2-door: Any headliner brackets (N) which have come off the headliner
- When installing the grab handle, push on the handle against the bracket (O) until the clips (P) snap into place securely.
- If the clips are damaged or stress-whitened, replace them with new ones.
- Replace the removed cushion tapes with new pieces.
- Check that both sides of the headliner are securely attached to the body.
- Make sure the headliner overlaps the trim pieces correctly Service and Repair.
- Be careful not to crease or damage the headliner when reinstalling it through the passenger's door opening (2-door) or the left rear door opening (4-door). Also be careful not to scratch the body.
- If the map light clips are removed, replace them with new ones.
- If the roof console screw grommets are removed or if they are damaged or stress-whitened, replace them with new ones.

- Push the clips and the hooks into place securely.
- Reinstall the roof console (Q) as following procedures:
- Install the roof console screw grommets (R) on the console with the screws (S).
- If equipped, connect the navigation microphone connector or the front active noise cancellation microphone connector (T).
- Set the rear hooks (U), and fit the grommets into the holes in the body, then push on the console until the grommets snap into place securely.
- Do the battery terminal reconnection procedure Procedures.
- Check for any DTCs that may have been set during repairs, and clear them.

Headliner - 2-door





Headliner - 4-door





Grab handle





Sunvisor





Roof console