Headliner: Service and Repair

HEADLINING


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove front pillar garnish (LH/RH). Service and Repair.
2. Remove roof harness and antenna feeder securing clip using a clip clamp remover after removing front pillar garnish (LH/RH), and then disconnect roof harness and antenna feeder connectors.
3. Remove rear seat cushion and seatback. Bench Seat Component.
4. Remove front kicking plate inner, center pillar lower garnish, center pillar upper garnish, front body side welt, rear kicking plate inner, rear wheelhouse garnish, rear pillar finisher, rear body side welt. Service and Repair.





5. Disconnect antenna feeder connectors of antenna amplifier and sub-antenna feeder after removing rear pillar finisher (LH), and then remove antenna feeder securing clip using a remover.





6. Models with sunroof: Remove mounting plastic clips of front assistance grip (LH/RH) and rear assistance grip (LH/RH), and then remove bolts.
Models with standard roof: Remove mounting plastic clips of front assistance grip (LH) and rear assistance grip (LH/RH).

CAUTION:
- Always use SST, and attach a cloth to protect from damage.
- Assistance grip is crimped from back of headlining.
Remove it by disengaging the crimping area of back of lamp after removing headlining from the vehicle.
7. Remove screws on personal lamp (in coat hanger hook).
8. Remove rear display unit. (models with mobile entertainment system) With Mobile Entertainment System.
9. Remove sun visor bracket cover and mounting screws, and then remove sun visors (LH/RH).

NOTE:
Disconnect vanity mirror illumination harness connector when removing sun visor.
10. Remove screws of dual-visor, and then remove dual-visor (LH/RH).





11. Insert a screwdriver into the sun visor holder cutout and rotate
90 degrees to remove sun visor holder (LH/RH).
12. Remove map lamp assembly. (models with LDW system)
13. Remove passenger seat assembly. Component.
14. Using a removal tool, remove body side mounting plastic clip from rear side of headlining.





15. Pull map lamp assembly toward vehicle lower, and disengage dual-lock fastener (1) and metal clips (2). (models without LDW system)

CAUTION:
Map lamp assembly is crimped from back of headlining.
Remove it by disengaging the crimping area of back of map lamp assembly after removing headlining from the vehicle.





16. Remove dual lock fastener around the sunroof opening, and then disengage hooks (rear of roof opening on back of headlining) by sliding the headlining toward vehicle front.





17. Remove headlining from front door left opening.

CAUTION:
- When removing, 2 workers are required. (1 for each front and rear of headlining)
- Cover center console finisher upper surface with a shop cloth so as to prevent it from being damaged.
- Set A/T selector lever to D position, and make a space to remove front end of headlining right side.
- Do not bend headlining when removing.
18. Remove the following parts after removing headlining.
- Personal lamp (LH/RH). Personal Lamp.
- Map lamp assembly (without LDW system). Map Lamp.
- Assistance grip assembly.
- Roof harness assembly.
- Antenna feeder assembly.

INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
- Install headlining assembly after inserting clips to clip holder of headlining rear end.
- Do not bend headlining when installing.





- When installing the map lamp assembly (new unit) or assist grip assembly (new unit), use tools like drafter or deep socket
A to eliminate the gap between the headlining and the above new units while the push on nuts (1).