Coupe

HEADLINING


Removal and Installation


CAUTION:
- Disconnect the negative and positive battery terminals and wait at least 3 minutes.
- Be careful not to bend headlining during removal or installation.

NOTE:
Front interior room lamp is serviced as part of the headliner assembly.

REMOVAL
1. Remove rear seat cushion and seatbacks. Refer to Coupe.
2. Recline the front seats to the fully reclined position.
3. Disconnect the negative and positive battery terminals.
4. Remove front pillar finisher (RH/LH). Refer to Coupe.
5. Remove front body side welts (RH/LH).
6. Remove upper and rear lower pillar finishers. Refer to Coupe.
7. Disconnect headlining harness and antenna feeder connectors.
8. Disconnect antenna amplifier and rear window defogger connectors.





9. Release the molded clip, then remove assist grips.
10. Remove the sunvisor covers and screws, and then remove sunvisors (RH/LH).





11. Insert a suitable thin tool into the sunvisor holder notch and press in to release the locking tab.
- Rotate sunvisor holder 90 degrees and pull away from headlining to remove.
12. Remove map lamp bracket and map lamp assembly.
13. For sunroof equipped vehicles, use a suitable tool to release dual lock fastener(s) around the sunroof opening and release the sunroof clip.
14. Disconnect the rear view mirror.
15. Release the three hidden clips near the rear edge of headliner using a suitable clip removal tool.
16. Drop headlining down and carefully rotate into position. Remove headlining through door opening.

CAUTION:
- When removing, two workers are required. (one for each front and rear of headlining)
- Cover center console finisher upper surface with a shop cloth to prevent damage.

INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.