I redoing the interior to black and I'm trying to remove the headliner from 97 EX Coupe. I have looked through the "How To" section and only found the panel removals (pretty self explanatory) but can't find any information about the headliner.
Does anyone have info on how to remove the headliner and sunroof liner so they can be refinished? The entire interior is currently stripped down to metal except the roof. Any info would be great!
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This is the process:
If you're this far, you should have the side panels and pillar covers already off. It makes the last few step VERY easy!
I removed the dome light first:
Just take off the cover and there are 2 8MM nuts that you remove
Then I took off the "coat hanger" in the rear seat. This is a little bit of a pain as the cover of the phillips screw didn't want to come off
Next, remove the "Oh Sh!t handle" - Just pop the two covers and reveal 2 phillips screws
Here I took off the visors next. Just 2 Torx Bit screws in each.
I DID NOT GET PICTURES OF THE CLIP BRACKET FOR THE VISORS. On the back side of the clip, there is an opening. Insert flat head and twist THE CLIP (not the flat head) counter clockwise. They pop right out.
The rear view was fun too. Just pry it off with your muscles! It will reveal 3 more phillips screws:
Remove the lining around the edge of the sun roof and it should fall right down. I did find that if you take it out through the passenger side, it's a bit easier. Any questions, let me know. I'm recovering my in black leather. I'll post pictures soon.
Does anyone have info on how to remove the headliner and sunroof liner so they can be refinished? The entire interior is currently stripped down to metal except the roof. Any info would be great!
>EDIT<
This is the process:
If you're this far, you should have the side panels and pillar covers already off. It makes the last few step VERY easy!
I removed the dome light first:
Just take off the cover and there are 2 8MM nuts that you remove
Then I took off the "coat hanger" in the rear seat. This is a little bit of a pain as the cover of the phillips screw didn't want to come off
Next, remove the "Oh Sh!t handle" - Just pop the two covers and reveal 2 phillips screws
Here I took off the visors next. Just 2 Torx Bit screws in each.
I DID NOT GET PICTURES OF THE CLIP BRACKET FOR THE VISORS. On the back side of the clip, there is an opening. Insert flat head and twist THE CLIP (not the flat head) counter clockwise. They pop right out.
The rear view was fun too. Just pry it off with your muscles! It will reveal 3 more phillips screws:
Remove the lining around the edge of the sun roof and it should fall right down. I did find that if you take it out through the passenger side, it's a bit easier. Any questions, let me know. I'm recovering my in black leather. I'll post pictures soon.
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