Headliner, Lowering For Roof Antenna Removal

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Pry Lever :80-200 
• Removal Wedge :T40233 

Procedure 

-- Loosen the B-pillar upper trim panels and move to the side with the strap. Refer to B-PILLAR UPPER TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING  .

-- Remove the C-pillar trim panels. Refer to C-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing and Installing  .

-- Remove the roof end strip. Refer to Roof End Strip, Removing and Installing  .

-- Remove the D-pillar trim panels. Refer to D-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing and Installing  .

-- Remove the roof grab handle. Refer to Roof Grab Handle, Removing and Installing .

Vehicles with sliding sunroof

-- Open the sun shade.

-- To avoid getting dirt on the headliner, clean the Removal Wedge :T40233  .

-- Push the trim removal wedge between the frame -1- for the sliding sunroof and the headliner.

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-- Using the trim removal wedge, loosen the headliner all the way around the frame for the sliding sunroof -arrows-.

Continuation for all vehicles

-- Free up in the headliner in the area of the inner door seals.

-- Unclip the headliner -1- with the trim -2- and bracket from the screen separator mounting eye -arrow-.

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-- Repeat the procedure on the opposite side.

Conditions

• Do not kink the headliner.

-- Unclip the rear headliner in the center on the centering pin -1- from the body -arrow- using the Pry Lever :80-200  .

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Conditions

• Replace the headliner if it is bent.

-- Carefully lower the back of the headliner.

-- Remove the Roof Antenna -R216-. Refer to ROOF ANTENNA, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Installing

Install in the reverse order of removal while noting the following:

-- Align the headliner, press in the centering pin at the back of the headliner until it engages audibly in the body mounting point.

-- Stretch the inner door seal lip over.

-- Clip the headliner into the screen separator mounting eyes.

Vehicles with sliding sunroof

-- Clip the sides of the headliner into the sunroof frame first, and then into the front and rear.

Continuation for all vehicles

Tightening Specifications

• Refer to Overview - Headliner  .