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headliner removal

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by RyansTBLS » Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:56 pm

So I'm planning on dropping the headliner in the near future, going to try to run wiring and maybe put something up there depending what I find in behind it. Looks straight forward, remove clips, screws, and pull back or remove pillars. Not sure how complex it is to drop the overhead control up front. My last 'straight forward' project went from 3 hours to 2 days. :facepalm: Just curious if anyone else has done this before. :safari:
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by Trail X » Tue Sep 25, 2012 4:19 pm

2006 shouldn't be TOO difficult. The worst bit is removing the earl model sunvisors if I recall the process correctly.
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by v7guy » Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:57 am

Yeah I remember a lot of guys saying the visors are a real PIA. I've needed to replace my sunroof thing for almost a year and keep putting it off.
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by RyansTBLS » Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:10 pm

Already had fun with the visors once, but I think those I can handle. How the heck is the overhead console mounted up there? Can't find the screws, I'm thinking it's clipped on?
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by fishsticks » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:48 pm

RyansTBLS wrote:Already had fun with the visors once, but I think those I can handle. How the heck is the overhead console mounted up there? Can't find the screws, I'm thinking it's clipped on?



The visible parts (the ones with buttons) snap off and the screws are underneath.
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by dvanbramer88 » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:10 pm

Those early model sun visors are the worst thing ever...
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by Cody_S » Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:16 pm

Interesting, I'd love to see some pics or something whenever you do this. Sounds like it would be a decent way to run some wiring.
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