Dodge Intrepid Service Manual page 807

23 - 70 INTERIOR
HEADLINER
REMOVAL
(1) Remove front passenger seat for ease of
removal of headliner.
(2) Remove right and left A-pillar trim panels.
(3) Remove right and left sun visors and retainers.
(4) Remove overhead console or front interior
lights.
(5) Disconnect wire harness along A-pillar and
wire connector to the fuse panel.
(6) Remove upper B-pillar trim panels.
(7) Remove front and rear assist handles.
(8) Remove quarter trim upper panels partial,
keeping belt attached.
(9) Fully recline seat.
(10) Disengage rear headliner locating clip, using
Headliner Clip Pliers, Special Tool C-6967.
(11) Pull headliner down, beginning from the rear.
The back side of the headliner is glue bonded to the
structural membrane and must be overcome.
NOTE: No special tools are required to release the
membrane from the headliner. Pull down use hand
force only to release the membrane.
(12) Remove headliner from vehicle through the
rear door, using two people (Fig. 18).
(13) Ensure that the rear locator flexible clip is
removed from the roof steel. Install rear locator flex-
ible clip into the base located on the headliner before
installing the headliner (Fig. 19).
INSTALLATION
NOTE: DO NOT remove headliner membrane from
vehicle. No additional use of any additional adhe-
sives is needed.
(1) Place headliner in proper position in vehicle.
(2) Engage the locator flexible clip to attach head-
liner to roof above rear window and press on the
membrane to ensure contact.
(3) Install upper right and left quarter trim pan-
els.
(4) Install front and rear assist handles.
(5) Install upper right and left B-pillar trim pan-
els.
(6) Install wire harness along A-pillar and connect
wire connector to the fuse panel.
(7) Install overhead console or front interior lights
(8) Install right and left sun visors and retainers.
(9) Install right and left A-pillar trim panels.
(10) Install seat, and return seats to up the right
position.
Fig. 18 HEADLINER
1 - REAR CLIP
2 - MEMBRANE
Fig. 19 LOCATOR FLEXIBLE CLIP
1 - FLEXIBLE CLIP
2 - BASE
3 - HEADLINER
(11) Engage the hook and loop patch fasteners
around the sun roof opening.
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