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18-2
PART
18-1
INTERIOR TRIM AND
VINYL
TOP COVER
Section
Page
Section
Page
1
Door and Quarter Trim Panels ..
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18--2
3 Instrument Panel Safety Cover .
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2 Headlining .............................
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18--2
4 Roof Outside Cover
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18- -4
D
DOOR TRIM PANELS
REMOVAL
1. Remove
the window regulator
handle and the door
inside
handle.
2. Remove the arm
rest
retaining
screws.
3.
With a
putty
knife
or
similar
tool, pry the trim panel retaining
clips out
of
the inner panel and
remove
the
trim.
On models
fitted
with
'roll
top'
door trim panels the lock
control
knob must
be
removed
before at-
tempting to
remove the
trim.
4. Remove the water
shield.
B
HEADLINING
REMOVAL
1. Remove the
sun visors,
rear
view
mirror
and centre pillar
head-
lining
cover.
2. Remove the finish
strip
from
the windshield header flange
.
3. Pull the door opening finish
strips
down far
enough
to provide
access
to the headlining perimeter.
4. Remove the rear
seat
cushion
and
seat
back (sedan).
5. Remove the
rear
package tray
trim panel
(sedan).
6. Remove the coat hooks and the
interior light lens assembly.
7. Unhook the headlining from
the rear quarter retaining
strips
(sedan).
8. Rem6ve the
rear
window
(sed-
INSTALLATION
1. Place a ring of sealer around
the window regulator and door
handle
shaft
holes.
2. Fasten the water
shield
to the
inner panel
(Fig.
1).
3. Make
sure
that all
sleeves are
installed in the inner panel and that
all
the retaining clips are
installed
in
the trim panel.
4. Ensure that the finish
strip
1s
an)
or rear quarter windows
(station
wagon)
and unstick the headlining
from the flange(
s ).
Refer to Section
17-3 for rear window removal pro-
cedure. With the
station
wagon,
remove the rear quarter panel trim
mouldings
and
the tail-gate window
glass top channel.
9. Peel the headlining from the
windshield header flange and the
door openings.
10. Unhook the headlining
sup-
port rods and remove the headlining
assembly from the car.
INSTALLATION
1. Unpack and lay out the new
headlining.
2. Transfer the support rods from
the old headlining to the new one,
ensuring that they are located in the
correct position.
3. With the headlining in the car,
insert the support rod ends into their
in place
along
the
top edge of the
trim panel
and install the trim panel
by
pushing
the retaining
clips into
the holes in the
door
inner
panel.
5: Install the
arm rest retaining
screws.
6. Place the
friction plates
against
the trim panel
and install the window
regulator
handle.
Install the door
inside
handle.
respective
retaining holes in the roof
side
rails.
Make
sure
that the head-
lining rear support
hooks
are
in
position,
and
that
the material
is
taut
between supports.
4. Apply
a
strip
of trim adhesive
to the
face of the windshield header
flange.
Apply trim
adhesive to the inside
of the windshield
header
flange, the
top and
sides of
the back window
flange
and
the
door flanges. Adhesive
should also
be
applied to the peri-
meter of the
headlining.
5. Stretch
the
headlining
forward
and adhere
it to the centre
of
the
windshield header
flange
across a
width
of about
20".
6.
Working outwards,
stretch and
adhere the headlining
across to
one
windshield
pillar and
then
to the
other.
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