Removing the headliner

[viking31]

How does one remove the headliner? Has anyone ever done it?

I am thinking of using the existing hole for the AM/FM radio and replacing the current receive antenna mount with a NMO mount for a dual band ham antenna. I will probably relocate the AM/FM antenna to the right front part of the Prius.

I tried a lip mount arrangement on the right front side of the hatchback but still got water intrusion despite the use of a RG-174 feeder coax through the weatherseal.

Rick
#4 2006

[Skwyre7]

Check this out. The beginning part should be of service.

[Presto]

Very nice! Thanks for the write up!, I was lookin to rip out the headliner eventually to get some sound deadening up there. It looks pretty easy and straigtforward.

[Skwyre7]

That hardest part is getting those plastic plug things out. The second hardest part is not losing them once they're out.

[dmckinstry]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Skwyre7 @ Apr 11 2007, 09:36 AM) [snapback]421495[/snapback]</div>

That hardest part is getting those plastic plug things out. The second hardest part is not losing them once they're out.
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For me, I suspect not losing them would be really the hardest part.

The instructions are great. I don't intend to remove the headliner in the near future, but who knows.

It's worth bookmarking.

Dave M.

[Tempus]

As the owner of an '04, I can only say: "What Plugs?"

[zenMachine]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Presto @ Apr 11 2007, 12:28 AM) [snapback]421352[/snapback]</div>

Very nice! Thanks for the write up!, I was lookin to rip out the headliner eventually to get some sound deadening up there. It looks pretty easy and straigtforward. [/b]

I've finally been able to take out the headliner to dampen the roof with a layer of Secondskin Damplifier as well as added a layer of R-7.5 heat insulation to the headliner itself.

The trickiest parts to remove were the four grab handles above the doors. The cover over the clip is extremely tight and require quite a bit of force to pry out. Everything else was pretty easy after that, though I wouldn't describe it as straightforward.

I didn't want to disconnect all the wirings that were taped onto the headliner so I left the headliner inside the car as I worked. Turned out not to be too bad. Just took a bit more time to move around, that's all.

Putting the headliner back was not terribly difficult, once I figured out to first plug in the visor clips to hold the front end up. It probably would have been much easier if I had removed the various pillar covers first, but I was too lazy to do that.

Here are some pics:

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[Gadgetdad]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(zenMachine @ Aug 26 2007, 09:46 PM) [snapback]502607[/snapback]</div>

I've finally been able to take out the headliner to dampen the roof with a layer of Secondskin Damplifier as well as added a layer of R-7.5 heat insulation to the headliner itself.
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So how does it sound now? Was it worth the expence and work? I plan to do the doors, but wondered what I should cover with sound dampening material after the doors. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Lee

[zenMachine]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Gadgetdad @ Aug 27 2007, 12:28 AM) [snapback]502623[/snapback]</div>

So how does it sound now? Was it worth the expence and work? I plan to do the doors, but wondered what I should cover with sound dampening material after the doors. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Lee
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Hard to tell the difference since I've only test driven it once this morning on my way to work. I'll have to do a dB check on the stretch of road that I first tested the car out before I did any SD. I suppose there has to be a difference, but how noticeable or audible it is depends on too many factors. Besides, I already have SD in the doors, floor, and trunk, so the roof is just icing on the cake, so to speak. I was more interested in heat shielding the roof more than sound dampening it, but since I already had the headliner removed, I might as well do both.

After the doors, my suggestion is to do the floor. You'll have to take out all the seats and center console if you want to do a thorough job. A good day's worth of work, in my experience.

Was it worth the expense? I got my SD from Secondskin, so it wasn't too expensive. I wouldn't have been able to do as thorough a cover (80 sf so far) had I used Dynamat.

Was it worth the work? To me, absolutely. Just make sure you have lots of cold beer in the fridge while you're at it...

[zenMachine]

In case anyone's interested. Some pictures taken when I removed the headliner to add sound deadening and heat insulation materials.

http://picasaweb.google.com/MagGreyP...Damplification