Question: How to remove headliner?

mudchet

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I want to get behind the headliner over the driver's seat and the center console to do some wiring. I have tugged on the headliner a bit, but feels like it is glued up there. Is that case? Can I get it off a bit so I can do some work without ruining it?

Thanks.
 

Creepy Cruiser

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It's not glued up there, but you have to remove all the plastic front to back, all the way around, and the push pops and lights in the middle. It's not hard, but it takes a bit of time.
 

Roadwarrior

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Based on Creepys reply, it is the same as first gens. I would also suggest having two people tackle this job. While it is not needed, it is nice not to have to worry about creasing your headliner. I put one little weak spot in mine trying to wrestle it back into the X. I was so close.. Oh well, you cannot see it because of the bedliner.
 

Tay-Lo

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Upstate SC
I would suggest only pulling it back far enough to do your wiring. Unless you take the plastic completely off, as opposed to like I did and just pull the pillars down far enough to get it out of the way, you run the risk of messing up the fabric with scratches. Putting mine back in after putting the bedliner on it got some scratches but wiped off.

Also I agree with Roadwarrior, made it a lot easier.

Based on Creepys reply, it is the same as first gens. I would also suggest having two people tackle this job. While it is not needed, it is nice not to have to worry about creasing your headliner. I put one little weak spot in mine trying to wrestle it back into the X. I was so close.. Oh well, you cannot see it because of the bedliner.
 

smplone

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Sterling VA
Yeah depending on your confidence level and willingness to accept it not being as perfect when you put it back together would dictate the decision to remove it completely. I found when I was pealing it back slightly at driver side door it was not glued as suspected, rather clipped as the other members suggested. And some of these clips are hidden and they clip into roof cross members. The kind of clips that easily break in half if not pulled out correctly. The other thing to keep in mind are the cables that currently run the headliner length. They are fastened to the headliner and can make it challenging to deal with.

Not sure what ways you are trying to run the wires in headliner and assuming you are only doing it to run front to back. I just finished running wires all over that truck. My main pathway was the driver side door jamb channel. All panels are easily removable and wires hide in under carpet or behind plastic panels. If you need to get cable outside in rear, run the wire behind back seat and in channel adjacent to cargo tray, then peal back weather stripping to get it out side. If you are running cables out to front of vehicle via battery or accessories, there is a firewall port on driver side corner very accessible from hood and driver floor board. i just popped it and stuck a philiips through there as to not puncture anything and use it pry space to run wires through.
 

mudchet

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I have peeled just enough away in the front to get my work done. I am doing some wiring around the front dome light and also putting wiring in for lights on the roof. Great info, thank you.
 
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