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shizzon
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 Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:49 am Post subject: How to remove headliner |
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Hi
I want to remove the headliner from above the front seats in my westy. I can't seem to find a simple description of the removal process. Does one just unscrew it and it falls out, or are there any tricks to it? It kind of looked like one would need to remove the rail above the sink/stove area in order to get that corner of the headliner out.
thanks!
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werksberg
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I take it the wood Westy head liner? Unscrew all screws, visor and anything else and bend / flex to get it out of the J rails on the sides.
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madspaniard
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| I take it the wood Westy head liner? Unscrew all screws, visor and anything else and bend / flex to get it out of the J rails on the sides. |
in my Westy, you need to remove screws in the front of the "J rails" too, at least in the one over the sliding door, there is a metal bracket in the front under the rail, screws go from the railk, throught the baccket and the bedliner and into the metal to support the rail. Look at the Bentley too.
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shizzon
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| I take it the wood Westy head liner? Unscrew all screws, visor and anything else and bend / flex to get it out of the J rails on the sides. |
I don't know if it's wood or not, but I think so.
Does the rail over the sink/kitchen area need to be removed in order to remove the headliner, or is it really as simple as unscrewing everything and having it just drop down?
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downshifting1984
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 6:21 am Post subject: Re: How to remove headliner |
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| Just pulled mine out of my 84 westy. just remove the rear facing trim, all screws and the gutter above the sink. and then you can gently pry it out, one side at a time...gently. good luck! |
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downshifting1984
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 6:23 am Post subject: Re: How to remove headliner |
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| oh yeah, and pull out the driver-side light fixture and unplug the wires. unplug your batteries. |
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shagginwagon83
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 7:42 am Post subject: Re: How to remove headliner |
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What fabric/referbishing should you do while headliner is removed?
Maybe dynamat on roof?
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downshifting1984
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 8:13 am Post subject: Re: How to remove headliner |
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Well, my insulation was perfect, so all i am doing is scraping the chipped paint off my headliner and painting it. but lots of people have had mice living up there, so lots of cleaning and new insulation.
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