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Wed Apr 15 09:17:53 PDT 2009
Don't do eeeeet! It sucks.
Here's a bit from ron on the subject a while ago, so he doesn't have to yet
again re-write it.:
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OK, to pull the HL.
1st remove all trim...
"oh sheet" handles... when you pull the handle down you'll see two oblong
plastic covers over the circles. Use a small blade screwdriver to pop them
off & remove the two phillips screws.
Tilt the sunroof up in the back. leaning on the roof pull the sunroof pad
down in the back & you'll see two springs atattched to the pad. I use a wire
coat hanger bent in a "J" to reliece the tension on them. Be carefull cause
they are under tension & will break/make a load noise if you don't ease the
spring back with the coathanger. Once
those two springs are releaced get back in the car & put the roof back down
flush with the roof line. Now you have to push the sunroof pad back into the
roof cavety. It might be tough.. just use some might & it'll reliese the
plastic clips.
Now you can remove the sunroof it'self... you'll notice two 13mm nuts in
the front corners & four small phillips screws along both sides of the metal
roof. Open the roof again so it's up in the back, then remove both (per
side) phillips screws & remove the two 13mm nuts. Now you can take the roof
off.
Once the roof is off you'll notice a metal ring around the parimiter of the
roof opening. Just peel back all the tabs holding the ring on & remove it.
Sunvisors... pull the visor down @ the elbow you'll notice a cover. Use a
small blade screwdriver & pry the cover off @ the corner. The cover has two
tabs on the sides of the cover & is sometimes a PITA to pop off W/O f'in up
the cover.. so be carefull... but firm! Once the cover is removed there are
two phillips screws to remove. You'll have to manipulate the visor to get
both screws... kinda swing it one way remove phillips screw.... swing the
other way & remove second phillips screw.
Sunvisors clips/holders.. small clip that acsepts the end of the visors...
they are tough.. use a small blade screwdriver to pry them out. The
connector is near the sunroof motor, unhook it & pull the wire, connector
through the hole were the sunroof clips/holders are.
Sunroof cover.... Use a flate blade screwdriver to pry out the light/roof
switch panel. Once it's popped out you'll notice a phillips screw, remove
that & push the cover to reliese the clips. The cover & light/roof switch
will now be danggling... just unplug the connector & I think a ground wire &
the cover & light/switch will now be free.
I take the "A", "B" & "C" piller covers off
"A" piller covers just pull off. There are plastic tabs sticking out that
go into metal clips... start @ the top & work your way down.
"B" piller.... Remove the door opening rubber trim on both front & rear
doors. The top cover were the seatbelt hook is just pulls out. You can leave
it hangging.
"C" piller covers are tough.... crasp them firmley @ the corner & pull out.
be carefull cause you will break them if you act like a irresponsable
gorilla!
So now all you should be left with is the headlinner. Start from the front
door opening Put your hand up under the headlinner & the underside of the
roof. Snake your hand to were the sunvisors were... there's prolly a 4" pad
above both sunvisors that is glued to the underside of the roof.... I just
snake my hand & break as little of the pad as possible. You want less pad
still attached to the roof & more attached to the HL.
Now ther back... thats the toughest. They used some kinda experamental type
of glue... it is like cement. But I start @ the back door & along the same
lines as the front snake my hand up under there... but for the back I use a
small putty knife up under the roof & work it slowley to break the glue from
the roof.
Now that the HL is free you have to kinda bend it like a taco & pull it out
the back door opening. Depending on which side you pull it out you'll have
to pull the front seat all the way up close to the front.
I usually just remove the seat from the car... makes it easier to do that..
but isn't really a problem with the seats still in the car.
Man I think thats about it... my writeup might be a little rough.. but
thats it in a nutshell.
Ron
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