Headliner Shell Installation Successful this weekend - My how to

[Mark Pollan <Mark.POLLAN@mci.com>]

Hi All:

After _months_ of procrastination I finally put my newly recovered
headliner shell back in this weekend.  I took my sweet time and it
looks great:).

Steps I took are as follows:

1)  Remove sunroof mechanism.
2)  Remove Steering wheel.
3)  Remove rear seat bench and seatback.
4)  Remove rear cargo shelf and all trim parts.  I pulled all the interior
    trim parts that even remotely looked like they might get in the
    way.  Didn't want to have an adhesive slathered headliner rubbing
    up against trim parts.
  Note:
    I tried removing the D-pillar trim.  The trim clips were no problem
    but the rear window sealant sure was!  Seems like somebody on the
    assembly line was a tad generous with the sealant and glued the
    trim pieces in along with the window.
5)  Recline front seats all the way back and lower as much as possible.
6)  Remove rear view mirror.
7)  Slide headliner shell in car.  I actually went in through the front
    door towards the back.  Bentley calls for going in the rear door.
    With the steering wheel off it goes in much easier through the front.
8)  Spray shell with 3M Super Trim Adhesive according to instructions.
9)  Reach in through sun-roof openning and lift headliner into place.
    Use the aluminum retaining ring and clip a few of the clips to
    hold it in place.  Bentley says to first attach by screwing in
    the sunvisor clips.  Going through the sunroof assures proper allignment.
10) Attach sun visor clips.
11) Press rear of headliner up against roof.  I wedged a 2 foot long
    piece of 2x12 up with a 2x4 to get a good contact patch.
12) Put all those little trim pieces back on.

HTH and feel free to drop me a line with any questions.

Mark Pollan, '86 5KCSTQ 263K Miles

P.S.  I was having a tough time getting the sunroof to allign properly
      because I was confident I knew better than Mr. Bentley.  I didn't;)
      Follow the step-by-step in Bentley and you'll be glad you did.