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Replacing Your Headliner For Mopar Vehicles - Sealing Your Ceiling

1971 Plymouth Road Runner Visor Bracket
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1971 Plymouth Road Runner Visor Bracket
After removing the plastic A-pillar trim, we remove screws holding the sun visors and the rearview mirror in place. Again, pay attention to the location of these items. We'll have to find all the fastener holes by feel during re-installation, so getting a mental (or better yet, digital) picture of the location of these items will be an advantage.
1971 Plymouth Road Runner Dome Light
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1971 Plymouth Road Runner Dome Light
After removing the plastic dome light lens and bulb, remove the two screws holding the dome light assembly to the roof structure of the car. Now squeeze the metal tabs holding the bulb socket in the light assembly so the socket and wires are left hanging from the ceiling of the car.
1971 Plymouth Road Runner Old Headliner
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1971 Plymouth Road Runner Old Headliner
The edges of the headliner are held in place by a combination of glue and metal hooks that are stamped into the roof structure of the car (shown here). Once the fabric is pulled off the hooks, it should be easy to break the bond of the glue, allowing the edges of the headliner to hang free.
1971 Plymouth Road Runner Metal Bows
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1971 Plymouth Road Runner Metal Bows
With the edges of the old headliner out of the way, the ends of the metal bows are exposed. Ours engage holes in the roof structure, older models have metal clips that hold the bows in place. Either way, the bows can be removed by flexing them to get the ends out of the holes or clips. Get all the bows out of one side, then move to the other side. The rearmost bow also has two wire retainers to help position it, which must be removed as well. Try to keep the bows in the headliner to keep track of their order as they are likely different lengths.
1971 Plymouth Road Runner Window Trim
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1971 Plymouth Road Runner Window Trim
The trim surrounding the windshield and rear window is usually held on with more Phillips head screws. The trim must be fully removed to gain access to the edges of the headliner.
1971 Plymouth Road Runner Headliner Rod
1971 Plymouth Road Runner Headliner Insulation
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1971 Plymouth Road Runner Headliner Insulation
With the old headliner removed, the insulation underneath is exposed. This is some nasty stuff and can either be scraped away and left out, or replaced. We live in Florida and aren't really concerned about temperature or sound insulation, so we chose to scrape the insulation out and leave it out. be sure to wear eye protection and some type of respirator while removing it.

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