Headliner: Service and Repair

Headliner Replacement (Impala)

Tools Required

J 38778 Door Trim Pad Clip Remover

Removal Procedure




1. Remove the sunshades.
2. Remove the sunshade anchors.
3. Remove the dome lamp, if equipped.
4. Remove the overhead console, if equipped.
5. Remove the assist handles, if equipped.
6. Remove the coat hook.
7. Remove the side rail lamps, if equipped.
8. Remove the windshield pillar garnish molding.
9. Remove the rear seatback.
10. Remove the upper quarter trim panels.
11. Remove the rear window trim panel.
12. Remove the push-in retainers from the rear of the headliner using J 38778. Use help from an assistant in order to support the front of the headliner.
13. Disconnect the headliner electrical connector and the ground wire.
14. Remove the headliner wiring harness from the inner roof panel.
15. Recline the front seats in order to aid in the removal of the headliner from the vehicle.
16. For the headliner without the sunroof, remove the headliner from the roof insulator pad, using a flat-bladed tool to cut through the glue bonding the headliner to the roof insulator pad.
17. For the headliner with the sunroof, remove the headliner from the sunroof module by disengaging the velcro strips.
18. Remove the headliner from the vehicle through the right front door, with an assistant.

Installation Procedure






Important: Excessive bending can deform the headliner during the installation. Use care when loading the headliner into the vehicle.

1. Move the headliner into the vehicle through the right front door, with an assistant.
2. Position the headliner to the roof by aligning the sunshade holes in the headliner with the respective hole in the roof structure.
3. Connect the headliner electrical connector and the ground wire.
4. Install the headliner wiring harness to the inner roof panel.
5. Install the sunshades.
6. Install the sunshade anchors.
7. Install the 2 rear push-in retainers to the rear of the headliner.
8. For the headliner with the sunroof, install the headliner to the sunroof module by engaging the velcro strips (1).
9. Install the rear window trim panel.
10. Install the rear quarter upper trim panels.
11. Install the windshield pillar garnish molding.
12. Install the side rail lamps, if equipped.
13. Install the assist handle, if equipped.
14. Install the overhead console, if equipped.
15. Install the coat hook.
16. Install the dome lamp, if equipped.
17. Install the rear seat back.